The 50mm f/1.2 is a real artist lens for me. f 1.2 aperture has a unique atmosphere, style and character. I love it!!!

I have the 135 2.0 DC version and it has the same qualities as the 105. Absolutely marvellous lens. Love it so much.

I'm glad that you included the 200-500 F/5.6 zoom lens. It is a fabulous lens for nature, wildlife - and even long compressed landscapes! The VR is crazy good on this thing. The one drawback is that it is not the quickest focusing AF but I've got plenty of sharp BIF (Birds In Flight) images to prove it is up to the task. For the enthusiast photographer like me, being able to afford a terrific Nikkor long zoom for only $1,400 is simply amazing. Worth every penny.

@SprocketHoles

Жыл бұрын

I grabbed mine used for 1000eur. Its a fantastic lens on film and digi.

@mortalens

8 ай бұрын

check out the used market now, they’re under $900usd. unbelievable for a lens like that

I had a beat-up 85mm f/2 AIS for a long time and it soon became my fav focal length for portraits. A couple of years ago I managed to get the 85 f/1.4 and my gosh it is a stunning lens. Now I am lusting after the 105 f/2.. The GAS is never-ending haha!

Thanks - nice photos!

Great video, have a few of these lenses myself and am totally happy with them.

Thanks for this. My 2 fave lenses are the DC 135 and 180 lenses. Used them for so many fashion shoots;

Beautiful set of lenses, I share some with you, congratulations for the great choices

Thank´s for your great work making this very informative video, thanks !!

Very nice collection! I also have a ton of lenses, but just started getting into older Nikon film bodies. I have a N65 and F100 that are compatible with my newer AF-S lenses. But I have been enjoying a recent purchase of the 24-85 f/2.8-4 AF-D. Although not a fixed aperture, it has worked very well in the bright summer light. Just sent the film out to see how they turned out, but my digital tests have been great. Glad you showed some of the lenses that I am not familiar with. Kicked my GAS into high gear, LOL!

Very very enjoyable video. Thank you. RS. Canada

Nice collection!! I can 100% attest to the 50mm 1.2 being a bit underwhelming wide open, and the 24mm 2.8 being an awesome lens. I have a Sony full frame but I've been using adaptors to try out different lens brands, and the Nikkor's I've tried got me a little hooked with their ability to capture contrast & saturation beautifully (my small collection includes the Nikkor 50mm 1.4G AF-S and the Nikkor 85 1.4 Ai-s). The only problem is I've been wanting to try more haha. As I'm dabbling with different brands, I'm realizing the beauty of lenses is not just about sharpness, it's also about character. Some lenses render super sharp images but can be flat and boring, while some are not so sharp but there's a certain magic and dimensionality to the images they produce, or some x-factor. Thanks and keep cool out there!

Amazing and informative video my friend. I also created my own little vintage Prime Nikon kit. I orginally wanted a 24-70 f2.8 for old blue my Canon 6D to keep at our old family farm house in the country. I found the Canon 24-70mm f2.8 was to hight in price to justify the cost in the used market here in Canada. I wanted a 24-70 or 24 -105 fast set up. I do alot of Nightscape . I then found some KZreadrs that reveiw the old Nikon Ai lens from the 1970's and 1980's . I made up my own fast primes , 28mm f2.8, 50mm f1.4 and 105mm F2.5 bought from Ebay from Japan. The total cost with shipping was $497 Can = $380 US. Plus the $11 dollar adapter for each lens from Amazon and I'm good to go. I love the EQ and the colour contrast of these lens, makes it a joy to use . Plus the Japanese people really take care of there gear. Your video really helps me and informs me of how many other great Old Nikon lenses are out there. Your videos inform us all that you can get great glass at a great price. When I first got into Photography I bought my first 3 lenses for $3000 dollars (Canon L & Sigma bla bla bla) now the fast 3 lenses ( Vintage Nikon) cost me $500. Now that's progress. That's again, regards Sean

Thanks for the very interesting video. For serious landscape and architecture the AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 is a great choice and it became pretty cheap since Nikon released the 16-35mm f/4 VR. For macro the AF 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D is an interesting alternative. Zooming in and out is much better with its zoom ring rather than re-positioning yourself or your tripod. I had good luck and could buy an AF-S 300mm f/2.8 for under 1.000 GBP, which is amazing and a good combo with the AF teleconverters.

