Shooting Video With Vintage Lenses | Nikon AIS & E Series
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- A walkthrough of my set of Nikon AIS & E series primes, and some thoughts on shooting on older glass compared to newer electronic selections. These lenses have treated me so well, I looked into pulling the trigger on Canon FD's as well as Contax Zeiss, but these lenses were the perfect balance of price & quality. Looking forward to filling out the set more and modifying more of the lenses on the way.
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Cameras: BMPCC 4K & Panasonic GH5. A couple of C100MKII clips as well.
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Even 4 years later this is very helpful, thank you :)
I trust people who know how to light and compose a beautiful shot just talking about the lenses haha. Good work.
Please don’t quit youtube. This channel will blow up. I’ve learned so much in such a short time since I subscribed
Haha thank you so much my man! I have no plans on stopping. I've have a lot of ideas to keep this channel to continue on!!
These "vintage" lenses are a lot simpler to disassemble and clean yourself to remove the fungus and haze, than the (much) later AF lens types. There are many videos showing how to do so--for the exact model of your lenses. I just finished cleaning my Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AiS lens (technically it became an AiP), which also has the dandelion cpu chip with electrical contacts, so that it will communicate with the Nikons that have electronics built in--anything from the late 80's on. It is now fungus/haze free and quite sharp, even wide open.
I have been collecting and using AIS ansd AI Nikkor and Kogaku series glasses, they are the reason I use Nikon still.
How do you like the Kokagu series?!
@@SpencerWhiteman They are cheaper than the black Ais ones and have better damping, the focus ring grooving is something i have never seen again. I used 50 1.2 , then 105 . the 105 got stolen :D
@@PrithuDe Oh man, that's a bummer! How is that 50 1.2?
I want myself a set of lenses from nikon ai ais like cinema lenses. Should I apply for ai or ais? Is there a big difference in the quality of the optics?
you are the best to ever hold a camera. change my mind!!
Jack Harris Haha get out of here! Miss you brotha!
CLA these old vintage lenses, its pretty simple and straight forward. The internal dust, fungus and off gassing from lubricants seriously impact subject isolation/3D pop and diminish sharpness just as much, esp wide open. I use Series E lenses as well, very unique look to them that cant be duplicated. Incredible footage btw!
it's somewhat easy to clean these lenses also. So no reason to panic if it's a bit dirty.
Awesome clear and concise video Spencer. Subbed, bought the lens and looking forward to more videos.
So awesome to hear! I’m glad you found it useful 👍
Nice way to run a review: information, experience and results. Period. Kudos!
Not enough footage. Don't know why people can't just narrate over their footage the whole time. Not necessary to watch the reviewer sitting there and talking.
Been there and know the road very well, thanks for the nostalgic trip!
Enjoyed your content and presentation very much. LIKED👍
Ur always posting quality content. Great video. I use Minolta md lenses.
Thank you so much for the love! I really appreciate it. OOH, the MD's look gorgeous, I hear great things about them. Are those the Rokkors?
@@SpencerWhiteman No I don't have the rokkors but definitely going to be picking some up but since I use m4/3, it is hard to find a 35 or 50 in full frame.
@@lovefirst6157 I have loads of Minoltas that I use on my P4K, what camera are you using?
@@zaklights7290 I am using panasonic g85. It is tough with micro four thirds sometimes but they look so good. do you use a speedbooster
@@lovefirst6157 I used to, but found it wasn't really worth the money, so I sold it.
What Nikon f to ef adapter are you using?
Color and character👍
The Ai and Ais lenses have slightly better coatings than the E series lenses but only slightly but still very good lenses and are going up in price. Another Nikon Nikkor alternative is the pre Ai which some have a, Ai conversion on them but this doesn't really matter if you've adapting them. The ones with the letter C ( 50mm f2 auto HC for example) are multi coated without the C they are single coated.
looks amazing
You look so professional!
