18-35 G series 180MM f2.8 D series 24mm f1.8 G 105mm f2 DC You are welcome.

@Silvermanshehadi

4 жыл бұрын

Dude thanks.

@Hadi2243

4 жыл бұрын

You are a life saver, thanks dear sir..

@AmineRahmani_

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

I can't thank you enough by the way for all the good advice, lessons, reviews, comparisons... etc

I just picked up the 180mm f2.8 for $290. I can't wait to get my hands on it!!!! Thanks so much for your videos, I'm learning so much from your knowledge and building up some great lenses!

@gregoryvarano8002

2 жыл бұрын

The 180mm f2.8 If ED is derived from the Zeiss 180mm 2.8 made by Zeiss for photographers covering the 1936 Olympics. It was a fast telephoto for its time. Nikon simply took the design and perfected it. You can get the Zeiss 180mm F2.8 Sonnar but the Nikon version is better. Leica's 180mm F2 APO Summicron is considered the best 180mm produced. The price on Ebay for a used copy is around $9,000 US. The Nikon is a steel at the prices you see on Ebay. It is my go to lens for fashion, portraits when I have the room and for sports. Film and digital it is stellar. On a DX sensor it is a 270mm f2.8 If ED! perfect for sports and wildlife. 1/4 the weight of the 300mm f2.8 IF ED D.

@alexs.818

2 жыл бұрын

I got a good condition used copy two years ago for about 250. Absolutely gorgeous lens and it takes gorgeous images.

Another great video...thank you

I appreciate you actually responding to me and many many many others on here. So many KZread's say thank you on camera but never make time to write back.

4 Most UNDERRATED Nikkor lenses 1. 18-35 mm f3.5-4.5 g Nikkor 2. 180 mm f2.8d Nikkor 3. 24 mm f1.8 g 4. 105 mm f2 dc Nikkor

@faithiahenderson1011

5 жыл бұрын

Is the 180mm f2.8 nikkor good for weddings and does it work well with the d850

@MrK67017

5 жыл бұрын

@@faithiahenderson1011 Ohhhhhh yea it does.

I think the Micro Nikkor 55mm deserves some love. I am sure you've mentioned it sometime but I never saw it. I use it, 3.5, on my C body Sony, it's a great all around fun lens for manual photography. It's a little tank, doesn't need no stinking lens hood and of course it's got that feel.

I always seem to come back to these videos to see what I should buy to adapt on my sony.

Yes! I am happy to hear that I own a highly recommended lens. A few months ago I bought the 18-35 G series on eBay for $525.00.

135mm 1:2 Ai-S. A beast of a lens that performs amazingly great at 1:2. Unique! 😍

I have a 180 2.8 and it's one of my most favorite lenses for Portraits.

@Skarrald

3 жыл бұрын

is it still one favorite`?

@Skarrald

3 жыл бұрын

Andie, was that your like? I can't see who liked the comment on YT.

I've got 3 of the 4 ( all but the 28mm ). I was worried about the 18-35 because I don't use it enough but back in October I went to Toronto and used it....way worth it.

I have owned the 180 since 1997. I chose the 135 over the 105. But they are both the same breed. Amazing lenses... very underrated indeed. Built like tanks. I wouldn't part with them at any cost. I bought the 28 1.4 g a few weeks ago. And it has become my everyday lens. Try one if you can.

I am in love with the 180 mm F/2.8. It's old but damn it's solid. Using it with the D800 gives an amazing experience for around 300$ (used). Not the sharpest at F/2.8 but close it down one notch and it's just great.

I am about to buy a all around 'landscape' lens, which would you recommend? 20mm 1.8 nikkor 15-30mm tamron 24mm 1.8g nikkor

Starting fresh with lenses for an older camera body (Nikon D90) Would you be kind enough to advise essential 5 -6 lenses to look for. All around use including macro, nature, wildlife. Interested in going high quality used route.

Fine optics are like fine watches, nothing really changes in 50 years (except minor details like water resistance) in terms of the craft and good things of yesteryear are still good things today. Heck, even the Petzval lens is still a really, really good lens today. It is not sharp to the edges but it was the first calculated lens and it was designed for portraiture.

