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Gilbert Carosin Photography
South Africa
Приєднався 18 вер 2019
I shoot analog film photography on a Nikon f5 in my small studio in Mauritius island.
I believe in simplicity and common sense, it is reflected in my photography and the gear i use. I have many years in the subtle art of studio photography lighting, posing and directing.
I dont retouch anything all you see here is straight from the lab, due to the limitation of living on an small island and having to send my film oversea for processing i will not post here often all my professional shooting remain private what you see here are personal project that i use for my personal portfolio ....
You can make a small donation to keep this channel alive on my Paypal link
P.S there are some old video of my digital session with a d700 on the channel ... while the d700 is an amazing camera i have nothing to do with digital photography anymore, i will leave these video here as they are still relevant for modern photographers looking for a classic look on digital
I believe in simplicity and common sense, it is reflected in my photography and the gear i use. I have many years in the subtle art of studio photography lighting, posing and directing.
I dont retouch anything all you see here is straight from the lab, due to the limitation of living on an small island and having to send my film oversea for processing i will not post here often all my professional shooting remain private what you see here are personal project that i use for my personal portfolio ....
You can make a small donation to keep this channel alive on my Paypal link
P.S there are some old video of my digital session with a d700 on the channel ... while the d700 is an amazing camera i have nothing to do with digital photography anymore, i will leave these video here as they are still relevant for modern photographers looking for a classic look on digital
kodak portra 400 overexposed by one and half stop, picture sample with a Nikon f5 and 135mm
I normally shoot kodak Portra 400 at box speed to get a very classic film look but if you want a more modern look for fashion or commercial it is better to increase portra exposure by one and half stop.
You can see the setup i have used for these picture at the beginning of the video, the backdrop is a different colour but the lighting setup is the same ( one rotalux 53 and two large reflectors )
I dont have time or even the appropriate gear to do any BTS, i am very sorry for those who wants to see how i shoot but it's really not gatekeeping i am really open to help anyone in this industry if you have any questions or even want to do an interview on how all this is shot just send me a mail on
info@gilbertcarosin.com
My lighting setup is super simple, i believe in simplicity the rest is just a matter of mastering the light, i love using the elinchrom rotalux 53, it's highly recommended for studio shooting.
The camera is a nikon f5 the lens a 135mm f3,5 Ais ( it is an amazing lens you should get one absolutely ) the film is processed in south africa by cape film supply
If you want to book a photoshoot my studio is in Mauritius Island
www.gilbertcarosin.com/booking
you can follow the model posing in this video on
vanicee.16
P.S all you see is straight from the lab no retouch no edit just some cropping on some picture please dont start arguing about this ... this is my way... in this age of Ai and manipulated picture i stand firm about not editing anything and get everything right in camera.
You can see the setup i have used for these picture at the beginning of the video, the backdrop is a different colour but the lighting setup is the same ( one rotalux 53 and two large reflectors )
I dont have time or even the appropriate gear to do any BTS, i am very sorry for those who wants to see how i shoot but it's really not gatekeeping i am really open to help anyone in this industry if you have any questions or even want to do an interview on how all this is shot just send me a mail on
info@gilbertcarosin.com
My lighting setup is super simple, i believe in simplicity the rest is just a matter of mastering the light, i love using the elinchrom rotalux 53, it's highly recommended for studio shooting.
The camera is a nikon f5 the lens a 135mm f3,5 Ais ( it is an amazing lens you should get one absolutely ) the film is processed in south africa by cape film supply
If you want to book a photoshoot my studio is in Mauritius Island
www.gilbertcarosin.com/booking
you can follow the model posing in this video on
vanicee.16
P.S all you see is straight from the lab no retouch no edit just some cropping on some picture please dont start arguing about this ... this is my way... in this age of Ai and manipulated picture i stand firm about not editing anything and get everything right in camera.
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Comparing four classic black and white 35mm film with the same camera, lens and lighting setup.