Hi Spencer! I am looking at Vintage Nikon lenses to use on my D5200 for video, and this video was super helpful, thanks!
That is awesome to hear my friend! Thank you so much and let me know if you need any help in the future with anything!
Hey Spencer, I'm thinking of getting the 28mm F2.8 AIS lens for my BMPCC 6K G2, any others you would recommend to get along with it? I was going to do the 24mm, but a few people said it's really not sharp wide open and you have to stop it down a lot.
I absolutely love this
Brilliant review. Trying to weigh up Canon FDn vs the Nikon AIS and this was extremely helpful. Subbed.
Thanks for the video man! I like it a lot!
Of course, thanks for watching!
solid info. thanks for the effort and sharing. i am an appreciative subscriber. thumbs up.
Thank you so much for the love and support man!
If I place a 24mm vintage lens on a mirrorless body, like panasonic, it's going to look like a 48/50mm lens? Your shots are great and well graded!
It sure will! Unless you're shooting with a speedbooster, like a Metabones 0.71x or Viltrox 0.71x. Then it would be equivalent to around a 35mm.
Dude, I really REALLY love the look of the footage in this video. I have been hunting for a new lens for ages and been tearing my hear out trying to decide which. After stumbling upon this video i think im gonna get all 3. I have a canon camera, what lens adapter would i need to mount to a EF body. (i am a bit of a noob when it comes to this sort of thing so any feedback is widely welcome) :D thanks dude.
Heck yeah man that is awesome, thank you for the love! You need to buy a Nikon F - Canon EOS or Canon EF mount adapter, it doesn't matter which one, they're the same. Get one of the very slim adapters!
@BRAKEPK similar man, I have a Canon C100 and I am also getting into using Nikon Nikkor lenses ..they are among the easiest of all vintage lenses to adapt to Canon EF cameras and they are in a pretty wide range of focal lengths...I will try to post some footage of my own of the C100 w/ a Nikkor AI 35mm f2.8
Hello. I bought myself from the ai series. I have 24mm and 50mm. And now I want another one that's 85mm or 135mm. Which one of these do you recommend to buy?
Spencer Whiteman, I am into Filmmaking and have some budget limitations choosing professional cine glass, so thought of going to vintage primes. Currently in a dilemma which one to pick (Contax Zeiss or Nikon AIS)
They are both amazing! When i bought mine some years ago, the Nikons were much cheaper than the Contax. Is this still true? If the Nikons are cheaper, I'd definitely go that route!
Do you buy nikon lenses?
Hey, Sathish! What brand did you get?
Nice review! I’ve always found the Nikkor O 35mm f2 to be a great performer. If you don’t need the speed it’s the way to go. What are your thoughts?
What did you use to grind down the protruding element on the 24mm? This is an issue with my 20mm using a speedbooster and would be nice to be able to use it with it.
I also have the same issue with 20mm - if anyone has an answer please let me know!
GET THE 105 2.5!!!!!!!
Funny you say that, I have one lol! It's actually my brother in laws but he is never going to use it, so I've been taking advantage of it ;)
where did you scoop some follow focus rings ? specifically for the 50mm
Which lens + body did you use here for the talking head segments? I love the soft texture you've achieved. Any filters?
Hey Man! Thank you so much, I shot that on a BMPCC4K and the Sigma 18-35 / Viltrox Speedbooster combo. The soft texture was probably from the Viltrox, usually if I keep my aperture almost all the way opened up, the Viltrox just slightly softens the image, which sometimes works to my advantage haha. I believe I was shooting at 1.4.
@@SpencerWhiteman Do you wish You had the metabones over the viltrox speed booster?
I really liked your video. I also want to buy nikon 1.5 ais for my bmpcc. Is there a difference in quality between ais and ai? want a set of nikon lenses
There will be no difference in optics, even in the build they are pretty much the same!
@@SpencerWhiteman thanks
what a great channel!