Dear Uncle Ken ...... You can go off people you know ..... love what you do but i have been looking for the 105mm at a good price in the UK ...... Already have the 24mm and 180mm from your past recommendations and also 60mm Macro ...... Very happy with all of them but due to us all following your advise ..... now you have endorsed the 105mm i suspect the used price will as the others did go up .... but i can live with that i guess ... keep doing what you do

I have that 24mm 1.8g for my D7100 it really is a great lens fkn love it.

I own two out of the four mentioned. The others I have are the 18-35 IF ED D and the 24mm f2.8 AIS.Reason being, I still primarily use film and the gelded lenses will work on my F5's but not My F3 HP or my F2A bodies. Funny exact focal lengths, The 24mm f2.8 AIS is mechanical perfection better than the 24mm f1.4 but slower. If you need the speed then the 24mm f1.4 G is king I've been a pro for over 30 years, nothing beats great glass to help realize your creative vision.

Thanks for the lens reveiw

Which one is better: 105 DC f/2 or 105 1.8 AIS? Which one would you buy in 2022?

LOL...I just bought the 24mm 1.8 from watching your channel. Thanks bro!!!

@kathodosdotcom

5 жыл бұрын

great damn lens. !

Lol.I got a gravy train on biscuit wheels.😂😂💖.Thanks to you.

Hi Ken. Just a quick note. I tried using my Nikon 105mm 2.8 D Macro lens on my D850 to focus stack. The option to focus stack in the menu on the back of the D850, is greyed out. Put a G lens on & bang focus stacking is back as an option. I am therefor assuming that all D series lenses won't focus stack on this camera?

@greystone2880

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's major. Did you confirm that's the case?

I'm not a pro photographer, but I want to take excellent travel pictures, so I want to carry only one lens for my D7500. I have the 18-200 DX, but I just read about an 18-300 DX that's not much bigger, and is still 3.5. Should I get it, or the Tamron 16-300mm? I also shoot video. TY!

Hi Ken love the channel I was wondering and it may be a stupid question but hey ho is there a noticeable difference in using a crop sensor vs full frame for landscapes say using a nikon d500 vs a nikon d500 as they have similar sensors with lenses that give approximately the same focal length for wide angle shooting again it may be a silly question but it's one I need to ask and a lot of people say yes defiantly go full frame for landscapes also keep up the honest reviews thanks matthew

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

for ideal FOV lenses and rendering FX is a "necessity" for serious portrait and landscape shooters

Years ago I bought the NIkon 180 From B and H camera. It needed a repair,it was a used lens, but I got it back within 10 days and they sent it to Nikon and sent it back to me and it has been perfect ever since. The local newspaper, when there used to be one, photographers for the paper almost always had a Nikon 180 yes it’s an amazing lens

"Gravy train on biscuit wheels" I'm going to use this next time I head to New Orleans. They will be like D.C. People know some shit 🤣🤣🤣🌹🌹

Think people confusing the sensor size with the light circle. Thats why it is generally more advisable to get a DX lens fro crop sensors. I have tested a number of them myself and at the same aperture the FX lens is darker than the equivalent DX.

Hi Ken, what are your thoughts on the older 180mm AF ED but without the last D?

@garvinkelly

2 жыл бұрын

it's the same lens. there are 2 versions. The first is plastic and not as nice. The second is the same metal construction as the D version. Optics are the same on all of them

I’m not sure about the selection. One can get an Nikkor 14-24mm 2.8G ED on the cheap, the negatives are it doesn’t take normal filters and weights 1 kg. The Sigma 24-35mm f/2 Art effectively replaces three 1.8 24, 28 and 35mm lenses. The negative is almost weight 1 kg. I also have the classic Zeiss Distagon 2/25, which is very underrated, though quite expensive used. The Nikkor 105mm f/2.0DC may be good but it doesn’t have special glass, and at $700-800 used, is still very expensive. I would recommend to save for the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED instead. If you use Z-cameras, the 105DC would be manual focus only and besides very poor at manual focusing. On the other hand, the Nikkor 180mm f/2.8D ED IF and 180mm 2.8 ED AI-S are both highly recommended. Wish one could get the 105mm f/2DC for $300-400.