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let's compare 4 classic black and white film under the same condition. All the picture are shot with a Nikon f5 35mm camera and a 135mm f3.5 Ais lens, the key light is a rotalux 53 from Elinchrome All films are taken at box speed and exposed for the shadow the films used are Agfa apx-100 lford fp4 125 kodak tri-x 400 Ilford hp5 400 see my portfolio here www.gilbertcarosin.com/gallery see more r...
shooting kodak Portra 160 in the studio with the nikon f5 35mm camera - sample photo -
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Today i am shooting kodak portra 160 instead a very refined soft and and elegant 35mm film as usual with the Portra Serie we have exquisite colour, amazing skin tone and beautiful gradient. Analog 35mm film photography is still alive with its beautiful colour, rich tone, exquisite gradient and very unique organic feeling that is ideal for studio portrait Picture sample kodak Portra 160, the cam...
The very best portrait lens for the Nikon F mount on a budget and it only cost 150 usd !!!
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For those shooting a nikon dslr or slr this lens is an abosolute must buy, very cheap, excellent built quality, high micro-contrast, superbe colour rendition and amazing 3d pop The lens is the amazing and unique nikkor 135mm f3.5 Ais lens, the best portrait lens for the nikon f mount the camera is my new workhorse the nikon f5 ( 35mm film camera ) lighting setup include an elinchrom rotalux 53 ...
black and white 35mm film photography, studio portrait with the Nikon f5 and ilford hp5+ iso 400
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Shooting the legendary nikon f5 film camera with ilford hp5 plus 400 amazing black and white portrait on 35mm film, classic grain and very high resolution, beautiful rich tones and gradient. The lens is the amazing and unique nikkor 135mm f3.5 Ais lens, the best black and white portrait lens lighting setup include an elinchrom rotalux 53 with a godox dp400 ii studio flash as key light, one smal...
Ilford Fp4 plus 125, black and white studio portrait on 35mm analog film with the Nikon f5
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Shooting the legendary nikon f5 film camera with ilford fp4 plus 125 iso, this my favourite black and white 35mm film, classic grain and very high resolution, beautiful rich tones and gradient. Super simple lighting setup - clamshell lighting - godox dp400 - elinchrom rotalux 53 without the front diffuser - large silver reflector below for the clamshell. The lens is the amazing and unique nikko...
black and white studio portrait on 35mm analog film, nikon f5 and ilford Fp4 plus, iso 125
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This week we test the Ilford Fp4 plus, iso 125 classic black and white 35mm film The camera is my usual Nikon f5 paired with a Nikkor 135mm f3.5 Ais The lighting setup is a Godox dp400 ii strobe with a rotalux 53 without front diffuser on the right, there is another small led panel right behind the model One large reflector on the left for fill light Warren is kindly modelling for this session ...
Kodak Tri-x with the Nikon f5, studio portrait session with elinchrom rotalux 53 ( picture sample )
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This week i am shooting kodak tri-x the legendary black and white 35mm film using another legendary camera the nikon f5 This series is from my studio session in Mauritius island, the lens is a Nikkor 135mm f3.5 Ais, the lighting consist of a Godox dp-400 with an elinchrom rotalux 53 for the key light, a large reflector for fill light and a small led panel behind the model for hair light taken a...
Mauritius Island on 35mm analog film camera - Nikon f5 kodak colorplus, Portra 400 and Agfa Apx100
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Some landscape photography from Mauritius island shot on analog 35mm film. Various film stock, all picture are processed and scan in South Africa by "cape film supply" capefilmsupply.co.za/ The camera is a 22 year old Nikon f5 these prints are available for sale as digital copies only for 25 usd see more on www.gilbertcarosin.com/prints If you are on holiday on the island and would like a portf...
Nikon f5 with Kodak Portra 400 - 35mm analog film photography - studio portrait photography
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Using the legendary Nikon F5 film camera with the classic kodak portra 400 in the studio with godox strobe ( dp400 ii ) Analog 35mm film photography is still alive with its beautiful colour, rich tone, exquisite gradient and very unique organic feeling that is ideal for studio portrait Picture sample kodak Portra 400, the camera is nikon f5 with a 135mm f3.5 Ais the lighting setup include a one...