You certainly can focus a 500mm lens manually. Professional and amateur photographers have been doing that for decades. In fact every modern photographer should get an old lens to learn the art with in my opinion. That effort pays dividends.

Thanks for this! You cover the information on each lens really well and as I own all except the big zoom and the 200 macro I agree. I have also got the 135 DC rather than the 105 because I had the 105 macro.

Good tip on the 85 f/1.8 afd lens. I've heard that they are the sharpest 85 Nikon has ever made. I have the 85 1.4 afd lens and love it. Sharpness is not everything! It renders beautifully and the bokeh is creamy and soft. Some of my favorite photos were taken with the 135 f/2 DC lens. The compression and rendering is gorgeous. The first time I used a 180 f/2.8 lens I thought something was wrong with it. Turns out it was so sharp that I was seeing things on the race track that I had never seen before! The 200 f/4 macro is a phenomenal lens but the bokeh can be really busy looking. To the point where it can be distracting from the subject. I really expected Nikon to come up with an afs version of it. They did with the 60 and the 105. I had one stolen years ago and the price of a new on has kept me from buying a new one. It seems like Nikon always makes great 300mm lenses. The afs lens is also a keeper. A little faster to focus than the version you have and will work with just about all of Nikons newer camera bodies since it doesn't need a body with a screw drive. You have a very nice collection there!

Towards the end, you sound feverish...you got aperture fever, buddy. ☘️ Happy shooting from London, Eng

I love how you use the shutter sounds to match the image sample with which camera it was taken with. Very clever idea. :)

It's a beast for sure

Mate you are 1000% right about the AMAZING Nikon 180mm f/2.8 AF D . I have a few Nikon top primes including the legendary 300mm f-2.8 VR2 which is another incredible fantastic lens. But as I tent to shake a bit when taking photos at ( not much but enough to make it not perfect photo) unless using a tripod I was forced to keep my 180mm in the drawer. Then the Nikon Zf came out and I bought it for one main reason which is to have my 180mm glued to my camera most of the time. As I live portraits every time I take a. Photo with it and see the results I say: Bloody Hell! I’ve found myself kissing this lens at times as soon I take a photo and check the image on the camera!😂

@SprocketHoles

7 ай бұрын

If only nikon made an adapter with the focus motor

I was quite sold. Now im totally in. Nikon god damn, i love them

Thank you for a very informative video. I love your taste in Nikon lenses. Some of my lenses are similar to yours. Here are my prime Nikon lenses: 14mm f/2.8 AFD used primarily for interior architecture, vehicle interiors 16mm f/2.8 fisheye used for special effects and astronomy 18mm f/3.5 manual focus used primarily for interior architecture, 24mm f/2 manual focus used for landscapes, street, photojournalism 28mm f/3.5 pre-AI use mounted on a bellow with lens reversal ring for extreme macro work 28mm f/2.8 used primarily for landscapes and group portraits 28mm f/4 perspective control primarily for architecture 35mm f/2 first lens I purchased for my Nikon F; used for street, landscapes, photojournalism 35mm f/1.4 replaced f/2 version used for street, group portraits, photojournalism, landscapes 50mm f/1.4 AFD used primarily for live theatre, full-length portraits, photojournalism 55mm f/3.5 macro manual focus used primarily for scientific, medical, still life 85mm f/1.8 second lens I purchased for my Nikon F 85mm f/1.4 replaced f/1.8 version used for portraits, photojournalism, street 100mm f/2.8 Series E used as expendable backup telephoto 105mm f/2.5 manual focus used for portraits, photojournalism 105mm f/2.8 macro manual focus used primarily for still life, scientific. medical 135mm f/2 used for portraits, sports, and photojournalism 135mm f/3.5 used as expendable backup telephoto 180mm f/2.8 used primarily for portraits, sports, and photojournalism 400mm f/5.6 used primarily for wildlife and sports 500mm f/4 used primarily for wildlife and sports 1000mm f/11 used primarily for astronomy, wildlife, surveillance I have been accumulating them since the late 1960s.

