These Nikon lens reviews and the camera reviews were entertaining and helpful.

Awesome Angry! Thank you!

12 minutes of Ken telling us how many lenses he owns.

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

uhhh noo

Make a quick review of all the Fujifilm lenses! 🙏

I just watch this again and it's so informative one of your best efforts! I was on eBay looking at Nikon lenses and there's so many of them you get lost in the sauce. I've never bought anything on eBay don't really know how and really don't want to gamble with my money on it either. Do you know if a deal looks too good to be true it probably is. At some point I'll get over this right now it's just a great place to look for me. That money is kind of tight right now to. That's probably more like it.

Great video review of all current Nikon lenses... Can I have the Nikon catalog that you marked up when you’re finished with it?

Have you ever used the tamron 180mm f/3.5 Macro ? what's your thoughts on it ?

Is Nikon reading this? Absolutely the worst lens I had was the DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II lens. Even the screws were plastic. After one year autofocussing became erratic while overseas. I went to a local camera store, who said he could fix it if I gave him 2 days. He just had to replace a few screws. However, my lens was still under guarantee, so I opted to send the lens to Nikon. So the result was that Nikon claimed I had abused the lens and if I wanted the screws replaced I had to pay more than the price of a new one. And since I abused it, if I did not pay for the investigation (also the equivalent of a new copy), I did not get my lens and the UV-filter back. So not just was the lens crap, also the Nikon consumer experience. Basically, Nikon said that I cannot handle their modern dingy modern products, so I have since bought mostly Ais lenses and one newer midrange zoom (second hand, of course). I have no issues with the Ais lenses, but I wonder if Nikon misses the turnover?

FWIW - The Nikkor 500mm F4 VR G is an amazing lens. Auto-focus is fast and it locks on confidently. The output is superb - I found one just over a month ago, and I notice Mark Smith uses one now. I love mine and I look forward to some great adventures with it.

some silk len's there mate where did you get your catalog from

For D850 landscapes, would you get better results with the 18-30mm zoom, or one of the 20mm or 24mm primes + cropping? (The Tamron 15-30 and Nikon 14-24 don't take conventional filters, so I've ruled them out.)

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

18-30 zoom? lands on the D850 id rather have the 20mm 1.8G, honestly however the MOST useful is the 24mm PC-E, you can do easy panoramas and PC control of converging lines best of all would be the 19mm PC-E

I would be very grateful if you could answer this question for me please. I recently bought a 2nd hand nikkor 17-55 2.8 online. The AF works perfectly but when you turn the focus ring it never stops. All my other lenses stop at infinity and the closest focus distance. However all my other lenses are junk so I'm wondering if this is a fancy pants lens thing or is the focus ring broken? Thanks!

From Nikon I have the 50mm 1.4G, the 24-120mm 4.0G VR and I'm buying the 180mm 2.8 ED AI-S next week. I also have the Zeiss ZF.2's Planar 1.4/50 and Makro Planar 2/100. I agree the kit lens is not well made, though optically reasonably good and the VR is definitely a plus. I think to get a 300mm 2.8 AI-S and perhaps the 500mm 4.0 AI-P. On the wider end will go with a Zeiss ZF.2 Distagon 2/25 and the 14-24mm 2.8G or the ZF.2 Distagon 2.8/15.

You have to specify on *which* attributes are bad. -- If the 80-400 was half its price, and Nikon could service it at normal prices, I would call it very descent for someone wanting to take only 1 lens at a school event or concert etc. if the 200 is not long enough. -- The 70-200 f4 is $900 refurb, excellent VR, sharpness and colors great, and low weight. It's not a portrait lens, but it's very good for other things. And won't give you a panic attack if you hit it accidentally because it's cheap. -- The 35 1.8G has so much chromatic aberration that pics with high contrast areas (especially snow/trees, or white sings/banners/walls in street photos, edges of buildings/bridges) turn almost useless. -- You forgot a non-excellent but very practical lens (I re-bought it for that): 16-35 VR. The 18-35 is optically better, and I hate zooms, but the VR is a savior in internal dark spaces (old buildings, churches, museum-like areas), night hours in the city, narrow streets in low light, even when driving! (that's how good its VR is). -- The 24-85 vr may be the best choice at a party, but try any form of landscape or internal space - it eliminates all sense of depth, bringing the background forward, so it's got its limitations, one should print a label on the lens "not for landscapes". -- I insist that under 20mm, the 14-24 renders a lot better than the 15-30 Tamron, with the latter flattening everything to the point of "cartoonish" landscape rendering between 15-18. the Nikon behaves like a prime throughout its range with incredible cinematic sense of depth (save for the annoying and frequent flare - which needs you carrying a black dog funnel for cover). So I think you forgot the *practical uses* of some lenses. What are they good for.

One of the best video

I am relatively new to photography and am looking for a portrait lens that does a little more, what do you recommend, if i could only get one, Nikon 60mm F/2.8D AF or the Tokina 100mm F/2.8

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

for what camera?

