Is the D5 a poor cousin?

GlennW said:

With all the talk about the D7 I'm wondering why the D5 appears to
be completely ignored. I'm looking for a good quality digicam but
don't want to spend more than US$1,000. I like both the sony
s75/85 and the nikon 995 but I really want more of a zoom than 3 or
4x. I also want CF/microdrive (which leaves out the sony).

So tell me, are people ignoring the D5 because it's not likely to
be among the top 3meg cams, or just because the D7 stands out as
the first top notch 5meg cam for under US$1,500?

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GlennW said:

With all the talk about the D7 I'm wondering why the D5 appears to
be completely ignored. I'm looking for a good quality digicam but
don't want to spend more than US$1,000. I like both the sony
s75/85 and the nikon 995 but I really want more of a zoom than 3 or
4x. I also want CF/microdrive (which leaves out the sony).

So tell me, are people ignoring the D5 because it's not likely to
be among the top 3meg cams, or just because the D7 stands out as
the first top notch 5meg cam for under US$1,500?

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GlennW said:

With all the talk about the D7 I'm wondering why the D5 appears to
be completely ignored. I'm looking for a good quality digicam but
don't want to spend more than US$1,000. I like both the sony
s75/85 and the nikon 995 but I really want more of a zoom than 3 or
4x. I also want CF/microdrive (which leaves out the sony).

So tell me, are people ignoring the D5 because it's not likely to
be among the top 3meg cams, or just because the D7 stands out as
the first top notch 5meg cam for under US$1,500?

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GlennW said:

With all the talk about the D7 I'm wondering why the D5 appears to
be completely ignored. I'm looking for a good quality digicam but
don't want to spend more than US$1,000. I like both the sony
s75/85 and the nikon 995 but I really want more of a zoom than 3 or
4x. I also want CF/microdrive (which leaves out the sony).

So tell me, are people ignoring the D5 because it's not likely to
be among the top 3meg cams, or just because the D7 stands out as
the first top notch 5meg cam for under US$1,500?

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Darrell Spreen said:

In my opinion the D5 has the potential to be the best serious digital
camera in the 3MP class - which is a near optimum resolution for
people who are trying to balance file sizes, editing speed and
ease, and
image quality. I think a lot of people are pixel counters and have
been "captured" by the D7 in that respect.

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Bob the Printer said:

I'm not really a pixel counter but I like the 28mm EFL wide end of
the D7 compared to the 35mm wide end of the D5. You can always
crop the 5MP down to 3MP (or whatever) to get a higher EFL zoom but
you can't make it wider except by using auxilary lenses, which is
seldom a satisfactory solution.

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