Blooming brilliant collection. I have some of those & want a few as well. Long time regular bits: zooms; 20-35, 35-70, 80-200 f2.D's & 75-300 f4.5-5.6. Primes; 28, 50, 85 f1.4D's, 60 & 105 f2.8 Micro, 105 f2D DC, 35mm f2.8PC M (upgrading to 28/3.5PC). an some. Acquiring a mint 500mm f8C Reflex & TC-200. Upgrading to a 300/f4D (dream lens would be the 300/f2.8). Love the 180/f2.8D. Want the 200/f2 Ai-s (cost a bomb). I want the 50 f1.2 Noct, 24 f3.5PC-E & 14-24 f2.8 AF-S, & 200-500 VR. My dream lens since a lad is still that 8mm f2.8 Ai fisheye or 8-15 f3.5-4.5 AF-S.

Really nice video, thanks for sharing. AF-D 16/2.8 fisheye is really awsome lens. I own it, can recommend. I have similar AI series 135mm lens, but 3.5 version

You've got a really cool collection of lenses! I'm tempted on the 60mm Micro F2.8 so I think I'll possibly pick that up on payday.

@jacquesnel8384

Жыл бұрын

That 60mm is amazing I use it a lot on my D850 it’s spectacular. Also great on a DX sensor so versatile. Get one ☝️

Love your selection of lenses. I own several of them and I agree with your assessment to a degree. There is absolutely no lens that has ever been made that can hammer nails into a board. I really wish people would stop saying that. It is not true and it does not mean anything. Other than that, really good video and hopefully the hot weather breaks soon.

Got that AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 and the AF Micro Nikkor 55mm 1:2.8 now that my mum cleaned out the basement. Got her old F501 too but I'm not ready for film yet. Apart from that I only got kit zoom lenses. My mate borrowed me his 24mm 2.8 AI and I just love it so I guess step one is to get my hands on that or the AF version or a modern 2.0 if I find it cheap, and then just slowly climb up your ladder here

The 20mm f1.8 is a great lens, one of my favorites, also a nice old school 20mm is the f3.5 AIS or AI, I have a copy, small but mighty.

Not mentioned, the 105 f2.8 Micro, spectacular results without getting too close to the subject. AF a little slow, but good for portraits too and not too heavy. What is heavy but worth every penny is the 80-200 f2.8, my favourite lens to date. Even idf I need a massage after carrying it around all day. The 50mm f1.4 AFd is great too. Compact and sharp, if a little soft wide open.

Nice collection! I have been shooting nikon for a long time. I love my nikkor lenses but I also really enjoy the voigtlander f-mount lenses. I've had the 40mm f2 pancake for years now and it gets used all the time. I also just picked up the 58mm 1.4 nocton and it's crazy nice

@SprocketHoles

Жыл бұрын

Im looking at the voigtlander 40mm atm.

@Floppyrom

10 ай бұрын

The 58mm, is it crazy nice at F1.4? Still on the fence with that lens...

Terrific group of lenses. I too rely on a number of the same. The 105 dc is among my favorites as is the 85 1.4D. Even used they can be relatively expensive. I have trouble focusing the 135 ais so let it go. No doubt a user issue. I do better with the 180, for whatever reason. Have been tempted for 200 macro but to date cant justify expense for the little macro. The 55 ais and 105 ais suit me for now. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

Nice collection

You already have a great 180 lens there but worth trying the previous 180 ED manual lens. I owned the 3 AF versions of this lens and now own the ED manual. I'm sticking with it. It's very difficult nailing focus on anything that moves a little fast but the 3D (depth) is really good. Same as the contrast and general colour saturation.

Thank you for this video. Im thinking of using my forgotten about d5600 as a walk around street style camera so im researching lenses. And oh by the way, in the video you used the words "hella" and "slaps". So I'd like to also say hello from Northern California 😉

nice collection of glass

I can highly recommend 20mm f2.8D. Only downside is that the filter thread is 62mm so it requires a dedicated hood which I recommend due to sun flare. Otherwise tack sharp from f4. You should also consider AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR which can be found for £400-500. I was lucky finding one in mint condition for £350. Also Work extremely well on f80, f90, and f100 as well and is produced for the f6 and d700.