Agfa Apx 100 a cheap yet fantastic black and white 35mm film roll with the Nikon f5
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This week i am testing the agfa apx 100 35mm roll in the studio the camera is a nikon f5 the lens is a 135mm f3.5 Ais nikkor the light setup is a clamshell lighting setup with a rotalux 53 read the full blog here www.gilbertcarosin.com/post/agfa-apx-100-an-amazing-cheap-black-and-white-35mm-film-roll info and booking www.gilbertcarosin.com
Nikon d700 and Nikkor 135mm f3.5 Ais, Pictures sample with rotalux 53 in clamshell lighting
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Picture sample from my latest session using the nikon d700 with the 135mm f3.5 Ai lens All image are straight from camera with no edit and retouch, we used a light meter for each lighting setup, and the camera was colour balanced to the flash to get the exact colour output. We used a godox ad-400 pro and rotalux 53 modifier as the main light 2x tt600n for hair light and backdrop light and a sil...
Stop wasting time editing and retouching your photo, use this tip instead !!!
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Now go and learn about lighting setup..... What if you don't have any light ???' then start saving or consider selling you expensive 61mpx camera in exchange for a 13 year old 12mpx camera and use the rest of the money to buy your lighting setup. You cannot get this result with your camera alone you need lighting, even if you have the latest high end 250 mpx camera with eyelashes autofocus .......
why the Nikon d700 is the best camera for starting a photography career in 2023...
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why the Nikon d700 is the best camera for starting a photography career in 2023...
Large parabolic softbox Godox p120L - pictures samples with nikon d700 SOOC ( raw converted only )
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Large parabolic softbox Godox p120L - pictures samples with nikon d700 SOOC ( raw converted only )
long exposure photography, picture sample and some general tips, nikon d700 and nikon d5300
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long exposure photography, picture sample and some general tips, nikon d700 and nikon d5300
Nikkor 135mm f3.5 Ai, the best lens for black and white portrait photography using nikon d700
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Nikkor 135mm f3.5 Ai, the best lens for black and white portrait photography using nikon d700
I am still using a 13 year old Nikon d700 for portrait, fashion and black and white photography
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I am still using a 13 year old Nikon d700 for portrait, fashion and black and white photography
24 x 36 prints with only 12 megapixel , using the nikon d700 for landscape photography in 2021
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24 x 36 prints with only 12 megapixel , using the nikon d700 for landscape photography in 2021
Using the nikon d700 and 135mm Ai nikkor lens for model portfolio ( Introducing our model Warren )
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Using the nikon d700 and 135mm Ai nikkor lens for model portfolio ( Introducing our model Warren )
Using the Nikon d700 for portrait and fashion photography with the Godox ad400-pro
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Using the Nikon d700 for portrait and fashion photography with the Godox ad400-pro
Indian wedding photo-session with the Nikon d700 ( picture sample from the studio )
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Indian wedding photo-session with the Nikon d700 ( picture sample from the studio )
shooting with the nikon d700 and nikkor 135mm lens ( sample picture from our studio session )
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shooting with the nikon d700 and nikkor 135mm lens ( sample picture from our studio session )
panorama stitching with Affinity photo and a nikon d700 ( handheld no tripod )
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panorama stitching with Affinity photo and a nikon d700 ( handheld no tripod )
Large print with the nikon d700 ( only 12 megapixel )
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Large print with the nikon d700 ( only 12 megapixel )
Nikkor 28mm f3.5 Ai ( the Mauritius Island Collection )
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Nikkor 28mm f3.5 Ai ( the Mauritius Island Collection )
Fantastic portraits did you use strobes or continuous lightning?
always use strobe at least for the key light, continuous light wont have the same pop and contrast, thank you for the comment ;)
I got one nearly new D700 in 2024 and after watching this video thinking to get another one just for replacement in the future :D
the d700 is the best digital camera ever created, i am shooting film now after 8 years of d700, there was absolutely no camera that could outperformed the d700 except for a film camera but thats a totally different medium with its own pro and con
Interesting comparison. FP4 seems most detailed and sharp to me. Hp5 and Tri-x very similar with Tri-x maybe being a bit sharper, both have lovely character.
tri-x seems to have more character and density ... it is my favorite film stock for black and white portrait ,,, fp4 looks closer to a digital image while still retaining that black and white film vibe
Do you have a second flash to the right? Great light
no only two lights on set i now use an even more simplified lighting setup ;)
What is the reason you've given up digital photography ?
hello you can read about it here. www.gilbertcarosin.com/post/shooting-analog-35mm-film-in-the-studio-why-i-will-never-go-back-to-digital-photography
Hi Great video Where do you buy your film in Mauritius?
