I'll probably end up keeping it, maybe at some point I'll have APS read the shutter count for me.Īctually, I'm a little worried because I've been reading that the really early F5s had issues with the battery indicator not displaying correctly. I'm currently working my way through a roll of film now, functionally it seems spot-on. Alas, the entire thing needs to be re-gripped (it's falling off in about 3 or 4 spots) which is about $175 according to Nikon APS. I figured I'd roll the dice since KEH has always been very very conservative with their ratings. Mine was BGN for $200, with the description saying it had a sticky grip. Anybody know if the numbering really correspond to the number of bodies produced? Would the #'ing start at 0000001 and just keep going 3222XX I find it hard to believe there are upwards of 3 million F5's out there in the world.

I just purchased one from KEH not to long ago in EX condition my # starts with 305XXXXĭon't really think it makes much of a difference since F5's are built like tanks. I basically got an all but new F5 for $335. What grade was it listed as being? I got mine in E condition from Adorama and it looked barely used. I don't know that the life your F5 has left has so much to do with its age as it does with how much its been used and the conditions its been in. My F5's serial number starts out with 3222. I got lucky with my F5, because its serial number is so late that I'm certain there were F6 prototypes floating around by the time my F5 was made. Functionally it seems fine, I just don't know if it's going to die after 3-4 rolls. I'm wondering - is my F5 an extremely extremely early version? Or another option - does anyone know if non-USA models used a different serial numbering scheme? I'm just trying to figure out how much life is left in this old girl - the grip is coming off and is pretty sticky. A quick search of the internet brought up the Photography In Malaysia chart, the earliest serial number is : I just purchased a really beat up F5 from KEH, serial number is #301XXXX.

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