@moshikohn5955

11 ай бұрын

i did find that lens to for 160 ueros i think that is quit low did buy tho the 35-70 2.8 for 15 ueros great deal also puttet on the side a 17-55 f2.8 for 200 ueros only downside is the rubber on teh zoom is broken still good price tho and is there a wayto fix glass

That 35-70 is notorious for developing haze between two elements. I had two different copies and both had it to varying degrees. Buyer beware.

@SprocketHoles

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard that. I managed to get a copy without that haze or at least it hasn't shown up yet .

@craigmckernan4056

Жыл бұрын

Yeah had the 35-70 and the 20mm d-series lenses, both had haze in the rear elements. Be careful

@javierbastida9844

Жыл бұрын

Also the 180 can have haze issues in two of the elements that are glued together. Had one copy with this issue :(

@bngr_bngr

Жыл бұрын

@@javierbastida9844I’ve had a couple of 180’s with out issues. I live in California.

@avistop1

Жыл бұрын

Diassamble and clean it:)) I did that

Much convinced. Agree to most of them.

Great collection and descriptions. Sadly I sold the 85mm f/1.4D when I bought the G version, and I wish I hadn't, for me at least the G just didn't produce the same feeling in the images I took with it.

@graxxor

15 күн бұрын

For me it was the other way around... When I got my first high resolution D camera (D800) I found the 85 1.4G really out performed the D version. I noticed higher contrast and also reduced LOCA which my 1.4D and 1.8D suffered from. Moreover, I had a somewhat higher rate of keepers in terms of critical focus on the eye when using the G lenses.

One thing I warn you about is the 20mm AF F2.8 D lens. I've got rid of mine because shooting wasn't as sharp as I thought... from the center to the edges was not good --- even at F8 and up! Sharpness could not hold from the center to the edges. I replaced it with a Tokina AF-17 mm -50 mm F.8 zoom. I been happy ever since!👏

@SprocketHoles

3 ай бұрын

Oh no because I just got one.

@darrelljohnson7052

3 ай бұрын

@@SprocketHoles Maybe I had a dud or lemon lens... But I distinctly remember that lens screwing me over a few times ----- with group shots at weddings...😖

As for for compatibility, the lens forks were used only on non Ai '62-77 Photomic finder/meters as an option on F/F2. This fork is or will not clear all modern 90's on camera bodies. Is for sure fits & meters on F4, 5, 6, D2 3, 4. G lenses will meter index on F4, 5 in S & P mode, F5 F6 & D1 to new w/ aperture wheel. My F2AS, F4E D4S can pretty much share little of everything w/ some limits forward /backsword. F4 can take Non Ai lens natively, F5 can be adapted. The F5 is in my opinion the last of the best of film. F6 is brilliant but we lost the component finder option. This feature never made it the the pro DSLR. But we got i-TTL

I have the 16 fisheye. Love it. Super fun lens. You should go for it. I got mine for cheap. (About $200. It was technically a trade, but I traded a lens I got for $200)

@billschulz2861

Жыл бұрын

Agree. 16 fish is a hoot to use. Always a surprise when you really look at them in LR.

@joffemannen

10 ай бұрын

I have an offer on one, for cheap. But there are some scratches on the front. Will see if I can borrow it and check if it's OK

Look at the Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 PC lens. Tack sharp, and with a shift feature, this is excellent for panoramas. I use mine for photographing artwork, real estate, even as a projection lens for an optical snoot in studio lighting.

@SprocketHoles

Жыл бұрын

I have been looking at one.

I sincerely hope you've shot with that 2.8cm 3.5. One of my favorite vintage lenses, that big beautiful front element.

And I have a Nikon FTN Photomic since 1962 and still sealed in the plastic sac. It is pristine ! That iconic Professional analogic camera is mine since that year and no intencion to sell. I'm a Nikon user . Today I have a second hand digital crop Nikon D3300 and 3 lens . And a brand new Nikon Coolpix P-1000, for long haul wildlife photography .

@SprocketHoles

5 ай бұрын

I would be worried that the grease in the Nikon F would dry out and seize the camera, but thats super cool to have. Worth a shiny penny.

The 24 2.8 af-d is really great, and I think the 35mm f2 af-d is as well. I have been debating the 1.4 af-s versions for my f5 and f6, but I am in abject love of how the af-d lenses render on film. Good collection. Try the 28mm f2.8 ais.