you can get ilford film at era photo shop in Port Louis for colour or kodak tri-x i import it via B&h
Beautiful images, very much enjoying the black and white.
thank you
Lovely analogue tones. There is sadly a very clear lack of understanding of how a digital sensor works and why it has such perceived sharpness compared to film. To this day, a good quality film still resolves more detail than the average digital sensor albeit with much lower contrast. It is this low contrast that fools even those who think they know, into thinking that a digital sensor is much ' sharper ' than film. Film is also much smoother in reproducing tones as it does it organically rather than by zeros and ones of digital. Excellent photography, classic analogue.
thank you the scanning is also very important these were scanned with a fuji frontier sp3000 there is something quite special with this scanner i have tried higher resolution scanner and while the the resolution and details were higher there was something less charming about the image i cannot explain why
@@GilbertCarosinPhotography I understand perfectly. I have an ols Nikon Coolscan 5 which I scan my 35mm negatives with, also an old V700 flatbed. The Nikon is merciless in bringing out every last bit of detail and resolves the grain perfectly, but the scans are just too sharp. People shudder when I say that at times, I prefer the V700 scans. It is the same argument bewteen film and digital.
Beautiful.
Thank you!
Whst you say is what I have been saying for years, but people still think that high mega pixel feature laden cameras of today can replace talent. Do we really need 60 MP to photograph a woman?
exactly ;)
Doesn´t look too sharp
yes you are right better try the latest mirrorless Nikon less so so so sharp you can see all face imperfection ;)
@@GilbertCarosinPhotography no dear. With sharp lenses you have the OPTION to soften the image if you want. Even women´s socks can do it. With soft lenses you do not have the option to sharpen them anyway.
@@zarrir you can add sharpness in post you cannot add micro-contrast in post you are stuck with what you have ... i use this lens on 35mm film now trust me there is no better lens for portrait except the 135mm f2 dc which is actually a bit softer than this one but have better bokeh .... sharpness is overrated ... do you go the museum and and watch if all the work of the master painter are sharp or not ... not sure if Rembrandt painting or Mona Lisa are sharp but am sure they have HUGE mirco-contrast like all great work of art ... if all you care is sharpness get a sigma they are super sharp and super boring ( flat with no micro contrast ) just like most Z lenses
I use the following 135mm lenses: Asahi 135mm f/3.5 Super Takumar M42 (49mm filter) Fujinon 135mm f/3.5 EBC M42 (49mm filter) Nikkor 135mm f/3.5 AIS F-mount (52mm filter) Nikkor 135mm f/2 AIS F-mount (72mm filter) Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar (77mm filter) All produce great images. However, I have never preformed a head-to-head performance test on them. I wonder how they compare to the 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor AI featured in this video.
for colour the the zeiss 135 and also the nikkor 135mm f2 dc are a better option because of their apo design ( nikon have something under the hood with the defocus lens that make it quite special with colour rendition ) they also have better bokeh but for black and white the 135mm f3,5 is still ahead in term micro-contrast and also you get the amazing face compression that comes with it ... the 180mm f2.8 ed nikkor is a superior lens in all department but i find 180mm very difficult to use in the studio even the 135mm require quite some space to be used properly,,... i have been using the nikkor f3.5 Ais with 35mm film lately ... this lens is really amazing used on a film camera with studio lighting ... you can check my other video to see how it performs on film
Bellissimo!
thank you so much
Thanks for the visual treat and info.
thank you
Me too. The sensor is great; who made it for the D3 & D700?
from what i have gathered the nikon d700 and d3 sensor are not the same or they are tuned differently i have read somewhere it was panasonic but these are just claims
Try the Samyang 135 f2. It's better than most of the expensive lenses.
sure but the reason i am using the nikkor 135mm f3.5 Ai is because it has an extreme level of micro-contrast, there are no other lens like this one in the nikon line up only 4 internal element of glass, the only lens that could outperform this one is the 180mm f2.8 ed
there is obviously a mistake in the title it is ilford fp4 and not hp4 sorry about that still it is one of the best black and white film i have used so far
I have this lens and I am just starting to use it. Great video. Thank you. RS. Canada
it is one of nikon best lens slightly outperformed by the 180mm f2.8 Ai sadly the 180 is too long to use in my studio so the 135 does the job the 180 has better rounded bokeh but in the studio this is not important, as the for the micro-contrast the 135mm is in another level ... it is simply amazing when doing 35mm film black and photography ;)
Fantastic work!
thank you so much i really appreciate ;)
Now I have definitely decided to buy the f5🤩 along with the d3x that I have. Of course with ais lens
my recommendation would be to buy directly a medium format if you are going with film but the f5 is a very good camera but if money is not an issue the f6 is an even better film camera
@@GilbertCarosinPhotography But this kind of shiny light that I see in your pictures. I didn't see it in Mamiya and any other medium format cameras.
