The only one here I don't have is the 18-35mm. I bought the 24-120mm f/4 to fulfill my medium range zoom and am happy with it although it was one of my more costly lens. I prefer my 50mm 1.8 G for low light street photography. I mostly prefer primes over telephoto to avoid barrel distortion and for getting a sharper image. I would love to have the 24-70mm 2.8 as that lens is so special, however me and my 24-120mm get along fine. I want the Tokina 100mm 2.8 macro for shooting the small stuff. I am trying not to lust for too many lens and master the ones I have, but I am not sorry for any of the lens you have recommended. One lens at a time.
I have the Nikkor 135mm 2.8. bought it from a guy that used it for shooting local bands for years. I tried it one night on a group playing a free concert in the dark and found out why he was using it for that. Great lens
Back when Herbert Keppler ran the photography world the Nikkor 105 f2.5 was the shitz. What is your opinion on that lens? Also, have you found a brand of rear lens cap that doesn't mysteriously come off in your luggage.
Thanks for your take - always interesting to get this kind of no-shit insight based on experience. I picked up a mint 135/3.5 for 39€ and have been extremely happy with ist as a 200 on my DX bodies. Although I have a bunch of AI-S primes which I will probably never sell the lenses I use most for landscapes are the 28mm/2.8 AI-S and the 70-300 VR you showcase here. I also love ultra-wides but currently have nothing between the 29mm/2.8 prime and an 11mm Irix, which is so extreme but also fun on occasions. Having bought a D750 as main camera I don't have to change lenses so often, keeping the 28 on the 750 and the 70-300 on the D7000. Now and again I swap the 28 for the 50/1.8 but I almost never use my 35/2 or 24/2.8 or my 55/2.8 micro, even though they are great lenses just carrying all that glass about is too much. I'm tossing up getting a 28-105 AF-D or the 18-35mm, maybe both, it's nearly Christmas. The longer zoom would make a good every day lens now that my 28-200 has busted.
Thanks Man! Your video is hands down the best and enlightening video on owning essential lenses when you are on tight budget. Great Job! If I`ve to list down my to buy list, over time, for my D750, based on your advice (I`ve removed the 18-35mmd bcos it's expensive. May be later), list would look like this... 1. 70-300mmG VR (For Zoom) 2. 60mm d (Macro & Prime For Portrait) 3. 24-85mm with Vibration reduction (For Wideangle) 4. 10.5 dx ED (Fisheye) 5. SP800 Flash-Speed light 6. 50mm 1.8g (Portrait) 7. 135mm f2.8 ((1970s model- Prime for portrait) Here`s my query. Since we already have 60mm and 50mm which are almost close (correct me of I`m wrong), why not replace 50mm with a Tikona 100mm Macro for which you highly recommended in an another video as best value for money? OR replace 50mm with a 35mm Prime since we already have a 60mm which is close to 50mm. Does this makes sense or Am i missing something. I generally click portraits. Please advice.
So it’s 2020, a rather lackluster period of time. On the 70-300 would you stay with the AF-S or give the nod to the newer AF-P. I’m of the opinion a DSLR was intended to make photos, not movies. Supposedly the AF-P is enhanced for movie making. Big whup. Thoughts on the AF-S vs the AF-P?
Thank you for your time and dedication that you provide in the form of honest, real world, practical advise based on your professional experience, You are a fresh voice in a world of agenda driven mouth flapping from so called experts,
You crack me up, bro. Your commentary (let alone your knowledge) is the reason I keep coming back to watch your vids. You rock and your sense of humor is fucking great. Keep up the good work. "It's the cat's ass!"
fucking awesome@!!! i crack myself up sometimes too ! Sorry for my SLOW and late reply to you ,but Im on vacation on Sanibel island, and been taking a lot of pics now that my shoot is over, and I only have 3GB per month tethering on data, so I have to answer questions here at the coffee shop !!!
Ive got a TON more videos to crank out when I get back, also Im making a few here on the island but I need a vacation pretty bad! me and my spandex G-string and my Nikon on the beach catching shots (NOT!) ...... shots yes, Gstring NO
Excellent - as a very long time fan, I have been enjoying some random videos - lol - I had forgotten how mealy mouthed you used to be - good on you Ken, this is great. Even though I have not interest whatsoever in the camera systems you've been looking at.
good, good, ......mm hmmm, good....... and EXCELLENT!!!! All great stuff !!!! Sorry for my SLOW and late reply to you ,but Im on vacation on Sanibel island, and been taking a lot of pics now that my shoot is over, and I only have 3GB per month tethering on data, so I have to answer questions here at the coffee shop !!!
Ive got a TON more videos to crank out when I get back, also Im making a few here on the island but I need a vacation pretty bad! me and my spandex G-string and my Nikon on the beach catching shots (NOT!) ...... shots yes, Gstring NO
thanks for the video's between this and the D700 vid I just watched help decide which way to go when moving on to full frame on a budget and I wont have to trade in D3300 I am currently using.
I have all of those lenses except for the 60 mm. Not sure I would really benefit from it. I already have the 50 mm. Thank you for sharing this video. You have already saved me money.
Is the nikkor 105mm f/2.5 Ais any good? I can get my hands on one for 175 euros. Or a mint condition 135mm 2.8 Ai for 100 euros. Which one would you recommend? I really appreciate all (or most) of your videos btw.
