warren_hatch

Andrew, you surmised correctly. The 1.25 TC does not rattle the way the others do.

It has been a while since I picked up my F-5, but here is what I remember.... 1) True. 2) I don't know what Meta35 is and have only ever used Photo Secretary to read the data. 3) I last checked a year or so ago and my MF28 LCDs were fine after more than 20 years.

<p>Mine is serial number 209525 and has been sitting on the shelf for a few years. <br> Dropped in 2 new CR2025's, charged the camera's battery and the LCD looks as good today as it did 20+ years ago.<br> I had forgotten how nice the F5 feels in my hands. I may need to burn some film this week.<br> Warren</p>

<p>Yes, I've used the camera SDKs. There is an application you need to complete before being allowed to download an SDK, but nothing prevents individuals from going through the vetting process. The time from submitting an application to receiving the download link is a matter of minutes.<br> The SDKs are reasonably well documented and complete. However, the native Nikon MAID interface is at a fairly low-level, so many of us choose to employ Thomas Dideriksen's wrapper (offered for free at SourceForge). The wrapper supports C# and VB, is well maintained and easy to use. Note that if you elect to use the SDK wrapper, you will still need to download the SDK for your camera in order to access one of the binary files included with the Nikon distribution. </p>