Nikon D5 for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Nikon D5 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Nikon D5 Carrying Everywhere Score

GOOD

Nikon D5 has a score of 68 for Daily Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Nikon D5 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Daily Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Nikon D5 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

Environmental Sealings

For a camera that you carry everywhere with you, being weather proofed is a big advantage. You will have one less thing to worry about.

Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Nikon D5 ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

Large Body

Even the smallest lens attached to this body will be a burden to carry everywhere with you.

1415g

Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.

Body Thickness 92mm

With a thickness of 92mm,Nikon D5 is not a pocketable camera for sure.

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Nikon D5 Alternatives in Large SLR cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Pentax 645Z Compare D5 vs 645Z	51 MP \| Medium format CMOS Sensor Pentax 645AF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #27 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #9
	Imaging 92 Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait 100 Street Sports Daily Landscape 99

Canon 1D X II Compare D5 vs 1D X MII	20 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Canon EF Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #30 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #12
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports 100 Daily Landscape

Nikon D5 Compare D5 vs D5	21 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Nikon F Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #29 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #11
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports 97 Daily Landscape

Canon 1D C Compare D5 vs 1D C	18 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Canon EF Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #204 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #82
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax 645Z

Canon 1D X II

Nikon D5

Canon 1D C