Would you still to this day recommend the SB-800 for a D750? If not, what newer model would you get? I already have 2 Yongnuo 560's which have been good for me. Should I get one of these? Thanks.
First, let me say...I love all the videos you have been putting out on Nikon gear. I have a really easy question for you though. I see how you have all the lenses in Pelican Cases and I really want to replicate that setup. I went to Amazon (and the Pelican site) and see their numbering scheme makes no real sense...like 1200, 1400, 1450, 1500, etc. Can you tell me what model pelican cases I keep seeing on display in your videos...because I want to order some. Thanks again for the videos...I have spent a bunch of time on eBay the last several days looking for a 135mm to buy based on your recommendation!!
i am really excited to buy the tamron 15 30 mm f2.8 vc i will have left 900 usd left in my budget, i am thinking on getting the tokina 100 mm macro, but i got confused between the tamron 35 and 45 mm f1.8 vc but after i saw your review on the nikon macro 60 mm i got more confused, i would appreciate an advice should i buy: 1 the tamron 35 or 2 the tamron 45, or 3 the nikon 60 mm macro ?
Hi! love these videos :D Thank you so much for all your help. Is the Nikon 135mm 2.8 AI-S a good lense? also I have the option to buy a tokina 100mm 2.8 or nikon 105mm 2.8.... I would really value your opinion! Thanks again.
Hello sir, I am a great follower of you from India. I just have one question. How to judge a lens from ebay. If it is coming from Japan then what is your suggestion to evaluate and trust the product.Your tips will help me a lot.
I know this is going to sound dumb, but I'm currently in a qaundary about buying a Nikon D600 and entering the full frame world. I have a question though, how do you identify an FX lens from a DX lens? I know DX has it written in the name, but I don't want to assume that's the way you tell the difference before making my decision, the FX ones I know about seem to have ED in the name, is it really as simple to identify them as that? Wondered if you could enlighten me Ken, or anyone else who sees this comment and knows. I moved from a D3300 to a D7200 but would love to shoot more street and especially in the evenings etc... So getting the actual focal length from lenses would be great for that (as I'd like a 35mm prime for street) and obviously the low light performance for evenings and night shooting.
ImNotEvenaNicePerson 35mm F2 is is a great cheap lens, big diff between that and the 18 35mm at 35mm??? Some, nothing major.....the 18-35 is far far more useful.
Is there ONE versatile wide-angle FX lens that can be used for landscape AND street photography? I do more street but like to do landscape occasionally too. I moved from DX to FX and have to replace my DX 10-20mm and 35mm. Can I replace them with 1 very good lens? Or as I'm leaning towards right now, the only option is to replace them with a 20mm and a 50mm prime? Would you say the 18-35mm is better than a combo of 20 and 50?
I brought D700 recently after viewing of your reconmendation video and very very happy with it's performance. I have lenses like Nikon 18-200mm VRII (DX), Nikon 50mm 1.8G, Nikon 80-200mm 4.5N AI-S, Nikon 135mm 2.8 AI-S (it is also ur recomendation) Please suggest me a wide angle lens
hey man. regarding 105mm 2.5 and 135mm 2.8 nikon manual lenses... -are the NON-AI older lenses any good (much cheaper), or are they duds. Talking optically here. Cheers
Sergei Korotkov its a great lens, i have both, same quality ? NO. 70 300 VR is only $300 minty used. make sure its ONLY the VR not because it has VR, but that its a superior lens.
Can you tell me if the glass in the Nikon 70-300 is as sharp as the 28-300? I realize the 28-300 would be a more expensive lens than the 70-300. Thanks
duanemcclun its not "the glass" rather too much and construction that make the 28 300 inferior to the 70 300 VRG i have both, the 70 300 VRG is far superior. both are excellent lenses .
Hi, I am building a new lens set, I personally think the Tamron 100mm can do the job of both 60mm and 135mm while saving space and weight for the same price and build quality, at the moment I am only missing a long tele zoom - just I can't decide yet. Sorry for my english and thanks for your advices :)
Yup, I bought the Tokina back in 2008 for 357 euros without knowing how good it is and I used it only a couple of times on film. After the "film's end" big depression (DX sucks!) I am back shooting with a Nikon D610. My new 18-35 G has taken place of the old 18-35 D and now I have a one week old 50mm G: I think the aspherical element gives some advantages on this lens when used wide open but I didn't have the chance to make a test.
Hey Ken,I'm looking for a lightweight zoom lens to substitute my Tamron 15-30 when I feel the need to shed those extra pounds from my bag. 1) Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED and 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR. Which would you recommend?2) What's your take on Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR and VR Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED (5.0x)? It's a go or no go?Other lenses that I have in my bag are the Nikkor *50mm f/1.4g, *20mm f/1.8G ED and Tokina *100mm Macro
Jasper van den Ham Absolutely so, and you can get one great shape for about $75+ on ebay i have a few of em (and owned many many more over the years). it is nikons second most fragile 50mm however, but youre not using it as a baseball.
Dude, I have to ask a stupid question because I don't want to be ignorant forever: why have the 60 macro and the 50 prime? If i could trade, I would go instead for 20mm prime and 60macro(and thats my present intention), but do I really need the 50mm since the 60macro is close to that range?