@@saman.artman6845 well the studio lighting plays a huge role my elinchrom modifier is a very large one and it is not cheap... most picture you see done on film and also medium format are with natural light.... using studio light ( and i insist on using flash/strobe and not continuous lighting ) would make a medium format photo really amazing.... just look at the work of Sandra Coan on youtube ... she shoot film medium format and was a huge inspiration in the decision to go back to film ... whatever camera and lens you have your lighting will enhance the picture 3 or 4 time better
Beautiful images. Very beautiful subject. Well done
Many thanks!
I enjoyed the quality and artistry of each and every one of your photos. I was overwhelmed by its beauty
thank you so much for your nice comment and thanks for watching take care
I recently purchased a brand new D700 with less than 1500 clicks and my god blown away by the image quality and the way the pictures especially the jpegs out of the camera. With some custom picture controls it's nearly perfect for anyone who wants to make most of the images straight from camera with less or no edits.. Even the raw files post edit is beautiful especially the way the noise is rendered. Easily the best purchase I ever made. This is built like a tank and will run for another decade with out breaking a sweat.
1500 click is almost new mine has 70k most model goes easily beyond 200k i have used mine for 7 years until recently, i only shoot film photography with a nikon f5 now ... still got mine although i dont use it all now... next upgrade will be film medium format ... enjoy your camera it is in my humble opinion the best digital camera ever created
Very nice. I have the feeling you could get this digitally from a D700.
i sincerely doubt it, but this might be an endless debate, after 7 years of d700 there was only one upgrade to consider either digital with medium format or back to analog photography.... if one camera can get close to the film micro-contrast well it is the d700 ( notice i dont say look because there are many different film stock with different colours contrast tonal hues grain texture etc and those attribute can change depending on how you expose the film or simply by their iso rating ) ... these looks of film can not be replicated digitally, film blend light in an organic way this result in colours that are very different, not the colour themselves but the nature of how they mix together ...while you can get the colours digitally, you will never be able to blend them in an emulsive way like film does another very important aspect of film is the way it retain highlight information and crush very quickly the shadows ... i had to completely change my way of using light in the studio so that i can push different gradient of highlight ( with digital you work with the shadow detail ) on film the shadows get lost if not properly exposed but you get some magnificent gradient on the highlight that digital can not retain ... my next video will be about black and white and you will clearly see how film can retain some pure white highlight detail on the clothes of model with dark skin complexion ... something that quickly become a headache with digital... one last thing i work with a dedicated high quality lab that process my film properly ...so i dont edit anything when the scan come back .... this a huge benefit for my workflow ... and the scan are higher resolution that the d700 photo ... ( i get a 15-20 mb jpeg for high quality scan the resolution is 3649x5397 on portra 400 )
Thank you so much1
thank you
What standard color settings do you recommend for studio photography? d3x
hello i used to shoot raw then convert with iridient developer ...when shooting raw the colour profile does not affect the picture you can experiment with many colour profile from this page nikonpc.com/ there are some classic film simulation here that maybe you would be interested with
Your art is a precious pure and untouched art. I am happy that there are still such artists in the world. With love from Iran❤
thank you so much for your comment .... in this is age of Ai i feel it is very important we preserve this craft thank you for watching take care
Thank you Gilbert for your nice presentation and pictures, I confirm the skin tones are wonderful as well as the colors (I use JPEG without post processing). My gear includes: D700, Nikkors manual lenses: 55mm f2.8 AIS Micro, 85mm f1.4 AIS, 35mm f1.4 AI and 28mm f2 AIS. I shoot portraits mainly with the 55mm and the 85mm (beautiful skin tones) , Group photography with 35mm, 28mm and 55mm Micro.