Hey Ken.. greetings. Little bit off topic but would like to have your opinion on the below lenses as a full kit. Could you pls review? Thanks: 4-lens setup: Rokinon 12mm 2.0 Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm 2.0 (Adapted) Voigt Nokton 58mm 1.4 (Adapted) Nikon Nikkor 105mm 1.8 Ais(Adapted) 2-lens setup: Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm 2.0 & Voigt Nokton 58mm 1.4 **** ~30mm 1.4 (Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm 2.0 on speedbooster) ~43mm 2.0 (Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm 2.0 on plain adapter) ~63mm 1.0 (Voigt Nokton 58mm 1.4 on speedbooster) ~88mm 1.4 (Voigt Nokton 58mm 1.4 on plain adapter) ****

@SauravDasGuptaIN

6 жыл бұрын

also if better options available

One of theme i things get better with the years and it's the 18-35mm ! I love it on my D800 with the past but that lens make event more sense now !!! On Z series camera the things i dont love on that lens on start it's the ergonomie of that lens on dslr (still totally usable but i just find it weird) the that lens on FTZ make more sense versus the Z series lens! The ergonomie are soo nice on it. It's lighter (event with the FTZ added in the weight) IMO sharper and less expensive. That a totally keeper in my bag now !

Who is your friend who shoots for vogue, would love to see the work he creates with the 180mm lens

hey ken, home your good, im going traveling to places where i can expect random hard downpours! i know you recommend the 35mm f2 , just wondering what your thoughts are on the fx 35mm 1.8g..i know "weather sealing" isnt all what they hype it up to be lol

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

about my least fave lens is the 35mm 1.8G , its just a drooling dead squirrel of a lens :/

@thomasneedham3342

6 жыл бұрын

Theoria Apophasis haha ok cheers ! Any reconendations then for low light rainy travel?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

24mm 1.4G or 35mm 1.4G :)

@thomasneedham3342

6 жыл бұрын

Theoria Apophasis your awesome man! Thank you so much. Was wondering if you have seen our brits new pride...blue planet 2?

Can you pick 4 budget lenses that you would recommend Ken? Not everyone (me) shooting has that kind of money to spend ... I have the 50mm 1.8D and the 35mm .... Can you recommend budget zooms that work, or do they even exist lol. Regards Tom

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

define BUDGET.......for what camera?

WOuld you recommend this nikon 18-35 vs the Tamrom 15-30? and What about the 28mm 1.8?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

diff lens, the 15 30 is a fat honking LOG of a lens.....both are awesome of course. 28mm 1.8G is also awesome, ive got it also

1.:Considering the crop factor, is the 180mm here still a recommendation for dx users? 2.:having just picked up a zeiss planar 85mm 1.4 for low $, which of your recommended lenses can I now discard? 3.:should I replace my micro nikkor af 105mm 2.8d with the Tokina 100mm macro? Tokina are much cheaper here 4.:should I go for the micro nikkor 60 (McGyver lens) or Voigtländer 58mm nokton? No1 about 200€ here, No 2 350€.

I have a 180mm F2.8D ED and it's such a good lens got it for a steal too.

Hey Ken I like your videos on lenses. They are packed with useful information. I have Nikon 7500 (18-105mm + 50mm f1.4) and am planning to buy Fujifilm X-T30. Can you suggest an optimum combination of lenses of both systems for interchangeable use, so as to save on duplication costs? I am a hobbyist, interested in shooting landscape, street, family, wildlife. Regards. Himmat Singh India

@anandhua.b4589

4 жыл бұрын

just get an adapter

Hi, Ken. Stern recommended mir-1b lens in his latest video. What do you think about that lens, have you tested it?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

i dont recall having used that lens

Could a feller use one of the aformentioned Nikkor lens apparati for the purpose of starting a fire via concentrating sunlight on dry tinder?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

ive got nikkor lens elements for that

the d850 , the 24-70 g2, 70-200 g2 and 501.8d arrived today but the xqd reader was backordered

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

what about an off brand one?

how is Nikon 24 70 mm f 2.8 lens with D7200?

Would you recommend the 180mm f2.8 d paired with a d7200 for bird photography?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

that lens is toooooo slow for fast bird action, no.

@anish1797

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have always had a great experiences with your recommendations. I currently have the ED 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G for birds and I love it. Do you have any suggestions for an upgrade?

Now please do the same but give us the 3 most overrated Nikon lenses.