TooLMaster Readbolt your intention is good. Need both, NO, indeed not, the quality in what both produce is diff, but youre correct thats why ive said the 60mm macro is the "swiss army knife" of lenses to own, great stuff.
brother i am d7100 user.i want to buy a 135mm 2.8 AI.if i use this lens on d7100 am i faced any problem.????? cz this old F mount lens. please give me this information
that would normally be the case, but youre forgetting LESS glass is bit better, 3.5 has 4 elements :) i have several of both lenses (8 total), both are great, the 3.5 a bit more, due to compact size and element count
Love the videos as always. I want to be a proffesional portrait and real estate photographer. Also shoot some street photography. I own a Nikon 7100 with a NIKON 50 1.8, TAMRON 28-75, and NIKON 12-24. I was thinking of moving to full frame. (Either 610 or 750?? Not sure which one but thats in my budget). And for lenses, I would sell my 12-24 (since its dx). Would you recommend I keep the 28-75? I was thinking about getting the 80-200 for when I move to full frame also. Thanks.
I've been shooting the 10.5mm DX lens on my APS sensor Nikon and loving it. I recently upgraded to a D750 FX sensor and started using the 10.5mm on it. Ken Rockwell on his site says don't do it. But I think he is not right on that. It is working great. Sure the view finder looks a little funny. But the DX/FX works great on the 750. I even just use Nikon's software to do the fisheye conversions and am also getting great results. It is a cool lens that I love to shoot outdoors and scenery to really capture the grandeur of the outside. Indoors it can be a magic maker when in cramped places.
SFM Ken Rockwell is SMOKING CRACK when he said that!!!! HELL YES IT WORKS great! I need to make a video warning people about his BS on that, i forget the link, you got it?
www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/105fe.htmis the link. To be fair, once I went back and read it I think he means don't use it on film camera. But the placement of the FX viewfinder photo may have made me think he meant it for FX camera as well. I say that because he concludes that section with the statement "On film and FX cameras, use the 16mm AF Fisheye."
I found one for 600$ Canadian but it has quite a bit of wear around the barrel but the glass is absolutely perfect. I tried it out on my d800 and liked the results but I am concerned about the reliability since it has a small dent on the focus indicator window and the hood mounting points are bare metal
lots of barrel wear is normal for a pro lens like that just make sure it focuses right, and check what i mention in my video on HOW TO CHECK USED LENS thats cheap!! focus indicator window no biggie TAKE SHOTS, make sure its sharp good wear is OK, damage is another.
Hee Man, props on your videos! Question: I'm going on a 3 week backpack trip to costa rica on a budget. All I have in my bag so far is a D7000, 50mm 1.8G, 18-105vr, 35-70 2.8, sb700, and a tamron 70-300 di (cheapo version). Any budget gear tips for making the pictures of the trip worthwhile? cheers
+Jorick van Gorp for sure a speedlight and wireless trigger for subject illumination :) i see U have the speedlight, but need a flash cable or wireless triggers
Could the introduction be any longer? I am growing old waiting. I developed Alzheimer's before the first lens was shown. I was in a coma before the midway point.
Theoria Apophasis :) indeed, and you meant well. I did not mean in my other comment to be too punitive. There is this illusion in social media that we must overstate all ideas in exaggerated ways since nobody reads or hears it anyway. Therein lies a paradox because with all the information now at our fingertips, everyone is time-poor. So much information and so little time. Now I might be babbling… blah, blah, blah
CONFUSED! 20-35 2.8 AF D OR 18-35 3.5-4.5 G ED OR something else for almost same price(680 bucks), what to buy (FUCK!!) for D800 want that 15-30 Tamron but so EXPENSIVE
hi, ive got a question or two for you.... first, i am totally NEW to photography and have been using a cheapo samsung digital camera and getting fairly good pis from it, but i am now retired and on the road a lot and am taking pics for the purpose of uploading to spaebook and emailing to family. going to yellowstone and want decent pics of a buffalo some 150 yards away. maybe some macro, but very little. auto focas is probably a must. so.... ive been looking at nikon mostly and am, to say the least, totally freaking confused by all the damn letters, ie. af dx fx vr ai mouse...anyway, i have come to the conclusion that the d5300 is probably the camera for me, however i have been watching your lens videos and find the ones you like are not really compatible with the auto focus feature of the d5300, so then i started looking at the d7100 / d7200 because i can use auto focus with any old lens that i trip over in a pawn shop.... so... is the price difference in the two cameras worth the availability of lens difference in the two camera's auto focus features... also, any other input you might have would be greatly appreciated since im sure i should have more questions, but being new, i would imagine that i probably dont have as many questions as answers... thanks in advance for your time.... j.r. cformony@gmail.com.
***** Buffalo at 150 yards, got it Well any FX lens can be used on any DX camera, but the 3000 and 5000 series cannot AF the D series lenses, NOR can use the AI or AIS for metering And hell yes, the D7100 ($700 new Ebay) is worth it, I WOULD NOT consider the D5500 But I don’t know your budget!!!!!!!!! Ultimately you must understand that the MORE expensive D7100 is actually CHEAPER since it can use a TON of very cheap lenses that the D5000 and D3000 series cannot use. Thanks !! ask anything
Hi. You can use lenses that have an aperture ring (non-G lenses) with a ~20 USD Nikon to NEX adapter without any problems. The G lenses require a more complex adapter that slides the aperture pin by turning a ring on the adapter, never tried that one since I don't own any G lenses.
