People love it when you wear the robe because it makes you look like Camera Buddha

@paulthomas8986

4 жыл бұрын

grinc333 I love it, so true. This man knows his shit. I have bought more lenses off his recommendations that I care to admit and they have all been exactly as described.

How to define a perfect lens: The one you can't leave your home without, it's on your camera all the time!

You always nail it Ken .... I was convinced 3 years ago when I followed you but i feel you are trying to convince yourself that nails it rather than us.

My perfect lenses, also yours I think that I also own are : Voigtlander Nokton 58/f1.4. Zeiss Distagon 35mm/f2. Zeiss Planar 85mm/f1.4. The 58mm and 85mm I use mainly for portraits an art nude photography. My models are loving the photo's that are made with these 2 lenses.

I love the robe!! MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.

Beauty lies in imperfections

My main man with another great video!

10/10, Truth is hard for people to hear

Just saw Clif High mentioning he loved your books!

For me the Olympus 50mm F2 Macro is the closest lens to perfect I’ve ever used.

Theoria Apophasis I wanna buy Nikon D700 (in 2019...) - is there sense buying it instead d850? Ive found one with 3000 actuations... Im not resultion pixel peeper, 8mb is enough for my needs. Would you buy one nowadays?

@phillyBeats

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yes! I still use mine along with my d810. The color on the d700 is just the best especially on skintone.

@builderexposure50

4 жыл бұрын

@@phillyBeats I still have my 2 D700's and use them regularly. It's a GREAT camera

The robe, it makes you look like a Jedi of cameras

Hi there, it should be so off topic in here, but long time ago I've seen your video about microphones and your hard recommendation for the sennheiser me 64, I'm just asking what microphone should you recommend nowadays. Thanks in advance!

MASTER WHEELER , may the universe you travel in provide you peace of mind ......

@dgorenc66

4 жыл бұрын

And yes the ROBE is cool too ....

I have the topcon 58mm 1.4 and I freaking love it

Hi, what lens would you recommend for D500 for portrait is it Nikon 40 mm micro or 50 mm 1.8

When he wears the robe, he has to mention that people like when he wears the robe... it’s the rules

My dude! I shoot exclusively vintage glass on the gfx and the alphas and dslr before that, slr before that yadda yadda. Decided my niche is about my unique quiver of awesome glass ! I’ve done many tests in the gfx with FF and 645 glass and the results are tremendous. Take an awesome lens on an a7xxx and it changes on the gfx. So far my champions are the Minolta Rokkor -x50 f1.4 and 45 f2. As well the radioactive canon 35mm FD and the Takumar 1.4 ...

Would you recommend the 58 voigltander over the more expensive 50mm that you said is near perfect?

What about the noct nikkor 58mm 1.2 and the canon RF 50mm 1.2? Would you recommend those new RF lenses for canon?

@kathodosdotcom

4 жыл бұрын

no, that lens is only rare, it sucks

You’re the camera Jedi.

What about telescopic lenses? Do you have any recommendations for identifiying aircraft?

people don’t get it because truth hurts this is why many people hate you . I had my second Voigtländer 58mm , 40mm f2 , zeiss 35mm f2 distagon , 20mm 1.8g , 50mm 1.4g plastic turd ( most hated lens with charakter ) all paired with Z6 , D500 and D700 . the 58 mm is a killer ... I got the first version with the rubber ring in 2009 or 2010 with the 40mm and D700 , the second 58mm new version in 2016 , if I had one lens it would be the 58mm Voigt

Ken, do you recommend Nikon 28mm f3.5 AI-s or AI Manual focus on a D500?

When I look for perfection in a lens, I consider the following features: 1. Image quality resolution contrast color shadow detail 2. Focal length(s) 3. Maximum f/stop 4. Ergonomics 5. Auto features exposure focus image stabilization 6. Special features macro perspective control soft focus filter size lens mount 7. Materials 8. Craftsmanship 9. Reputation 10. Image size full-size APS-C size Micro 4/3 size medium format size large format size

Ok so you own millions of lens so how do you feel when having just bought another only to find you already got one in stock or an even better one.?

Is there any sense in sending up those go-pro cameras attached to weather balloons to check the curvature of the Earth, when I think a simple pinhole camera would do the job. You know a dark box with the camera showing the picture inside the box. What do you think ? Do all lenses distort the real picture ?

I would also include a good light fall-off of the out-of-focus area in the ideal lens.

There is some truth to the statement that you get what you pay for. But not always! I would have a hard time choosing between 300 or 400 2.8 Nikkor because I really like both. After purchasing the 200-500 and shooting it between 9am and 4pm CST you will never convince me that $$$$$ is better. That lense is insane for the money.

Is there a Fujifilm rig that would beat the p1000 doing what it's best at?

Ken I agree the XF 80mm is just insane... i'm a big macro fan as well. i wasn't looking but i landed on a very cheap brand new a7riv this past black friday for an insane price... under 2 grand final price from B&H. it's 3500 msrp so i had to give it a shot at this price (I still have my Fuji). I just purchased the 90mm 2.8 Sony macro which has pretty much legendary status as one of the sharpest macros out there. I have VERY high thoughts of the XF 80mm macro so it will be interesting to compare the two... testing begins this weekend.

I found that topcon in a thrift store. Brilliant colors.

The Force is strong with this one. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

what about the voigtlander 40 mm f1.2? could it be in the list?

That gfx lens is pricey!

Could you make a video specifically about all the perfect lenses?

What about my favorite portrait lens 105 f2 dc??

Compared to WHAT? 👀

how do you rank the 135mm Zeiss apo sonnar

I do not see a lot of reviews of 400mm lenses, in particular the 400mm F2.8 VR models.

That 58mm Voigtlander isn't available in EF mount, I guess I'll just use the 55mm Super Takumar 1.8 instead and see if its worth buying Nikons version and adapting it. Maybe there are better Zeiss lenses for EF on that focal lenght range

@kathodosdotcom

4 жыл бұрын

adapter

@Caracalaba

4 жыл бұрын

@@kathodosdotcom adapter from fx to ef do exist?

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Jedi robe

Welllllll, the only lens I ABSOLUTELY disagree with you on in the 24 70 vr. The lens in incredible and produces fantastic results. I know it isn’t mentioned here but I know you don’t like it.

@justinwatson384

4 жыл бұрын

Soumendranath Baidya I understand and agree, I have some incredible primes. I just meant that overall, I disagreed with him about that specific lens. He does not like it but I do, that’s it. Just trying to say that is the only time I disagreed with him about a lens

😂 😂 😂 😂 Yesss

That Voigtlander 58/1.4 use crystal glasses inside, with uncomperable light transmission. And some very specific and nice picture. That old Topcor 58/1.4 also used same glasses as I know, and now it cost about 1000 or even more USD. In fact this Voigtlander 58/1.4 is very cheap for such kind of lens, cost about 450 USD.

The perfect lens... it’s what you really like. I have about $12,000 of glass, but my go lens seems always to be my Tamron 18 to 70. Is it the best? No way. Does it meet almost all of my needs on my D810; yes. Do I enjoy shooting with it? Absolutely! Because I have put the time in to understand what the lens and camera can do with it 90% of the time. AND my camera bag is so much lighter!

The worst lens I own is the Canon 2.8/24-70L. All my other lenses are top quality compared to that crappy zoom lens.