thank you for watching you are pretty much covered with those lenses, have you tried some landscape with the 28 or 35 ...i have sold quite a few prints using the cheap but excellent Nikkor 28mm f3.5 Ai
Thanks, yes, I will try landscape using the 35mm and the 28mm. Best Regards
Beautiful images!
thank you
I very much enjoyed your thoughts on the D700. I love mine and agree with all the points you made. The camera just produces beautiful images. I also have a few AIS lenses including the 105 2.5 Nikkor. Like the 135 it is just an amazing lens. Looking forward to your thoughts on the F5. I just purchased a Nikon FM. Blessings.
the f5 is an amazing camera i had one session with it yesterday and it is so refreshing to just have to measure the light in the studio adjust and shoot the camera is set at f8 1/200 shutter and you don't need to worry about anything else just take the picture ... the film then goes to the lab and you dont have to worry about any editing or anything ... the only problem is i have to send the rolls to South Africa for developing as no one does it here in Mauritius ( i mean for now ) the shipping is very costly sadly i have to put it on the studio price ... the 105mm f2.5 Ai is another legendary lens.. i believe steeve McCurry took the famous afghan girl picture with this lens... it might even be with the same camera you have ( not sure which f model was used ) .... i normaly shoot portra 160/400 and kodak tri-x in the studio .... will try some ilford next week ... i will send all the rolls at once for developing by next month to save on shipping and post the result here thanks again for all you comment take care
Very inspiring
thank you so much
Love it, great pics. Still a lovely camera, have others but still use a D700 for some events and sports, file size is so manageable and adequate 95% of the time.
Hi, wha about D3X?
price of dslr are going down d3 d3s d3x are very good investment if they are in good condition and average shutter life 60-70 percent of shutter life is what i recommend
@@GilbertCarosinPhotography In terms of life, I saw a model of d3x that had shot one and a half million times. And it still worked great. This first model was made for the US Army and NASA, so it has an exemplary build quality
@@saman.artman6845 all nikon d700 d3 d4 have exceptional built quality when i say d3 i mean all d3 model d3s d3x etc these are buil to a standard that we wont see today ... I have just bought an f5 and this another amazing nikon camera that i intend to use for a very very long time
@@GilbertCarosinPhotography I agree that negative 🎞️ is forever best
Absolutely you're a real artist
thank you
Where did you find the red plastic plastic diffuser from?
ali express very cheap... found this also on ebay www.ebay.com/itm/204379770528?hash=item2f95fbcea0:g:4C4AAOSwl-Vkm3MJ&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Mc1XVabWai9GN1L9L0OsnXDgkCP9NL%2BOsoDtTaEWttCWDolfaYftEbmMrcIkggy3tu0GQzmXbYm34O%2FxDcxlFz7f7fPKmJ4EqRmdd7ArMwpTPDuQ8ak79cYQ%2Fy8tOMT%2BywhMigOKXsUFcggEja7BUjo7qSd82OodbLw0adlB8Sj9PpuiCtAQJdfLDRAjE95UN9X2lYo35Sf1W3ckLKzQhxDCP9QhWjmAJFuz5feq78nfMmhlUvnvC0S%2FQh5WJdXrKZONwIK13ykpTPyoN2nfoGg2Xw8T4EBv6cYtOK1lGXW%7Ctkp%3ABFBMroeDqqNi
This is excellent. Where did you find the colored paper?
I bought this cam a few months ago, I love it. i wish I knew how to start a photography business.
i started by accident i am classical guitar teacher i have been doing photography for. a long long time mainly landscape and occasional portrait but 5 years ago a group of student wanted me to do some lecture on photography and lighting thats how my studio started and it got a bit out of control since then lol ( in the good way ) ... i love this camera, but i have found a new one to replace it that brings a lot of joy in my photography, it's the nikon f5 a film camera i will post about it in the coming months and also put some picture from my session with it ( i am building a film portfolio as we speak )
Is that 135 a manual focus lens or is it auto focus as well?
yes all my lenses are manual focus
@@GilbertCarosinPhotography how do you manual focus without focus pica …??
