<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F5	O
is	O
a	O
high-end	O
35	O
mm	O
film-based	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
body	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
from	O
1996	O
through	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
in	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
professional	O
film	O
camera	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
in	O
1959	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
.	O
It	O
followed	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F4	I-Algorithm
of	O
1988	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
in-body	O
autofocus	O
to	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
professional	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F5	O
was	O
in	O
turn	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F6	I-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
parallel	O
range	O
of	O
professional	O
digital	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D1	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	B-Algorithm
3-D	O
color	O
matrix	O
meter	O
(	O
the	O
F4	O
had	O
introduced	O
multi-segment	O
matrix	O
metering	O
to	O
the	O
F	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
color	O
sensing	O
was	O
new	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
integral	O
vertical/battery	O
grip	O
with	O
additional	O
shutter	O
release	O
and	O
adjustment	O
wheel	O
controls	O
(	O
previous	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
models	O
had	O
used	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
removable	O
battery	O
grips	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
previous	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
series	O
cameras	O
,	O
the	O
F5	O
maintained	O
a	O
manual	O
film	O
rewind	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
rapid	O
power	O
rewind	O
built	O
in	O
)	O
,	O
high	O
durability	O
,	O
exceptionally	O
short	O
shutter	O
lag	O
,	O
interchangeable	O
100%	O
coverage	O
viewfinders	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
large-view	O
Action	O
Finder	O
,	O
Waist-Level	O
Finder	O
,	O
and	O
6x	O
High-Magnification	O
Finder	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
stock	O
DP-30	O
multi-metering	O
pentaprism	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
F-mount	I-Architecture
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
F3	O
and	O
F4	O
it	O
relied	O
upon	O
battery	O
power	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
function	O
,	O
either	O
from	O
eight	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
or	O
an	O
optional	O
rechargeable	O
NiMH	B-Device
battery	I-Device
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variants	O
:	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
introduced	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
production	O
anniversary	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
F5	O
to	O
celebrate	O
50	O
years	O
of	O
Nippon	O
Kogaku	O
(	O
Japanese	O
Optical	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
titanium	O
colored	O
top	O
plate	O
,	O
grey	O
handgrip	O
(	O
vice	O
red	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
DP-30	O
metering	O
prism	O
with	O
its	O
historic	O
"	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
"	O
font	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
quickly	O
snatched	O
up	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
collectors	O
who	O
saw	O
the	O
F5	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
true	O
professional	O
grade	O
film	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
by	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
and	O
Kodak	O
collaborated	O
on	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
professional	O
digital	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
which	O
combined	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
bodies	O
with	O
Kodak	O
digital	O
sensors	O
and	O
electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
range	O
was	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
semi-professional	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F90	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
the	O
later	O
Kodak	O
DCS	O
600	O
and	O
DCS	O
700	O
models	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
physical	O
level	O
they	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F5	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
transport	O
equipment	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
custom-made	O
Kodak	O
digital	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
back	O
extended	O
beneath	O
the	O
camera	O
to	O
house	O
the	O
battery	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DCS	O
600	O
series	O
was	O
continued	O
in	O
2000	O
with	O
the	O
Kodak	O
DCS	O
620x	O
,	O
a	O
high-sensitivity	O
model	O
with	O
an	O
upgraded	O
indium	O
tin	O
oxide	O
sensor	O
and	O
a	O
cyan-magenta-yellow	O
Bayer	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
then-unique	O
top	O
ISO	O
setting	O
of	O
ISO	O
6400	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2001	O
Kodak	O
faced	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D1	I-Algorithm
and	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D1x	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
physically	O
smaller	O
and	O
cheaper	O
.	O
</s>