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

hehehehe i just made that video didnt i?

hi ken suggest me sharpest lens for astro work?

@D1AK0NDA

6 жыл бұрын

I'll try to help Ken here (he's not asking me to do this). I bought the Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G and... Sharp! Sharper than my Zeiss Biogon T*21 f/2.8.

Hi Ken! Why dont you make more videos about the D850?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

why? ive made a TON already

What do you think of the 135mm nikon af D.C. F2

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

incredible lens, ive made vids on it

The AIS 180 ED is a little better but not as convenient.

I own the 105 f2 DC but my main problem with it is autofocus .. doesn’t seem to focus well. I fixed it with auto tune and setting the refocus control on f2 when shooting at f2, is this the right way to do it Ken?

@neoshazam

6 жыл бұрын

Some copies need the Defocus Control to be set to Rear F2 or R2 to focus properly.

Is that 180 2.8 D really that much better than the AI-S ED version??

Hi Ken, if my understanding is correct, you said in this video that the Nikon 24 mm f/1.4 was incredible. But if I remember right, in your previous videos, you did not seem to like this lens very much and you argued that at 1.4 it was not so good. Did you change your mind on the Nikon 24 mm f/1.4? Well, I would not disagree on this because I own this 24 f/1.4 and actually it is one of the lenses I used the most with my Nikon cameras because 24 mm is very convenient when you travel, it is lighter and smaller than a 24-70 lens and at the same time you can do low light photography. At 1.4, it is not that sharp but I think it is still decent and quite useful, especially when there is not enough light for a wider aperture and I want still to take a picture at 64 iso with my Nikon D850. Maybe, you should do another video on the Nikon 24 mm f/1.4 to give us your final thought on this particular lens.

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

the 24mm 1.4 is fine, but overpriced ...it is a great lens ...the 1.8 is a far better value and only 2/3rd stop slower i was planning on doing a video on the 24 1.4 here very soon, i have it

@Altitude2011

6 жыл бұрын

Theoria Apophasis Nice! Look forward to it!

I had to pause on 'This lens is crotch melting' 🤣🤣🤣

Believe it or not, I think the B&W photos from the 180mm F2.8 are even better than the 105 F2.

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

youd be pretty accurate on that :)

@batman2of8

5 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. But sometimes B&W really really pop on the 105. It's like a coin toss that you always win.

@beslemeto

5 жыл бұрын

180mm F2.8 is considered one of the best lenses for B&W!!!

Hi! I just got the 105 f2 DC NIKKOR and I’m having trouble with auto focus. I absolutely LOVE how this thing renders skin tones and bokeh, and when I manually focus, I can hit nicely even wide open. But auto focus lets me down 9 out of ten times. I tried fine tune calibration but it seems fine in that regard. Did I buy a bum lens?? I use a d610 btw, and I paid 700 bones for the 105 for what it’s worth. Anyway I hope you see this, and I’m a huge fan of the channel!

@jeromedeprins

6 жыл бұрын

spacetoilet i have the same issue with my 105 f2 DC on my D7100 and I got it right with af fine tuning and I put the defocus control at f2 when shooting at f2, hope this is helpful to you! Hope Ken can also comment on this ..

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

can you drop by a local camera store and try is on a diff camera, the D610 is kinda a pooper on AF screw drive lenses, but since you calibrated it, you SURE you calibrated it correctliy?

@spacetoilet

6 жыл бұрын

Theoria Apophasis ok I will try it on my friends d800 this week and see how it does.

@spacetoilet

6 жыл бұрын

Theoria Apophasis ok so that’s depressing... on my friends d800 body it not only focuses faster but also the focus is DEAD ON! So why is my D610 focus so crap for screw drive?? Because it’s entry level full frame or something??

@batman2of8

5 жыл бұрын

It's also a common problem with that lens. Mine won't focus properly until f3.2. I keep it at 3.5. Try shooting at 3.5. It's still the best portrait shooter even at 3.5.

I have a kinda "thing" for the D-series lenses.

Forgot the 16x80mm f2.8/4..Nikon. its awsome for dg.

my g lenes is 28/100 at 10 pounds it is pin sharp and very light on a d200 is is just so good my lovers

Hey Ken can I put that 180 2.8 fitted on the gfx? and also what focal length in 35mm will that look like on the gfx r?