Hii...I just learned something on another vid but don know much about it. They say 'When u put a FX lens on a crop body...u hv to multiply the APERTURE TOOO!!!' What the hell I mean I am planning to pick up the 70-300 Nikkor...It is already nt that fast..but after hearing to them I was really on a verge to change my mind bout that lens. Pls Pls Pls verify my query!! Rdgs
IF you had to choose between the “best” lenses for manual focusing for the Z6 (ie using the Rhino Arc II / Focus slider) would you opt for: Nikkor Z 35mm 1.8S ($850) AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1.4G ($1500!) Sigma ART 35mm 1.4DG HSM ($650) Sigma has been recommended, as the Nikkor is overpriced... but - while fitting the Z lens directly onto the Z6 - has slight advantages... I heard you can’t EXACTLY pull focus with Z lenses based on exact position of the manual focus ring??? It’s electronic and relies on autofocus to correct.
it wont make me happy the rest of my lif because I'm lens addicted thanks to the guy I watch over and over and I got my last 35 dollar lense today in fact, an old 35 - 105 3.5 4.5 and that does it for me for a while. my Harley is looking at me funny but I just cant. its my hope chest in case I can ever ride it again. many of these lenses before me look kinda like a boat, sniff, sniff
Would love to see a updated video on this
The only one here I don't have is the 18-35mm. I bought the 24-120mm f/4 to fulfill my medium range zoom and am happy with it although it was one of my more costly lens. I prefer my 50mm 1.8 G for low light street photography. I mostly prefer primes over telephoto to avoid barrel distortion and for getting a sharper image. I would love to have the 24-70mm 2.8 as that lens is so special, however me and my 24-120mm get along fine. I want the Tokina 100mm 2.8 macro for shooting the small stuff. I am trying not to lust for too many lens and master the ones I have, but I am not sorry for any of the lens you have recommended. One lens at a time.
I LOVE your videos!
Enjoy the humor!
And I couldn't be any happier with every single recommendation.
Thank you!
I have the Nikkor 135mm 2.8. bought it from a guy that used it for shooting local bands for years. I tried it one night on a group playing a free concert in the dark and found out why he was using it for that. Great lens
This is basically my exact situation, minus the gun.
Back when Herbert Keppler ran the photography world the Nikkor 105 f2.5 was the shitz. What is your opinion on that lens? Also, have you found a brand of rear lens cap that doesn't mysteriously come off in your luggage.
Thanks for your take - always interesting to get this kind of no-shit insight based on experience. I picked up a mint 135/3.5 for 39€ and have been extremely happy with ist as a 200 on my DX bodies. Although I have a bunch of AI-S primes which I will probably never sell the lenses I use most for landscapes are the 28mm/2.8 AI-S and the 70-300 VR you showcase here. I also love ultra-wides but currently have nothing between the 29mm/2.8 prime and an 11mm Irix, which is so extreme but also fun on occasions. Having bought a D750 as main camera I don't have to change lenses so often, keeping the 28 on the 750 and the 70-300 on the D7000. Now and again I swap the 28 for the 50/1.8 but I almost never use my 35/2 or 24/2.8 or my 55/2.8 micro, even though they are great lenses just carrying all that glass about is too much. I'm tossing up getting a 28-105 AF-D or the 18-35mm, maybe both, it's nearly Christmas. The longer zoom would make a good every day lens now that my 28-200 has busted.
Thanks Man! Your video is hands down the best and enlightening video on owning essential lenses when you are on tight budget. Great Job!
If I`ve to list down my to buy list, over time, for my D750, based on your advice (I`ve removed the 18-35mmd bcos it's expensive. May be later), list would look like this...
1. 70-300mmG VR (For Zoom)
2. 60mm d (Macro & Prime For Portrait)
3. 24-85mm with Vibration reduction (For Wideangle)
4. 10.5 dx ED (Fisheye)
5. SP800 Flash-Speed light
6. 50mm 1.8g (Portrait)
7. 135mm f2.8 ((1970s model- Prime for portrait)
Here`s my query. Since we already have 60mm and 50mm which are almost close (correct me of I`m wrong), why not replace 50mm with a Tikona 100mm Macro for which you highly recommended in an another video as best value for money?
OR replace 50mm with a 35mm Prime since we already have a 60mm which is close to 50mm. Does this makes sense or Am i missing something. I generally click portraits. Please advice.
no, yorue not missing anything, ……ive got 2270 videos, its all explained somewhere
Love your Videos and sense of humor
Hi, thank you for your videos.
Which is a good Nikon manual lens for landscape?
I'm thinking 24mm ais f2.8, or 20mm
So it’s 2020, a rather lackluster period of time. On the 70-300 would you stay with the AF-S or give the nod to the newer AF-P. I’m of the opinion a DSLR was intended to make photos, not movies. Supposedly the AF-P is enhanced for movie making. Big whup. Thoughts on the AF-S vs the AF-P?
Thank you for your time and dedication that you provide in the form of honest, real world, practical advise based on your professional experience, You are a fresh voice in a world of agenda driven mouth flapping from so called experts,
hahaha! Kind warm regards for that!!! Im just trying to save some people some $$$$ which is SO easy to blow on glass and cameras
I just got rid my 70-300 AF to get the AF-S VR mint second hand from eBay. Can't wait to test that bad boy out.