@stevendelcarlo7067

6 жыл бұрын

I currently have a D5200, I am saving for a D500

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

60mm 2.8 D AF

@stevendelcarlo7067

6 жыл бұрын

thank you, funny I was leaning towards the Tokina 100mm, from all your videos I have watched, I am glad I asked. One other thing, my current shutter count on my D5200 is 101,000 should i do some kind of preventative maintenance. I would hate to destroy my camera before I get my D500

@joeydelcarlo2489

6 жыл бұрын

LOL that answers that question, thanks

Thank you for this. I was about to buy the 50mm 1.8d or the 60mm 2.8d. But I think I will buy the 50 and then the 100m from tokina

Hey ken, Witch lens is better the tamron 35mm 1.8 vc or nikkor 35mm 1.8 fx

@tubularificationed

6 жыл бұрын

The Tamron SP primes seem to have rather ugly bokeh. If you mind that, please better do careful review. Tip: Good bokeh doesn't show off if your forecround object is only an arm's length away. Every lens is kind-of-good then. Try people photography with serious distances to the person (one which is appropriate and typical for the focal length in question). Wide-angle means eg. a full-body motiv like in fashion photography.

Was wondering whether the new Nikon 180-400mm F4 with the 1.4tc is in that brouchure Ken. I bet you don't own that lens yet

I'm a neewbie how to use the exposure compensation properly?

@jaymccloud676

6 жыл бұрын

If you have a Fujifilm camera is very easy. I recommend you look for a tutorial here in KZread depending on the camera model you have.

The 50mm 1.8G is an excellent lens, especially for street portraiture - it's light, fast enough, sharp enough and cheap enough to bring along everywhere, especially coupled with a cheap 3000 body, which has the same sensor of its bigger brothers. What could be better than good image quality in a small and affordable package? Talking about portraiture, the 105mm micro might suck wide open (horrible fringing), and it's performance under flat light might be appalling, but step it down to f/5.6 and feed it some sunshine and you'll get the best skin tones you've seen - it just devours all the colors of the scene to render a stunning photo. The 105mm is quite lovely as a micro lens as well, given good lighting. Thanks for the lens recommendations!

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

relative to what?

@Jerubei

6 жыл бұрын

Theoria Apophasis What point from my post are you referring to?

Do you recommend Pentacon Meyer-Optik Orestor 135mm f2.8 for portrait?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

fragile aperture, great output but poorly made

@tomfa6507

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks... I saw Someone selling it for $150 USD and was wondering if it's worth it.

OK, out of my 3 lenses I've got a C, B, and A. Guess I can go vacation this week with one lens or leave the Nikon at home and take the Olympus. I'm kidding, Ill take it all and shoot what I got. Thanks for the info Mr. Ken, I do appreciate it.

Hi Ken, why is the Nikon 80-400 mm so bad?

@kostekja

6 жыл бұрын

+1 I own it and it's awesome

@CameraMystique

6 жыл бұрын

I owned it briefly, it was a used copy in good condition. Very nice performance, excellent VR, but the 2nd element had lots (lots!) of dust, previous owner was in wildlife. So I sent it to Nikon (central) since only Nikon central can service the specific lens, they asked me about $600 to clean the dust from one element (normally a $50 charge). So I returned the lens. They discontinued it. It's not a bad lens, it may be problematic though if anything happens to it.

What about the 135mm 2.8 ai? Is it the frog's fur for portraiture?

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

thats not a current production lens

@crxracer805

6 жыл бұрын

Oh true that

The brochure didn't include the remaining AIs manual lenses?

So light is a field perturbation. But I can not understand how shadows work. How can you block a field perturbation to form a shadow? I figured I would comment on your most recent video to ensure a more likely chance of you seeing it and responding. Although it does not pertain to the subject of the video.

@dylanskye1534

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Pelish Clear as day! Thank you Jason!

@dylanskye1534

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Pelish No blockage occurring as I previously stated, but rather ABSORBTION!

@dylanskye1534

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Pelish another question you might know the answer to. How do prisms split the field perturbation into the different colors or is something entirely different happening?

How many actual lenses do you have? Multiple included. Number of lenses sitting on your shelf.

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

over 500

Ken I want to see you with a moustache, ned flanders style.

I thot it was the 105/f1.4?

A pecker on a midget careful Ken I don't know where the line is it's got to be around here somewhere

I thought you hated the 300mm f4 PF

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

i dont like its rendering.....its ONE THING a lite-weight tele ...and its good at that

Apparently my latest prescription lenses are made by Nikon in collaboration with a French company, but their name escapes me. 👓 “NIKON!” 😬

@kathodosdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

oh yes, nikon makes those too

@seamuswarren

6 жыл бұрын

Theoria Apophasis, I was advised to get glasses for a variety of scenarios but nearly had a HEART ATTACK when I got the bill! 🤮

@isarcat1

6 жыл бұрын

Seriously, the only glass lenses I use. Last time I decided to be cheap, I bitterly regretted it. Expensive but worth every penny.

@seamuswarren

6 жыл бұрын

The recent prescription multifocal lenses are impossible to use at the computer as I have to cock my head eleven o'clock high (as though I'm stargazing) and look through the lowest part of the frame and even then there is the narrowest of windows. The glasses seem geared for driving facilitating quick transitions from the long to near fields of view - from the horizon to the vehicle console. :) I think the glasses are also addressing an astigmatism which apparently impacts my night vision. When I'm at the computer I continue using a pair of dedicated glasses.

My question to you Ken is, why was the meaning of the teachings of Plato, Aristotle and the Pythagoreans lost? I mean, the original meaning, not the contemporary whimsical interpretations.

useless as Stephen hawking on a basketball game

Gee, D series, G series, AFs, screw drive, and on and on! With Canon, all EF lenses ever made in the past 30 years work on any EOS film or digital camera. Just look for the red rings to get the good stuff!