thank you! going to be using the ais 15 3.5, 20 3.5, 28 3.5m, 30 1.4, 50 1.2, 85 1.4 and pre-ai 105 2.5 (might snag an aid version) on my canon c300 mkii for my first feature film next spring and you just gave me the confidence i needed to do the conversion on my own!! subscribed.

@TenfoldProduction

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the subscribe Evan! These lenses have performed great for us and we shoot both docu style and commercial work and they’ve been handy for quick projects. Hope you like them!

Great vid. Thanks for posting it. Looking to build my own Nikkor AI-S set soon.

Really informative. Wondering if you have any advice on some of the other lenses in this set. You mentioned they were tricky and I’ve run into a snag with adapting the 24mm F2.

Not quite sure what you are doing, but it looks like a fun project!

Very cool. I'm collecting my Nikkor lenses currently. I've got the 24, 50, 85, and 105 so far. I'm actually trying to find a rehousing company that is more reasonably priced than Zero Optik. They also have a massive backlog. I like the Cine mods but would absolutely love the longer focus throw and corrected breathing. Love the look of these old Nikkors

Thanks for sharing, do you have any projects that you've shot with this and the FX3?

Hello. Which of these versions is better for filmmaking ?

Are you at liberty to say what the brand or type of grease you used? Also have about to mod all of my lenses for video. Thanks!

What made you choose the Nickie AiS series?

Thanks for posting! About to do my own set of AIS. This was super helpful. I'm most afraid of stripping the original screws as I try to take them out. I'll be sure to use the soldering iron trick. Any tips if this doesn't work? Thanks!

@fossila

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the advice! Yeah I ordered an overpriced set of fancy German precision screwdrivers. Just to be sure!!

@ThomasPrettyman01

Жыл бұрын

How'd it go?

As someone building their own set of nikkor ai s lens I recently found that the ai and ai s produced during the switch have the same optics and the ai lens have longer focus throughs, is there a reason people still buy the ais versions instead. My reason for asking is the ai lens are sometimes cheaper and I was wondering if there any differences I should know about before buying more?

@matthewchute5514

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Ken Rockwell and Richard Haw. They review a majority of all the Nikon lenses and explain the differences. To my limited knowledge, while some AI-S version carry over the same optics, some actually have vastly improved optics / ergonomics. Also all of the ai-s lenses have an improved coating.

Are the ai-s or ai lens sets better for video?

@brackendegn8694

Жыл бұрын

Basically the same. The Ai lenses have a longer focus throw though

Where can we see some footage shot with these beauties?

@YuvalAloni

2 жыл бұрын

@@TenfoldProduction I'll be waiting :)

@desmondmacnamara6068

2 жыл бұрын

@@TenfoldProduction waiting as well

Are these lenses supposed to be full frame? Because they were made for 35mm film cameras.

@brackendegn8694

Жыл бұрын

Yes they will cover full frame

@WyantWin

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Why do we declick lenses for video? Or why declicked lenses are better for video?

@TenfoldProduction

Ай бұрын

Declicked just makes switching between apeture's a bit easier and smoother. Especially in filmmaking.

@harshsingh6692

Ай бұрын

@@TenfoldProduction off course... In what kind of shooting scenario/effects one would want to change the aperture while rolling. Can you give an example of shot type or something where its been used?

@TenfoldProduction

Ай бұрын

@@harshsingh6692 truthfully, more of just a convenience and preference thing, not that we really use it all the time practically.

@harshsingh6692

Ай бұрын

@@TenfoldProduction I usually set my aperture based on the depth in focus i want. Rest i compensated by lighting and nd filters. And i never need to change the aperture while rolling, even in doc shoots because I'm able to control the amount of light through nd filters. I'm asking this since I'm about to purchase bunch of manual lenses and they have two versions with declicked being slightly expensive. And i was wondering what kind of situation i can benefit from declicked version.

@TenfoldProduction

Ай бұрын

@@harshsingh6692 yeah we do the same. We only prefer declicked as it’s more standard across the industry. It’s more for 1st AC’s and for people that rent it out. Makes life a little easier / simpler on set to maneuver. You also get fractional aperture changes with declicked, vs the exact ones set on a clicked ring.