You crack me up, bro. Your commentary (let alone your knowledge) is the reason I keep coming back to watch your vids. You rock and your sense of humor is fucking great. Keep up the good work. "It's the cat's ass!"
fucking awesome@!!! i crack myself up sometimes too !
Sorry for my SLOW and late reply to you ,but Im on vacation on Sanibel island, and been taking a lot of pics now that my shoot is over, and I only have 3GB per month tethering on data, so I have to answer questions here at the coffee shop !!!
Ive got a TON more videos to crank out when I get back, also Im making a few here on the island but I need a vacation pretty bad!
me and my spandex G-string and my Nikon on the beach catching shots (NOT!) ...... shots yes, Gstring NO
Hi Ken, thanks! What about the Nikkor AI-S 2.0/35mm prime?
I got 24-120 f/4 + 85mm 1.8g + 70-300 VR for 1450 all new, what you think? My dad has 50mm 1.8g and 28-300 that I can borrow too. Regards!
Excellent - as a very long time fan, I have been enjoying some random videos - lol - I had forgotten how mealy mouthed you used to be - good on you Ken, this is great. Even though I have not interest whatsoever in the camera systems you've been looking at.
Thank you all the great tips!
no probs !
After some online research, here are mine: 50mm f/1.8D (latest version), 60mm f/2.8D micro, 35-70mm f/2.8D push-pull zoom, 80-200mm f/2.8D "new".
good, good, ......mm hmmm, good.......
and EXCELLENT!!!! All great stuff !!!!
Sorry for my SLOW and late reply to you ,but Im on vacation on Sanibel island, and been taking a lot of pics now that my shoot is over, and I only have 3GB per month tethering on data, so I have to answer questions here at the coffee shop !!!
Ive got a TON more videos to crank out when I get back, also Im making a few here on the island but I need a vacation pretty bad!
me and my spandex G-string and my Nikon on the beach catching shots (NOT!) ...... shots yes, Gstring NO
Landscape & some critters. Enjoy your informative videos.
hey do you have a tutorial on getting started with speed lights? thanks
sure i do, its spread out over several diff videos.
thanks for the video's between this and the D700 vid I just watched help decide which way to go when moving on to full frame on a budget and I wont have to trade in D3300 I am currently using.
I have all of those lenses except for the 60 mm. Not sure I would really benefit from it. I already have the 50 mm. Thank you for sharing this video. You have already saved me money.
There are tons of 50mm 1.8d on eBay. Does that mean it’s a piece of shit now?
What is your opinion of using Fotodiox adapter to allow Summilux-R 1.4/50mm to be mounted to Nikon DSLR?
Is the nikkor 105mm f/2.5 Ais any good? I can get my hands on one for 175 euros. Or a mint condition 135mm 2.8 Ai for 100 euros. Which one would you recommend? I really appreciate all (or most) of your videos btw.
Regarding the 50mm... Japan vs China? What are your thoughts?
thank u for this video. so the 20mm u got is the 3.5. what about the 2.8, there are so many options Ai, Ai's, D, nonD. what can u recommend? thx
Would you still to this day recommend the SB-800 for a D750? If not, what newer model would you get? I already have 2 Yongnuo 560's which have been good for me. Should I get one of these? Thanks.
How a bout a 35mm prime in stead of the 50 1.8? Since you have a 60 prime ? Or does that not maken sense?
Hi Ken,
Is there any difference from the 50mm 1.8 and the 50mm 1.8 D version?
Thanks!
+TigerStrikeX the pre-D and D, no there isnt other than some BS flash data for distance sent to the camera.
Thanks. This is very informative. Much appreciated.
First, let me say...I love all the videos you have been putting out on Nikon gear. I have a really easy question for you though. I see how you have all the lenses in Pelican Cases and I really want to replicate that setup. I went to Amazon (and the Pelican site) and see their numbering scheme makes no real sense...like 1200, 1400, 1450, 1500, etc. Can you tell me what model pelican cases I keep seeing on display in your videos...because I want to order some.
Thanks again for the videos...I have spent a bunch of time on eBay the last several days looking for a 135mm to buy based on your recommendation!!
sure thing, its the pelican IM2200 case !!
i am really excited to buy the tamron 15 30 mm f2.8 vc i will have left 900 usd left in my budget, i am thinking on getting the tokina 100 mm macro, but i got confused between the tamron 35 and 45 mm f1.8 vc but after i saw your review on the nikon macro 60 mm i got more confused, i would appreciate an advice should i buy: 1 the tamron 35 or 2 the tamron 45, or 3 the nikon 60 mm macro ?
Hi! love these videos :D Thank you so much for all your help. Is the Nikon 135mm 2.8 AI-S a good lense? also I have the option to buy a tokina 100mm 2.8 or nikon 105mm 2.8.... I would really value your opinion! Thanks again.
Hello sir, I am a great follower of you from India. I just have one question. How to judge a lens from ebay. If it is coming from Japan then what is your suggestion to evaluate and trust the product.Your tips will help me a lot.
I know this is going to sound dumb, but I'm currently in a qaundary about buying a Nikon D600 and entering the full frame world.
I have a question though, how do you identify an FX lens from a DX lens?
I know DX has it written in the name, but I don't want to assume that's the way you tell the difference before making my decision, the FX ones I know about seem to have ED in the name, is it really as simple to identify them as that?
