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Nikon D5

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DSLR

A DSLR by Nikon with a 20.8-megapixel full frame sensor, announced in 2016. A pro sports body: heavy, fast and very tough.

MakerNikon
MountNikon F
SensorFull frame, 36 x 24mm, crop factor 1.0
Resolution20.8 megapixels
Stabilisationnone in the body; use stabilised lenses for slow shutter speeds
Announced2016
TypeDSLR

Sensor size

Full frame36 × 24 mmAPS-C23.5 × 15.6 mmAPS-C crops 1.5×
Full frame against APS-C, the next size down.

Focal lengths on it

Full frame is the reference size: lenses frame as marked. A lens made for APS-C works with the camera in crop mode, framing 1.5 times tighter at fewer megapixels.

Lenses for it

Also fits, with a crop

Made for a smaller sensor: the camera crops to it.

Adapting lenses

Adapts to Nikon Z with the FTZ adapter.

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