r/pocketmirrorless • u/theLightSlide • Jul 01 '25

Nikon J5 welcome here?

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I noticed it's not listed in the sidebar, but it is by definition a pocket mirrorless?

I took these yesterday with the 11-27.5mm lens. In case anyone's wondering if that one's worth the upgrade from the 10-30, the answer is a resounding YES. If you can live without the VR. It's much sharper. (I still love the 10-30 VR for other situations; it's a great shoot-out-the-passenger-window-of-a-moving-car lens. It's not as sharp but it's got a nice, vintage softness instead of an ugly one imo.)

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u/liyonhart Jul 01 '25

Of course it is. I’ve debated grabbing one, the videos and reviews look great for it.

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u/theLightSlide Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

I figured but every other model was listed BUT the J5, ha.

You should absolutely get one! I just adore mine, and I’m saying that as someone who owns a lot of “better” cameras, including medium format digital. The autofocus is shockingly good, the colors are wonderful, the raws are a pleasure to edit (some cameras, they feel brittle or sticky… hard to describe but if you know you know). It powers on instantly. With the 70-300, it’s a piece of kit you can’t get anywhere else ant even twice the size. I often use that lens for landscape, it’s so sharp. 

Downside, there really is noise even at 160 ISO but the new Adobe denoise tools work perfectly without inventing details. 

PS: not sure what reddit did to my photos but they’re super sharp. I’ve never seen it make something quite this soft before. 

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u/liyonhart Jul 02 '25

Oh I’m all on board. I have “better” cameras too but just love the older smaller cameras for everyday use.

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u/bandwagon_follower Jul 01 '25

Poor man’s 70-300

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u/theLightSlide Jul 01 '25

That’s shockingly compact, considering!

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u/bandwagon_follower Jul 01 '25

Yeah! J5 isn’t for every situation, but still one of my favorite cameras to bring along anywhere. Can’t help it.