@SprocketHoles

Жыл бұрын

They are both really nice lenses but my 35mm suffered an accident and was dropped. The af is so stiff its manual focus only now. I plan to buy a 35mm f1.8 g at some point.

The 85mm f1.8 AF-D is the best value IMHO. The 85mm f2 AI-S is fabulous too. I sold my 85mm f1.4 AF-D because the two I just mentioned have better IQ/value. The G versions do not appeal because they lack the aperture ring for earlier film bodies.

Some Nikon alternative suggestions: 50mm f/1.8 Japanese pancake lens: special version of the 50mm f/1.8, (check Ken Rockwell site for details), much better then your versions. 55mm f/2.8 Micro AIS lens: much better then your 50mm versions. 80mm f/2.8: special lens build for the F3AF camera, works autofocus also with a F4 (not a F4s or F4e), optical a great lens, hidden gem. 105mm f/2.5: better and lighter lens then the 105mm DC lens. 135mm f/3.5 : better then your f/2.8 version. 180mm f/2.8 manual focus: better then your autofocus version. 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF AI: much better then your f/4 version 400mm f/3.5 (version before the 400 f/2.8 manual) : could be Nikon Sharpest lens …! Works great with the TC301 to become 800mm f/5.6 so more versatile. Some Zeiss alternatives: 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2 Distagon 28mm f/2.0 ZF.2 Distagon 35mm f/2.0 ZF.2 Distagon 35mm f/1.4 ZF.2 Distagon (As good as the F/2, but heavier and more expensive) 50mm f/2.0 ZF.2 MacroPlanar (Much better then the f/1.4 planar version) 100mm f/2.0 ZF.2 Macro planar 135mm f/2.0 ZF.2 APO Sonnar lens, much better then Nikon versions, but much heavier.

@terrygoyan3022

8 ай бұрын

Is it the grips that get in the way of the F-4s/e not being able to use the 80mm f/2.8 lens. I owned an F-4 and far as I know the only difference in the various models was the battery grips. I've heard that lens is very sharp but the build, like the 55 2.8 AF lens, is a turn off! Nikon built some weird stuff in their transition to auto focus. Some of the thin plastic focus rings were abominations! I'm curious why you think the 135 f/3.5 is a better lens than the f/2.8 version, which is universally accepted as a very good lens.I've own both and love the 2.8........

All nikon 105mm macros are very good as nikon makes microscopes too

I never understood what in the hell a 60 micro would be any good for, other than just to tease you! hahaha It's nice to understand it's niche. I always found the 50 not so "nifty" (a bit tight for most things, but not tight enough to get way in either) so rarely shoot 50mm. I think 60mm would aggravate me even more lol, so I'm sure it takes great photos, it's just something that one needs a very specific use for, or it would be a dust collector.

🔥🔥

I wonder if Nikon uses different types of in-camera motors in their various SLR's and DSLR's as this might be important for these kind of lenses for AF

Awesome vid I love your lenses Question about the 180mm f2.8 What’s your primary application for this? Sports or distance wildlife?

@SprocketHoles

8 ай бұрын

Some sports and wildlife but I use it for portraits mostly.

Lovely collection, congrats! I limited only to 24, 35, 50, 85 and 180 to use between the Df and Fm3a. I was just about to send the 180 afd to service due to the clinking noise when focusing on manual. I just saw your copy does the same noise, although not as loud as mine. Should I presume the noise is normal? No other afd lens makes that noise...

@pedrova8058

8 ай бұрын

Those lenses have gears, to help with speed/force in turning. And those gears do not have "wet" lubricant (just like the "head" of the angle grinders, they come from the factory with molybdenum powder. It's not a good idea to put traditional lubricant on them, because the viscosity would make them slower, heavier, and it's easier for dust and other particles stick to them) The sound is normal, in almost all "AF" (at least those with a fast gear ratio; if you turn the focus quickly, manually, you will surely make them sound. But they don't always do it in camera)

I also like the Nikon 104mm F2 DC! 😍 Unfortunately it has a lot of back focus / focus shift when used at f2 with the DC ring set to f2 (rear) - too much to get sharp images with autofocus on my D700 and F6. So what I usually do is shoot digitally at f2.8 with f2.8 DC (rear). If I use the lens calibration feature of the D700 and push it to the extreme end, it will focus correctly on the D700 with an incredible bokeh. Unfortunately the analog F6 doesn't have the focus calibration feature. So I'll probably try your trick to shoot at f4 with DC set to f4 (rear) and will see, if it works (that means if the depth of field somehow covers the back focus) with film. BTW: If you have a mirrorless camera (can't see that on a dslr view finder) the 105mm f2 DC is amazing when used at f2 and DC set to f2 (rear). But you'll have to focus manually. The resulting bokeh is just as nice or even nicer than the one of my Sony 100mm f2.8 T5.6 GM STF lens with apodisation filter.

