As the ongoing saga of the Nikon D5 leaks continue, we now have several new images leaked out. Notably, the viewfinder eyecup is removable and there is a blackout switch to cover the optical viewfinder (presumably to eliminate light leaks during long exposures).
More photos below.
[Chassimages.com via Nikon Rumors]
Isn’t this interesting? While passionate amateurs chase the elusive maximum pixel count, this cam – clearly targeting pros – has 20MP – way down from the D810 and trailing in the Canon EOS 5DS’s dust!
There’s plenty of stuff out there, suggesting bigger pixels carry more information and produce a richer image with more color and contrast. I look forward to the release, and the reviews. I suspect a lot of serious photographers will regard this offering from Nikon as a real winner.
One question – I make use of several manual focus lenses, and I’ve modified my Nikon by installing a magnifying lens on the eyepiece of the viewfinder. Absent the auto focus facilities of these digital cams, and the split image focus of the viewfinders of my earlier SLRs, I find this is a great help when a tripod and life view focusing is out of the question. Looking at these photos of the view finder on the D5, I am not sure if this is possible with this cam.
Looks like the same DK-17 eyepiece to my eyes, just a different way of mounting it to the body like the D3 & D4.