The camera is fabulous. Low light performance is unbelievable. At night in dim street lights it can take bright pictures. With a little adjustment of aperture and shutter speed, the brightness can be made normal so that the photos come off looking exactly like what the street looks to human eye. Great work by the engineers. One issue is that low cost Z mount lenses are not yet available from third parties. But I believe those are in preparation, and till then it is possible to use an adapter.

Bevor ich etwas zu der Kamera schreibe, sollten sie Wissen, das dies die erste Vollformatkamera ist, die ich besitze. Mein Werdegang ist von der Bridgekamera über diverse APS-C Kameras zur jetzigen Vollformatkamera, die ich hier testen darf. Aktuell scheint meine alte APS-C gerade den Geist aufzugeben und da es sich ja bei der Kamera um ein Einsteiger-/Umsteigermodell handelt, kommt mir dieser Test sehr gelegen.

Love this camera , Stunning image quality SD Cards Tick ,standard Nikon batteries Tick , blows away images from previous Nikons I have owned D610, D750, Matches Z6 yes I went from Z6 to Z5 because of the crazy price of XQD cards , Using silent shoot mode with no issues .My f mount lens work fine with the adaptor But will eventually go Z mount Update ,just got Z24-70 f4 perfect companion to this cam

Bought this as a first full frame camera and I was pleasantly surprised as to how good the quality is. Can't put this thing down when I'm out and about.

Camera is light and easy to use with kit lens (24-50mm). Slight minus for the kit lens due to plastic mounting ring. Auto focus works great even with 3rd party lens (Viltrox) and picture quality is excellent.

Upgraded from a 15 year old D200 to the Z5. Absolutely blown away how far the tech has come. Amazing build quality, easy to use, fantastic photos and video.

This new camera from Nikon delivers 24 mp full-frame photography in a surprisingly lightweight and portable package. Following on from the success of the Z6, they have pitched the Z5 at a cheaper price to appeal to the serious enthusiast. It is feature packed, including two memory card slots, image stabilisations, and decent weather sealing. Anyone thinking of buying this camera is unlikely to just use the point and shoot program mode, but that is there too.

Most functions are accessed through the comprehensive menu system, and there are a lot of them! Best to read the full online manual, if you want to get the most out of a camera that offers a great deal of settings and tweaks. Plus points are the excellent electronic viewfinder, a wide range of shooting options including colour-changes, filters, and monochrome, together with impressive ISO capability and a variety of white balance options.

I only shoot fine j-pegs, and they have so far proved to be excellent, whether opting for centre-weighted, or matrix metering. The full frame files are large, so remember that if trying to send them online, and also make sure your memory card or cards is big enough to deal with a day's shooting.

I would like to have seen a pop-up flash for fill-in, and the plastic-built kit lens delivers decent (often very good) results, but its 24-50 zoom range is severly limiting for portraits or distance shots. More Z-mount lenses are being offered, and any old lens will fit with an adaptor. But it would have been nice to have a longer kit lens from the start. Otherwise, this is a great camera to move on to from a DX format or zoom compact, and it looks as if Nikon has a winner once again.