@SprocketHoles

Жыл бұрын

You have to refocus when you change the DC ring, I tend to use it at f4 with DC at 4 and its gives a lovely shot.

@stefanbecker9526

Жыл бұрын

@@SprocketHoles I focus with the DC ring already set to rear all the time. But it's still backfocused, if DC is set to rear (focus is correct with DC set to zero). Try it with something like a Spyder Lens Cal if you like.

@dedclownsRfunny

Жыл бұрын

Handy info since I’ll be using the 135/2 DC I just bought with my D700 (and others)

@stefan_becker

Жыл бұрын

@@dedclownsRfunny Can't say anything about the 135mm, but I guess it will be similar to the 105.

@dedclownsRfunny

Жыл бұрын

@@stefan_becker thanks 😊

ncie collection of AFD lens. Can you suggest if I can only choose 1 lens between the 85mm 1.4D and 105mm DC for portrait, which one is better choice? I lean towards the 105mm, but it is larger and 1 stop slower.

The 60mm macro is great if a little chunky. You should try the later 300mm ED f4 af-s , also a D lens with aperture ring, but it is even sharper and has zero CA.

@SprocketHoles

Жыл бұрын

Ive seen the 300 f4 af-s, it looks really good. Im saving for a 400mm f2.8 af-s II instead tho

@alexmirza5210

Жыл бұрын

@@SprocketHoles Those never come up cheap, but that and the similar af-s mk 1 are optically stunning as is the 300mm f2.8 af-s mk1 version which I got very recently. I wish I could have got the 400mm f2.8 af-i. Just too heavy as well as expensive still.

I got the 135mm 2.8 series e by accident on ebay, while looking for the nikkor version. Just wasn't paying attention when I got it. Well, I fell right in love with it. So much so, a year or two latter, I got wondering, if I love this thing, why not upgrade it and get the nikkor, right? So I ordered an ai version. It came with a stiff focus and optically it was FAR inferior to my E! Just a bad copy. At every f stop, I pixel peeped and it sucked all the way and unlike the E, the ai bad copy, was dog crap at f32. It still shoots decent in all normal ranges during normal shooting. Had I not had the E to compare it to, I'd never know. So I decided to try a nikkor ai-s version, hoping to get a newer, better copy... and I did! I believe I got a great copy! HOWEVER, it's only moderately sharper from wide open, 2.8 to f4 after it's all the same. This is pixel peeping, shooting the same scene on a tripod... AND unlike the nikkor ai - ais the "low end" E STILL beat the snot out of it optically! The brightness and contrast is FAR nicer than the nikkor, that the tiny spec of increased sharpness wide open to f4 still was "flatter" photo compared to the E! The build quality feel nearly the same too. Optically, the E (it's an ai-s lens, as all the 135 2.8 are) has 4 in 4 groups while the nikkor both the ai and ai-s are optically the same with 5 in 5 groups. All have 7 blades. I've come to conclude that I guess sometimes "less is more". I'm selling both Nikkor's and keeping the far superior optically, series E!... I'd never had believed it if I didn't test them myself. Unlike the tiny sharpness difference, the E had FAR superior contrast and overall clarity to the photos, with the Nikkor's both FAR "flatter".... Could not be helped in post, to match the E's raw either!

No 28mm F/1.4 AF-D? Its only the fave lens I own!

