Nikon F5

[james_angersola]

<p>I recently purchased a Nikon F5 which I was told was new still in the box. It is new looking so I give the benefit of the dought. My issue is when I ran a roll of 100 speed through a good percentage of photos were overexposed.I ran them straight no exposure compensation. I did set it for 100asa I am wiondering if the previous owner set something like bracketing or something to that effect. My question is does the nikon F5 have a two button reset to bring it back to factory settings? I basically want to start from scratch and test the camera. Any help would be appreciated.</p>

<p> Thank You</p>

[woolly1]

<p>Ctrl+F and search for 'reset' will take you to what you want in the Index<br>

<a href="http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/NikonF5/NikonF5Manual/index.htm">http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/NikonF5/NikonF5Manual/index.htm</a></p>

[SCL]

<p>I don't recall a total reset, but the 24 custom settings can pretty quickly be reset individually. If you don't have a manual, you are doing yourself a disservice. I don't recall where I downloaded mine from (it was free), but I am sure a quick Google search will reveal places you can either get one for free or a nominal sum.</p>

[martynas_photo]

<p>BKT + CSM pressed simultaneously for more than 2 seconds will reset to factory defaults.<br>

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afterwards - http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/005/005AbN-12909284.htm</p>

[Ed_Ingold]

<p>Only the menu settings are reset. There are some other things you need to check.</p>

<p>Exposure bracketing (BKT) is set using the top panel and the front command dial. Press that button to see if the function is active or not. The top panel will also select which exposure mode - A, P, S or M. Finally, there is a selector on the prism housing for the metering method - spot, matrix or center weighted. The spot mode will give unreliable settings unless you use it properly.</p>

[alex_lofquist]

<p>Get the ebook by Thom Hogan on his site www.bythom.com. It is much more practical than the supplied book from Nikon, and has a lot of suggestions on how best to utilize the F5's features.</p>

[bebu_lamar]

<p>What kind of film did you use? B&W, color negative or slide? If they were negative film do you know for sure that they are overexposed? They could be underexposed or the lab did something wrong.</p>

[andylynn]

It's not the lens, is it? If the aperture blades are stuck, the more stopped down, the more overexposed the shot.