Thanks for the video mate! What do you think about a combo of some Nikon AIS lenses paired with Metabones 0.64x XL Speedboster (Nikon to M43) attached to the BMPCC4k?
Oh yeah that would be a beauty combo my friend! You're getting pretty close to a full frame equivalent, that in combo with the Nikons would look super good! Thanks for the love brotha!
Hey Spencer I am having the same problem you had with the Nikon 24mm hitting the back of the viltrox Speedbooster. Question what did you use to grind down the metal ?
Great video man, honestly I bought these lenses because of you lol recently arrived 28 35 50 and 85, I would like to know the number of your focus ring and where you bought it. Thanks
So inspiring
Are you using a speedbooster with these vintage lenses and which one.
I sure am! I'm using the Viltrox, if you're shooting on the GH5 you have to tape the contacts on the Viltrox or it won't detect the lens and it will cause an error.
Great footage. Based on few videos i watched, i understood that if we have a Nikon AI or AIS lens mounted via a speedbooster (like Viltrox NF-M43X) to the Panasonic GH5, we will be able to read the aperture change in the viewfinder. Can you confirm this? Thanks for your help!!!
Hey there! You actually won't be able to since the Nikon glass you're talking about are manual lenses, you can only see the aperture changes on the lens itself, not through the viewfinder, since the lens and camera don't communicate to each other. I wonder if you're thinking about ai or ais lenses on the older Nikon 35mm SLR's? I have a Nikon FM and through the viewfinder on that camera I can read the aperture settings on my AIS lenses when mounted to it!
So how you focus on a motion subject when you use a manual lens on a gimbal?
Yup, this becomes an addiction trust me lol i got 25 or so now XD Gonna rehouse 3 of them to be my ride or dies
Haha that is amazing!! Oh it is an addiction, I was more addicted when I started doing my research and picking them up a few years ago. I can't let myself fall into it again lol!
I get that your using a viltrox ef-mft, how do you get the nikon lens on the ef mount though?
If there's a specific product please link or give a product name if possible.
Thanks.
Hey man! Basically this adapter
www.google.ca/amp/s/www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/995120-REG/fotodiox_nk_eos_p_pro_canon_eos_camera.html/amp
It seems they have gone up in price quite a bit though, I think I bought mine for around 12 bucks back in the day, I have 3-4 of them mounted on each of my Nikon lenses.
awesome video bro, love these lenses so much currently building out my set of these as well! as for filling the end of the 24mm Im having the same issue. What did you use to strip the metal piece off to fit a speed booster? thanks man!
That is so awesome to hear my man, amazing lenses! An angle grinder was used to strip that metal tab down low enough to where it wouldn't interfere with the SB!
@@SpencerWhiteman did you cover the glass element with something before you grinder the metal part?
So you can use an FD lens with a viltrox speed booster? The glass and distance of the fd lens doesn’t effect the picture quality?
I can't say since I don't own any FD lenses, but I believe others are doing the same with FD lenses with no issues!
What an underrated channel! Love this video and the information you put out, as a fellow Pocket 4k + Viltrox user, I have some questions.
Which brand of Nikon F - EF adapter did you use?
Stacking it to the Viltrox Speedbooster, does your infinity focus land perfectly on the infinity mark on the lens?
Have you found any other issues using it with a Viltrox + Pocket ?
Thank you
Hey brother thank you so much for the kind words! I use Fotodiox F - EF mount adapters on my lenses. I've found that infinity focus works completely fine except there was a certain time when my Viltrox mount was missing a screw and was pulling away from the body of the speedbooster when it was mounted to a camera and when a lens was mounted to the viltrox, therefore it was being pulled from both ends and I wasn't able to hit infinity focus because the speedbooster real element was being pulled further away from the camera sensor. Nothing a little super glue fixed when I glued down the mount of the viltrox to the body to keep it from pulling away from each other! Sometimes on the Pocket the IRIS control doesn't work, it doesn't happen often but it's a simple lens reattachment to get it back in working order.