The 60 micro is just a Micro 55 2,8 with an internal TC, even the 55 is sharper than the 60 at infinity (but you need a tube extension for 1:1 with the 55 :/ ) I'll stick with the 55 anyway. On the favorites, the 500 f4 Ai-P (ridiculously sharp, usable handheld) Note aside, I also have that AF 300 f4, but since I got the 500, the 300 is rarely used (I used it with extension tubes for butterflies, large insects, but with the macro 200 Ais, I don't use it anymore). Other favorites are the 28 f2 Ais, the 105 Pre Ais (sonnar) and the 5.8cm f1.4 Pre Ai (I got that last one for a ridiculous price, I just had to clean some fungus and re-lubricate.) It's not a technically perfect lens (the edges are almost never sharp, it has terrible field curvature and coma and some crystals have air bubbles) but those defects make it very very special. Also, it doesn't have the reddish "glow" of the 50 f1.4 Ais at full aperture, and has less CA at 1,4. Most of the time I prefer to use the old 5.8cms. I have few zooms, the AF 70-210 takes good photos, and it's cheap and light, ideal for trekking; the Af 80-200 f2.8 Mkiii is great for portraits, concerts, a more specific tool. The one I want? the Micro Af 200 (now I use the Ais version, acceptable in digital, but at f4 it has a lot of aberration and a reddish glow (the lack of ED is noticeable) Works fine at f8, 11 or 16 (usual in macro) . Special mention for the TC301, it's a specific tool but it's incredible; the newer 2x version has little or nothing to envy (well, size)

His 2.8cm 3.5 is the original version of the lens, which went through at least five revisions until the last version (which I bought in 1976). The optical performance of the original is "adequate" , but it vignettes and has a lot of resolution fall off. By the last version, all of its short-comings had been resolved, and it is a secret killer of a lens. (Yes, I picked up on his desire to acquire a complete set of the original lenses circa the Nikon F, thus the early version.) I am reminded that the 105mm 2.0 DC lens is the only Nikkor I really want and which I do not have. Price was always off-putting for me, but not so much now. I'll ignore the matter of a little while and forget it since I probably would never use it enough to justify its purchase.

@SprocketHoles

2 жыл бұрын

I have the 2.8cm as a collector lens. I want the set of original cm lenses for the nikon f

@randallstewart175

2 жыл бұрын

@@SprocketHoles I did much the same to go with a like-new F3 I found at a camera show several decades ago, all circa early 1980s or so. All primes, no zooms. 20mm to 200mm.

Really good video with great morivation using this lenses. Do you have any experience with 300 4.0 with teleconverter like 1,4?

@SprocketHoles

9 ай бұрын

I don't

@pedrova8058

8 ай бұрын

To use the Nikon ones (the AF-I 14E is good) you must modify the Tc mount (they have a tab that prevents it from being attached to the lens, there is information available on the web) It works well closing one step, at f5.6, but you lose autofocus. A friend uses it with the Kenko 1.4 (which does have screw autofocus) and it works fine, there is almost no difference with the Nikon Tc. With TC 2x the loss of sharpness isn't worth it. . If you want fast autofocus, the AF_s 300 f4 + tc 1.4x is a better option (it's also sharper than the AF version) The AF is great, but the Af-s is better

maybe its just me, but I get more natural looking (b&w) darkroom prints with the f1.8 ai-s version of the 105mm. DC f2 was like without soul in comparison. can't explain it better..

28mm f/1.4D! I just bought one for $1075 for use on my F6 and ZF. I’d love to hear your opinions on one if you can get your hands on it!

@SprocketHoles

7 ай бұрын

unless I find a mislabeled one, thats a bit much for me.

You missed the boat with the 50mm f1.2, it's supposed to look dreamy when it's wide open

I'm trying out concert photography and my closest venue is really dark. Too dark for my 70-200 f2.8 so I'm limited to 50mm f1.8. I'd really want the 135mm DC AF f2 but maybe the 105 would do too

@SprocketHoles

10 ай бұрын

Maybe an 85mm f1.4. I have the af-d and its really nice.

135mm f2 DC.

What about the af 20mm f2.8 or the f1.8 g and the 50mm f2 either an A series h.c auto or k series both more commonly known as pre ai Nikons, fully open at f2 it's as sharp as anyone needs, but with ai conversion kit.

@SprocketHoles

Жыл бұрын

I'm looking at the 20mm 2.8 af. The 50mm f2 is interesting as well.