Wondered if you could enlighten me Ken, or anyone else who sees this comment and knows.
I moved from a D3300 to a D7200 but would love to shoot more street and especially in the evenings etc... So getting the actual focal length from lenses would be great for that (as I'd like a 35mm prime for street) and obviously the low light performance for evenings and night shooting.
Hi Ken, any thoughts about the 35mm f2.0 D? I will have to choose between 35 and 18-35. Is there a big difference in image quality, sharpness etc?
ImNotEvenaNicePerson 35mm F2 is is a great cheap lens, big diff between that and the 18 35mm at 35mm??? Some, nothing major.....the 18-35 is far far more useful.
Theoria Apophasis decided to go for 18 35. Thanks a lot:)
Is there ONE versatile wide-angle FX lens that can be used for landscape AND street photography? I do more street but like to do landscape occasionally too.
I moved from DX to FX and have to replace my DX 10-20mm and 35mm. Can I replace them with 1 very good lens? Or as I'm leaning towards right now, the only option is to replace them with a 20mm and a 50mm prime? Would you say the 18-35mm is better than a combo of 20 and 50?
yes, i made a video about same, the 18-35mm lens is what you want.
I miss this Ken 😂
Rockwell?
Wish you still made more Nikon videos instead of the Fuji ----
I brought D700 recently after viewing of your reconmendation video and very very happy with it's performance. I have lenses like Nikon 18-200mm VRII (DX), Nikon 50mm 1.8G, Nikon 80-200mm 4.5N AI-S, Nikon 135mm 2.8 AI-S (it is also ur recomendation)
Please suggest me a wide angle lens
hey man.
regarding 105mm 2.5 and 135mm 2.8 nikon manual lenses...
-are the NON-AI older lenses any good (much cheaper), or are they duds. Talking optically here.
Cheers
Will these FX lenses work on a D7100 since D7100 is not a full frame?
of course they will
Hi! What do you think about 28-300, just read that it's the same quality as 70-300, of course it costs more.
Sergei Korotkov its a great lens, i have both, same quality ? NO.
70 300 VR is only $300 minty used.
make sure its ONLY the VR
not because it has VR, but that its a superior lens.
Great vid man and in HD too 🍺🍻🍻👏
thanks man ;)
heres the video: ua-cam.com/video/B2eUatRgFMg/v-deo.html
Can you tell me if the glass in the Nikon 70-300 is as sharp as the 28-300? I realize the 28-300 would be a more expensive lens than the 70-300.
Thanks
duanemcclun its not "the glass" rather too much and construction that make the 28 300 inferior to the 70 300 VRG
i have both, the 70 300 VRG is far superior.
both are excellent lenses .
Hello! out of Nikon D7100, D700 and D600 which would be better for low light, street and portraiture photography?
+Patrick Jane none of those, the D750
Theoria Apophasis But i cannot afford the D750 :( next best thing out of these would be?
Hi, I am building a new lens set, I personally think the Tamron 100mm can do the job of both 60mm and 135mm while saving space and weight for the same price and build quality, at the moment I am only missing a long tele zoom - just I can't decide yet.
Sorry for my english and thanks for your advices :)
+Francesco Maria Giansanti you mean Tokina 100mm 2.8 :)
Oh yes, I meant the Tokina! I love this lens, it is just incredible.
oh you have it already ehhh?
Yup, I bought the Tokina back in 2008 for 357 euros without knowing how good it is and I used it only a couple of times on film. After the "film's end" big depression (DX sucks!) I am back shooting with a Nikon D610. My new 18-35 G has taken place of the old 18-35 D and now I have a one week old 50mm G: I think the aspherical element gives some advantages on this lens when used wide open but I didn't have the chance to make a test.
Hey Ken,I'm looking for a lightweight zoom lens to substitute my Tamron 15-30 when I feel the need to shed those extra pounds from my bag. 1) Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED and 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR. Which would you recommend?2) What's your take on Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR and VR Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED (5.0x)? It's a go or no go?Other lenses that I have in my bag are the Nikkor *50mm f/1.4g, *20mm f/1.8G ED and Tokina *100mm Macro
+qalashnikovs easy, Nikkor 18-35 :)
its VERY lightweight
Thanks Ken. That sure helps.
Is the Nikkor 50mm F/1.8 D AF a good choice (on a D700)?
Jasper van den Ham Absolutely so, and you can get one great shape for about $75+ on ebay
i have a few of em (and owned many many more over the years). it is nikons second most fragile 50mm however, but youre not using it as a baseball.
Okay thanks! I'll watch your 50mm video once again for the best choice.
what are your opinions on the nikkor 85 1.8 D vs. the G?
Dude, I have to ask a stupid question because I don't want to be ignorant forever: why have the 60 macro and the 50 prime? If i could trade, I would go instead for 20mm prime and 60macro(and thats my present intention), but do I really need the 50mm since the 60macro is close to that range?
TooLMaster Readbolt your intention is good. Need both, NO, indeed not, the quality in what both produce is diff, but youre correct
thats why ive said the 60mm macro is the "swiss army knife" of lenses to own, great stuff.