The 't' in 'often' is silent.

The Nikkor 105mm f/2 D DC is not underrated at all ;-)

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

by MOST it is

How do you like the 135/F2 DC lens?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

its amazing, i looooove it

@shekatagani

6 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that! I am getting one...Hope it's a good copy.

My D 18-35 is pretty sharp

what the different 135 and 105 dc ken?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

i have both, both are amazing

@fernandoopoka8269

6 жыл бұрын

30mm thx

It is hard to admit, but Fujifilm has nothing that compares to the Nikon AF 105mm f/2 D DC. If Nikon starts making mirrorless cameras, Fujifilm will be in serious trouble.

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

Fuji is working on it

@roastbeef1967

6 жыл бұрын

If Fuji would make their lenses focus mechanically, they would be perfect.

Man what about the 105 1.4 G i never heard you talk about that lens

@angangaus

6 жыл бұрын

Fernando Opoka he completely trashed it. But that opinion is questionable anyway

@fernandoopoka8269

6 жыл бұрын

angangaus oooh i supposed that he dont like that lens

@angangaus

6 жыл бұрын

Fernando Opoka some of his opinions go against the mainstream. Sometimes I think he just does it for the heck of it. But on the 105 1.4, I was determined to get it as an Xmas gift. I checked it out at b&h last week and was totally underwhelmed. Surprisingly, they had been sold out. Tried the 135 1.8 sigma and 135 f/2 milvus. The Zeiss was the surprise performer. Having said that, ever since I got the 70-200 mm fl ed, which ken praised to death, before throwing it under the bus for tamron g2, I have been unable to justify buying another portrait lens. Save 600 bux more and get the 70-200 fl ed. It's a weapon of mass destruction that makes the 105 prime look like a a slug...and trust me,you will find the 1.4 aperture totally useless. All the best

@fernandoopoka8269

6 жыл бұрын

angangaus the only problem of the 70-200 for me is the price, is damn over priced, and its true. It is also true that you won't use the 105 at 1.4 most of the time because the narrow DOF but that is not a negative point... sorry for my bad english

@fernandoopoka8269

6 жыл бұрын

Mert Kabakci ooh and the optics?

My D18-35 is preety sharp

Hi, sorry we are all so stupid. But at least I deserve credit for dragging my unworthy necrotic flesh to the mountain top to learn from the master. But seriously, helpful video.

I can think of somebody who wouldn't buy any of these lens recommendations.....a Canon user lol :-P

24mm f/1.8G and 105mm f/2 DC are not underrated IMHO. They are universally considered as very good lenses. Even the Canon and Sony people know how good the 105mm f/2 DC is.

@gregoryvarano8002

2 жыл бұрын

The 105mm F2 DC is in a class on its own along with the 135mm f2 DC. you have amazing control of depth of field in both the foreground and background. No other lens manufacture make them.

@shang-hsienyang1284

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryvarano8002 4 years have passed, recently Canon made a 105mm macro with similar capabilities for their RF mount. However, that lens is intended to be a macro, and stopping down shifts the focus plane. To me that is unacceptable.

I don't think 24mm f/1.8G is underrated, almost all reviews and users claim it awesome. 105 f/2 and 180 f/2.8 are more forgotten than underrated (as the 135 f/2D, some Canon users even pretend there's no 135mm in the Nikon line when they talk about the f/2L). 18-35 f/3.5-4.5G is, but I think there's others lenses more underrated, e.g the 35 f/2D, the 85 f/1.8D or the 28-105 f/3.5-4.5D (just look at the second hand prices, almost for free ^^).

Fireside chat with Ken...

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

fake fireside yes

@johngalt9262

6 жыл бұрын

you're ruining the illusion!

I have the 135 f/2 DC. On my wish list for about 15 years, now that I have it, will never sell it.

@isarcat1

6 жыл бұрын

Susan Slattery Amen, sistah!

700$ cheap, very cheap! Peanuts! Ooook! Shure ! Just I got in coins!

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

U funny !

please say, "Yeah. That's the ticket." after telling an obvious lie. Thanks in advance.

The 24mm 1.4 is $2000 . I have the 24mm 2.8 D. I know but it was CHEAP.

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

nahh, you can snag em used for about $1200 :)

I know of one over rated reviewer...i am watching his review.. Now