Nice work. I have the D700. Purchased it a few years ago used off of eBay. I still love the images it produces.
its an amazing camera built like a tank and very reliable
Today I bought d700, and I have the same lenses that you used. I am waiting for the camera next days...
congratulation on your purchase ... that 135mm is perfect match for the d700 i have been using that combo for the past 4 years in the studio... never got a complain always very good comment and pleased customer ... i will keep it and use it on my new film camera nikon f5
Making time finally to enjoy your video! Respects!
thanks for watching ;) take care
My D40x 10Mp sensor made beautiful enlargements too bellow 400 ISO the quality is close to slide film ! The D700 cmos files are great too (I own 2 of them now as well as a D500) but it needs more pp work than the CCD NEF files. The CCD files just pop with very few adjustments
ccd sensor are very special they look almost like a painting and the colour remind me of film ... the d700 is not very far in this regard also amazing colour maybe the best colour on a full frame sensor... i am now shooting film just bought an f5 will post some comparison in the coming month thx for watching
I have a lot of respect for what you say and what you have done with the gear you are talking about...Truth.
thank you
I bought one not long ago to sit alongside the Nikon D7200 I use for Landscape, etc. Basically, I just wanted to try Full Frame for not too much money and because my PC has old hardware, but upgraded hard drive to SSD for fast boot up and a bit more responsive performance. The Nikon D700 was the ideal choice as the files are not too big, so don't bog down my older computer. Your right 100%, 12mp is more than enough, and the image output is impressive for its spec back then! . It's nicely weighted and feels so good handling it, a proper tank!
its also very durable and will probably outlast your d7200, i have just added a nikon f5 to my collection will post picture from it in the coming months the f5 is another legendary beast pretty much an analogue version of d700/d3
Verry informative video. Do you know if merging three 12mp shots with this camera (taken by a super sharp 50mm prime) could provide excellent detail for acrylic prints?
i sometime print up to 1meter by 1.50 meter without any detail loss... not long ago people would print billboard with a 6mpx camera .... what i like to do also is 3 vertical panorama shot ( or more ) and stitch it with affinity photo sofware to get higher resolution
@@GilbertCarosinPhotography Interesting experience. Can you be more specific about the quality of detail I could expect at 24x36 inch prints? Its only 12mp but I have seen the original Fuji XT1 which is 16mp to produce way sharper and detailed images that its pixel density would suggest. I would like to stich vertically 3 shots and my fear is the short side will not reach 24 inches with excellent (not just passable deatil from normal distance) and make a photo with sufficient detail from verry close inspection - as if it was printed at 300ppi. From your experience printing 24x36 do you see exceptional detail from close distance? Acrylic prints need to be tack sharp as they counr as a premium product.
@@Classicdslr the lens you use will definitely have more impact that the amount of megapixel my 50mm is way sharper than my 28mm and close up there is a difference but i prefer my 28 as it has more character even if it less sharp not related but i have just started shooting film on a nikon f5 ... i will compare both the d700 and f5 in an upcoming video... the following is done with my 28mm its a long exposure so it not perfectly sharp but the micro contrast on this lens is huge and i simply love this lens .... ua-cam.com/users/shortsN18XPnahJ6E?feature=share
@@GilbertCarosinPhotography Thank you for you answer. I am also researching this microcontrast feature of lenses and you made me curious even more by saying the 28mm lens has it but it seems like the 50mm doesn`t but is much sharper? Have you found a way to distinguish which lens has it? Some say any lens with less than say 7 elemnts but I have seen even those with more elemnets could have such....
@@Classicdslr hoo no .. not what i meant ....both have huge amount of micro contrast the 50mm is very sharp also but i do prefer the 28mm for landscape as for the micro-contrast the king of all is the nikkor 135mm f3.5 AI which i ALWAYS use in my studio ... 180mm f2.8 ed is also very good but to long to use in studio ...but if you move to medium format you will see that all lenses are very good and have huge micro - contrast by nature... something 35mm have a hard time achieving perfectly
Beautiful work
Thank you
thanks for the effort and the sharing. truly lovely images. if i may ask: usual f/stop used on your portrait work? thumbs up.
hello when i am shooting with 135mm f3.5 i shoot at f5.6 and f8 and when i am using the 50mm f1.8 the best aperture to my eye is f4 so i try to stay around it depending on the session requirement
Wow
Beautiful. What camera?
nikon d700