I purchased the 24-85 but on accident I got the non VR. Should I return it
No.its a great lens
Nikon D3, 35mm f/2D, 50mm f/1.8D, with hoods and CLEAR filters.
brother i am d7100 user.i want to buy a 135mm 2.8 AI.if i use this lens on d7100 am i faced any problem.????? cz this old F mount lens. please give me this information
No problema other than the fact that it is a manual focus lens. I use my 135 2.8 on my D7100 all the time. Incredible bokeh.
who needs 4 whole seconds to get such a simple analogy (chameleon)?
Is there a difference with the 135 f2.8 E-Series? Please excuse my ignorance.
+Carlos Gutierrez there isnt no, its 1970s "budget" lens
Thank you! I'm going to pick one up.
Which lenses would you take to Alaska to be used on a d810.
for what? street or critter shooting, portrait?????
would theses lenses work well with the d500?
yep
Should I get the NIKKOR-Q 135 mm F/2.8 Ai Converted MF lens over the 135 mm f/3.5 ai for my D750?
Kyle Masterson 3.5 is just as good, an unconverted 3.5 is a better choice.
Theoria Apophasis converted 2.8 is cheaper. With my knowledge higher aperture is better. Not sure about the ai though. I really appreciate your help.
I would also more then appreciate if you could comment a list of all the equipment in the video, or possibly in the video description. Thanks again!
that would normally be the case, but youre forgetting LESS glass is bit better, 3.5 has 4 elements :)
i have several of both lenses (8 total), both are great, the 3.5 a bit more, due to compact size and element count
well fuck! lol Well thanks for the awesome tips! I will subscribe and keep watching your videos.
Today: $1,500 on all Nikon AF-D 20-35, 80-200, 35, 60 micro, 85 1.8.
whats your opinion on the 16-35mm f4
Theoria Apophasis I agree the f4 sucks in comparison to the 18-35 f3.5-4.5g. Don't waste your money saul.
Love the videos as always. I want to be a proffesional portrait and real estate photographer. Also shoot some street photography. I own a Nikon 7100 with a NIKON 50 1.8, TAMRON 28-75, and NIKON 12-24. I was thinking of moving to full frame. (Either 610 or 750?? Not sure which one but thats in my budget). And for lenses, I would sell my 12-24 (since its dx). Would you recommend I keep the 28-75? I was thinking about getting the 80-200 for when I move to full frame also. Thanks.
can anyone list all the lens so I'm making sure I'm getting the correct ones. thank you
Hi Ken. The 50mm 1.8 has plastic ring you said to keep away from it and buy metal ring :\ there's only £10 deference between the two lens in UK
Why don't people work out what they are going to say before they start, then don't repeat it or drink before.
I've been shooting the 10.5mm DX lens on my APS sensor Nikon and loving it. I recently upgraded to a D750 FX sensor and started using the 10.5mm on it. Ken Rockwell on his site says don't do it. But I think he is not right on that. It is working great. Sure the view finder looks a little funny. But the DX/FX works great on the 750. I even just use Nikon's software to do the fisheye conversions and am also getting great results. It is a cool lens that I love to shoot outdoors and scenery to really capture the grandeur of the outside. Indoors it can be a magic maker when in cramped places.
SFM Ken Rockwell is SMOKING CRACK when he said that!!!!
HELL YES IT WORKS great!
I need to make a video warning people about his BS on that, i forget the link, you got it?
www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/105fe.htmis the link. To be fair, once I went back and read it I think he means don't use it on film camera. But the placement of the FX viewfinder photo may have made me think he meant it for FX camera as well. I say that because he concludes that section with the statement "On film and FX cameras, use the 16mm AF Fisheye."
i would catch a flight to miami and buy a kodak funsaver at the walgreens and spend the change on party time : )
What's your opinion on the old AFS 28-70 f2.8?
ill take it all day long.
you find a good one cheap?
I found one for 600$ Canadian but it has quite a bit of wear around the barrel but the glass is absolutely perfect. I tried it out on my d800 and liked the results but I am concerned about the reliability since it has a small dent on the focus indicator window and the hood mounting points are bare metal
lots of barrel wear is normal for a pro lens like that
just make sure it focuses right, and check what i mention in my video on HOW TO CHECK USED LENS
thats cheap!!
focus indicator window no biggie
TAKE SHOTS, make sure its sharp
good wear is OK, damage is another.
Thanks for the tip I'm now just mainly concerned about the motor failing on me
Is it a wise idea to pick up any of these lenses on digitaloutlets.com or factory official.com?
half those guys are scammers
So where would you recommend getting grey market stuff?
Hi,
Any chance you can do a similar video for a DX cameras
i did already, check my vids!
winks*
sorry just saw it. checking it out now. thanks :)
Nikon 24 85 vr or 35 70 2.8d for dx and fx
+Ravi Shankar depends on needs and price, the 24 85 is faster AF and sharper, but of course not as fast a lens.
Hee Man, props on your videos! Question: I'm going on a 3 week backpack trip to costa rica on a budget. All I have in my bag so far is a D7000, 50mm 1.8G, 18-105vr, 35-70 2.8, sb700, and a tamron 70-300 di (cheapo version). Any budget gear tips for making the pictures of the trip worthwhile? cheers
+Jorick van Gorp for sure a speedlight and wireless trigger for subject illumination :)
i see U have the speedlight, but need a flash cable or wireless triggers
Could the introduction be any longer? I am growing old waiting. I developed Alzheimer's before the first lens was shown. I was in a coma before the midway point.