@@SpencerWhiteman Thank you for your reply, now I will confidently start collecting these nikkor lenses to use on my Pocket + Viltrox
Cheers brother !
@@SpencerWhiteman What lens did you use at 1:19 (if you can remember)?
@@dukebozikowski3801 The Sigma 18-35 & Viltrox Speedbooster!
Hi, nice video! Is there a difference in adapting the E lenses compared to the other Nikon lenses? All the adapters I find don't include E lenses. Thank you from Germany!
Great question, but actually no! You're right about there not being much clarity on E lenses and adapting them. You can use the Nikon F mount to Canon EF adapter on E series lenses. E is the series of lens, as well as my Nikon AI & AIS lenses. However, they all utilize the Nikon F mount. Hopefully that clears it up for you!
@@SpencerWhiteman Hi, thank for your answer! I tried a 35 mm 2.5 Series E- no problems!!
what is your f to ef adapter that you use, Spencer?
Hey were you able to get infinity focus with this setup ?
your content is amazing, I just bought all three of these! what did you shoot this mainly with? BM4K?
Thank you my man!! That is amazing that you just picked up all 3, you're going to love them! Mostly with my Pocket 4k but quite a bit with my Panasonic S1 as well!
@@SpencerWhiteman do you prefer FF look more combined with this lenses? Thinking about upgrade from m4/3 to pana ff.
what camera did you use for a steady shoot without having these micro jitters?
cause I have an aps-c body with no IBS! What can I do in this case?
I used the Pocket 4k and a gh5! I would suggest getting a cage and rigging your camera up to add more weight, or shoot on a gimbal, tripod or monopod!
Hi Spencer, is there focus breathing tolerable on these for video?
Hey Alex! The focus breathing is completely fine for video. I've never had issues, I really enjoy the look of racking focus with these lenses!
I am interested to know, since these lenses might contain fungus sometimes can such lens in any way contaminate your other lenses? I will most probably go for one of these lenses as in photography you always have to experiment a bit :). Thanks.
That's a good question! I would think no just because the fungus is in the internals between the glass elements, so the fungus on one lens wouldn't physically touch another lens, but I have no idea how fungus contamination works haha!
You can contaminate your camera too
Hello Spencer and really well presented video. Liked / Subscribed
I bought the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K yesterday.
I purchased the Viltrox adaptor and all fits well and the image on my old Nikkor glass looks great. Looking forward to finally using my Nikkor 20mm F2.0 now.
But I was wondering if turning the aperture on the lenses is doing anything? Being new to mirrorless videography, I'm wondering how you're able to control the aperture of the manual lenses on the BMPCC4K?
Or are these lenses always fully open and the exposure is compensated with the camera?
Thanks!
Stan
Vancouver BC
why you choose this lenses over the contax zeiss? I don't really knows which ones to choose
Hey man! I actually debated between the Contax Zeiss and Nikon AIS lenses. I ultimately chose the Nikons because they were a bit cheaper at the time, I'm not sure what the prices are as of now. I hear great things about both brands!
Question, how to use these lenses on the BMPCC6k?
All you would have to do is use the same Nikon F to Canon EF/EOS mount adapter, no need for the Viltrox speedbooster like I do on my M43 cams!
`some are not cheap. the 85 1.4 ais is not cheap.
Did you stop making vídeos?
Do you use these on your Canon camera mostly ?
I do not. I used to use them on my Canon cameras (C100 & 100 mkii). I now use these primarily on my Panasonic S1 & BMPCC 4K.
What camera are using to film this review?
I used the Pocket 4k!
What adapter would I need to adapt this to ef mount?
I'm using a Nikon F - Canon EOS mount convertor!
What brand?
And always buy the vintage lens from Japan, not america. Japanese know how to take care of the lenses. Ones from america look like they were abused.
Nikon made the lenses for first Canon cameras hahahaha...
No way, I had no idea lol!