Have you had a chance to try the 135 DC? If so, any thoughts? I want one because I like what I see of the 105 DC, but already have a manual focus 105mm f 2.5 and feel having two lenses of the same focal length would be redundant.

@SprocketHoles

2 жыл бұрын

I have not used the 135mm DC but I hear it's really good as well and matches the 105.

@dedclownsRfunny

Жыл бұрын

Did you end up getting the 135 DC? I just bought one and am curious

up ireland good lad

Think im your brother from another world lol , i own most of these lenses, IM SO HAPPY to see your collection, thanks to the world which running for new fancy lenses with fancy letters in front of their names leaving us these amaizing old glasses, . Got 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 50mm, 60mm, 85mm, 300mm AF primes 18-35mm, 28-105mm, 80-200mm, 75-300mm Af zooms 14mm, 28mm, 35mm, Ais ons 8 of 50 primes, (1.2, 3 of 1.4, 1.8 G, 2,1.7) 16-35, 24-120, 24-70 (ONLY because of photo journalism) And some third party ons too. . Its really hard to find those short teles where im from, but ill hope to find em all one day, thanks a lot for the great and satysfying video brother. Cheers 🍻🍻. . And pls recommond me a 1.4 or 2 times tc for my 300 mm f4, im considering kenko over tamron, (with in body focusing motor screw compatibility)

Omg, i once owned the 35-70, but sold it.

Is the 105 DC significantly better than the 85 1.4?

Really interesting video, and a lovely collection of lenses. One thing, though: please please please stop saying "hella", FFS!

I sold all my D’s for the G’s, ended up u-turning back to the D’s, for their size and weight, also classic look. Talking optics… how good is the 28mm f/1.4D, and if the 105mm f/2D DC is really really good vs the 85mm f/1.4D cropped 1.2x in D800. Thanks!

Get the 500mm PF better than the monster 800mm

I sold my 300 f2.8, bought a AFS 300 f2.8.

How does the 105f2d compare to the 135?

@SprocketHoles

2 ай бұрын

I have never used the 135mm f2 but I've heard its not worse than the 105mm if that helps.

@ironmantooltime

2 ай бұрын

@@SprocketHoles my main issue is i loathe fake function and I'm not convinced the dc does anything. So why didn't they just make the 105/135 no dc?!

I would not put an 800mm on a monopod. Better is to use a tripod with a gimbal mount. I wouldn't even use the 600mm on a monopod.

Nee kore! It literally has to ks!

I bought 180, 200

I picked up the 180 2.8 AF a few months ago...... holy crap! These are being sold used WAY under their value!!!!!!! I fell in such love with it, I then just HAD to know if that 80-200 2.8 AF was close. I see those were being sold for low $ too! So I grabbed one and I tested several test shots now on a tripod with the same scene, and pixle peeping they are BOTH super high quality! Neither being the clear winner! Just slightly different up their f stop range and corners being a bit softer than the other some times along the way BUT that prime didn't always win!!! I kid you not, some of my shots zoomed way in, I could NOT see a spec of difference and in some cases, that mofo zoom BEAT that 180 prime!!!! It takes killer photos, so there's no way in hell I've just got a bad copy either! It's just that, the 80-200 is ALSO just as good! If I shot a bunch of random photos and showed them to anyone, there is NO WAY they would be able to guess which lens I used. NO WAY! I picked up specifically the: Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 D ED AF Nikkor (Version 4 “New”) I'd say this zoom is also being way too cheaply sold used also, but in this case, this lens is being updated, unlike the 180 prime, so it's the 70-200 now and it's got of course the more modern AF-S which, less be honest, it is much nicer than the old screw drive (though I don't mind it) and of course VR - VR2 etc, so in THIS case, yeah, the old dated version should be selling for less compared to used 70-200 but optically, holy crap! If you're a collector, and love these crinkle coat era Nikons, you really deserve to test a copy!

Too many damns.

Brilliant video...but Nikon and Nikkor are pronounced as in "Mick" not "Mike" . Ask any Japanese person !

@SprocketHoles

8 ай бұрын

yes its pronounced ニコン

Angry ph. bald follower? same here...

GET an AIR CONDITIONER!! Jeez, man. Get out of the dark ages and join civilization while it's still around.

@joffemannen

10 ай бұрын

Never! If it's too hot we just quit our jobs here in Europe