James Winters fast forward LOL
Theoria Apophasis :) indeed, and you meant well. I did not mean in my other comment to be too punitive. There is this illusion in social media that we must overstate all ideas in exaggerated ways since nobody reads or hears it anyway. Therein lies a paradox because with all the information now at our fingertips, everyone is time-poor. So much information and so little time. Now I might be babbling… blah, blah, blah
i have PTSD issues from taking care of my dying wife over 10 years.
Im a loose wingnut
LOL
where in the world can I find a 135mm 3.5 for $100 lol
+Mike Wahba Gotta search hard. I found an uncleaned one, took a gamble, and got it for $60 delivered. Pretty cool color and depth!
is the 70-300 sharper than the 55-300?
55 300 has more distortion between 55 and 80, and also MORE at 300 than does the 70 300 at 300
likewise, its not as sharp,......no.
On top of that the 55-300 is sloooooooooow
yes indeed
love you!
+Admeralsarms see the giant honker lenses tonight in a video , hahahahha.
+Theoria Apophasis yay!
18-35 there's a ton of them on EBay UK
CONFUSED!
20-35 2.8 AF D
OR
18-35 3.5-4.5 G ED
OR something else for almost same price(680 bucks), what to buy (FUCK!!) for D800
want that 15-30 Tamron but so EXPENSIVE
+Jul Jostn for D800....... for $700....... used 16-35 F4 nikkor :)
+Theoria Apophasis damn fast answer! like it, thanks!!
So the 20-35 2.8 AF D is a Turd or just inferior compared to the 18-35/16-35...??
Hey guys what do you think about 24-120mm F4 nikkor to product photography on a D7200 DX camerar? Realize are studio photography
Tnks
that lens looks sexy, but its a sleazy pooper
Sad to know, cause i found one here for $800 and i thought it could be a good investment.
Thanks for such a good Video, speziell to use of a speed light, because speed light overtake my Kamera shutter speed and there is no blurry Fotos
hi, ive got a question or two for you.... first, i am totally NEW to photography and have been using a cheapo samsung digital camera and getting fairly good pis from it, but i am now retired and on the road a lot and am taking pics for the purpose of uploading to spaebook and emailing to family. going to yellowstone and want decent pics of a buffalo some 150 yards away. maybe some macro, but very little. auto focas is probably a must. so.... ive been looking at nikon mostly and am, to say the least, totally freaking confused by all the damn letters, ie. af dx fx vr ai mouse...anyway, i have come to the conclusion that the d5300 is probably the camera for me, however i have been watching your lens videos and find the ones you like are not really compatible with the auto focus feature of the d5300, so then i started looking at the d7100 / d7200 because i can use auto focus with any old lens that i trip over in a pawn shop.... so... is the price difference in the two cameras worth the availability of lens difference in the two camera's auto focus features... also, any other input you might have would be greatly appreciated since im sure i should have more questions, but being new, i would imagine that i probably dont have as many questions as answers... thanks in advance for your time.... j.r. cformony@gmail.com.
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Buffalo at 150 yards, got it
Well any FX lens can be used on any DX camera, but the 3000
and 5000 series cannot AF the D series lenses, NOR can use the AI or AIS for
metering
And hell yes, the D7100 ($700 new Ebay) is worth it, I WOULD
NOT consider the D5500
But I don’t know your budget!!!!!!!!!
Ultimately you must understand that the MORE expensive D7100
is actually CHEAPER since it can use a TON of very cheap lenses that the D5000
and D3000 series cannot use.
Thanks !! ask anything
Please dont be angry with me cuzi dont know shit. anyway how can i use one of these legacy lenses with an a6000 or a nex5?
Oiii, on the nex5, good question!!! dunno.
Hi. You can use lenses that have an aperture ring (non-G lenses) with a ~20 USD Nikon to NEX adapter without any problems. The G lenses require a more complex adapter that slides the aperture pin by turning a ring on the adapter, never tried that one since I don't own any G lenses.
Hii...I just learned something on another vid but don know much about it. They say 'When u put a FX lens on a crop body...u hv to multiply the APERTURE TOOO!!!' What the hell I mean I am planning to pick up the 70-300 Nikkor...It is already nt that fast..but after hearing to them I was really on a verge to change my mind bout that lens. Pls Pls Pls verify my query!!
Rdgs
Wish I would have found your videos earlier so I could have been called an idiot for looking at certain lenses instead of buying them.
hahahahahhahah~!!
IF you had to choose between the “best” lenses for manual focusing for the Z6 (ie using the Rhino Arc II / Focus slider) would you opt for:
Nikkor Z 35mm 1.8S ($850)
AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1.4G ($1500!)
Sigma ART 35mm 1.4DG HSM ($650)
Sigma has been recommended, as the Nikkor is overpriced... but - while fitting the Z lens directly onto the Z6 - has slight advantages... I heard you can’t EXACTLY pull focus with Z lenses based on exact position of the manual focus ring??? It’s electronic and relies on autofocus to correct.
it wont make me happy the rest of my lif because I'm lens addicted thanks to the guy I watch over and over and I got my last 35 dollar lense today in fact, an old 35 - 105 3.5 4.5 and that does it for me for a while. my Harley is looking at me funny but I just cant. its my hope chest in case I can ever ride it again. many of these lenses before me look kinda like a boat, sniff, sniff
Always saying the same shit over and over again.....
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