You remind me of a friend who lives in Japan. He owns the best Canon cameras and only buys the fastest lenses. Nothing as slow as f2.8! He shoots everything at "maximum blur factor." I mean everything. I emailed him some photographs I took at an airshow and he asked me how I got all parts of each airplane in focus. My friend's brain is stuck on maximum blur!
Everything is Great at F2.8, that's a fab slogan made to be on a T Shirt, come on Nigel time to start selling some merchandise. I hold you in high regard as a trusted reviewer and have followed up on several of your recommendations. Patreon is calling me, and about time too, cheers Nigel. Regards Rob.
The 2.8 can be smaller sometimes as well. The 135mm lenses tend to have less wear than other common FLs like 50mm, 35mm. I find I like more of the images when I use a 135mm. Seems also very common that 135mm are good designs like say 50mm. Great at events because you can stay at comfortable distance as not to bother people.
Thanks for a review! Tamron Adaptall lenses like 135mm f2.8 and f2.5, or 24mm f2.5 are awesome, and my beloved macro 90mm f2.5. They are all dated like 60s to early 90s so quite fit that vintage stuff. Some of them are really cheap and great, like 35-70 f3.5 constant zoom.
I can certainly vouch for the quality if the Industar lenses, mine being mostly the 61L/D variant but I have a couple others. They're fun to shoot with, they give a very nice vintage look, and even when adapted onto a digital mirrorless camera they're very small and light enough to shoot with all day.
After a long wait I managed to get my target lens for a reasonable price, and it's a belter!!. The lens? Why, it's the iconic Nikon Nikkor P 105mm f2.5. This lens has to be one of the best lenses ever made, it has featured in just about every Nikon photographer's portfolio, from fashion to landscape, documentary to portrait. I paid the bargain price of £99 with a case and front and rear caps. I can shoot it on my Nikon and Nikkorrmat film cameras, on my Nikon DSLR's and with adapters on my Fujis and my Sony A7 RII. Versatility from one lens from under a hundred quid, and the price can only go up, what an investment. Lenses like these, and the ones in your video Nigel, can only appreciate in value, they aren't making the true vintage lenses any more, even TT Artisan and the like don't fully capture the true look and feel of old style glass. Super episode, I can't wait until next week now. George
There are two different optical formulas used by Nikon for that lens. The first is a Sonnar design and the later is a Gauss formula. Both are beautiful lenses however! It's a great time to buy f-mount nikons as the prices are bargain basement now as many people are going over to mirrorless. The bonus is that the build quality of the older Nikon lenses is superb!
I don't have any 50mm f2.8 lenses, but I do have an Auto Chinon, Auto Tamron, MC Rokkor all 135 f2.8. Plus a Hexanon 135 f3.5 these all produce some excellent out of focus blur. I also have an Rokkor 100mm f3.5 macro and Rokkor 100mm f2.5 which I might do a comparison with the Rokkor 135. In addition I have a Tamron Adaptall 105mm f2.5 which produces some beautiful images and is comparable to my Nikon 105mm f2.5 pre ai.
Old word's any 135mm-s are my favorit. Mostly great optical characters, ligth to carry and fast yet dirt cheap! At least for now, before someone let the cat out of the hand! So keep the secret & don't teach what comes around.
They also tend to have less wear. Perhaps people didn’t carry them much? Say on trips and stuff. I could see people only packing a 50mm and say a 35mm on vacation.
@@Photovintageguy You are right on the track. But... I gues I know why they are still so pristin and in good shap, after all these years... Sincerely I believe this is one lens that was manifactured a lot, at least by all the major and minor lens crafts of the era, then this wasn't kit lens to go unprotected over the camera body to be release and then dispite good leather cases of the era, were exposed to elements, days in and days out... for a century if not for a lot of decades. And additionally it was a lens to be sold to someone who knew and valued photography as an additional gear, that is someone who knew how to take care of his beloved gears... AND most important of all, and if you have noticed, this is one of the few lenses that whoever made it, released it in a dedicated lens case, wheather good or bad leather or even plastic (As Russians did). So the optics were really and mostly taken care in a time/real capsule and that is why are so nice today. Then here goes another secret of mine: "When you buy a second hand old lens, pay attention, a lot of attention, if it come in a case, or sold alone as shown on the pictures of auction with nothing more!" 🎅🏻😜My experience proves those that come in a case are generally, significantly in a better condition than the rest, no mater how the seller discribes it. Have a great day and Season's Greeting to all.
Nice overview of the 2.8 lenses - vintage and new. I like your slogan - "Everything is great at 2.8." That makes for a nice t-shirt design! You should sell t-shirts with that slogan (if it's not trademarked). I agree 2.8 is the sweet spot for many lenses - the only reason to go wider would be if you're a low light shooter looking to halve or quarter the ISO. I'm a daylight shooter as you seem to be so no sense in going lower - I know some photographers really like insane background blur, as with the newer NOCT lenses 0.95 - insane. Those 0.95 lenses can be hard to focus wide open at close range. They are insanely expensive too. I have a Nikon F lens 2003 vintage (made in Japan) 70-200 2.8 lens I enjoy shooting with. It is internal focusing and zooming, but a bit heavy too. It produces really nice images with creamy backgrounds 2.8. I will try those vintage lenses on my Z6ii/Z7ii - one big plus with mirrorless is the flexibility to try an almost limitless array of lenses.
Thank you ! Which vintage lense , do you suggest for sharpest jewelery macro photo.? I have suggestion from an older pgotographer , about Carl Zeiss 120 mm f 5.6 planar wirh mcro rings. Is ir could be?
This fascination with the blurry pucture? Is this a British phenomenon? I began in Photography way back in the early 1960's. I've only tried to blur out sections of foreground or background for very specific reasons. Most of the time I want my photos 📸 CRISP and tack SHARP. So, the ability of any specific lens to give me lots of blurry pictures has never been an issue for me.
f 2.8 lens: cons, not much light in evening or low light situations, a faster f 1.4 or f 1.8 is often much sharper stopped down to f 2.8 than a f 2.8 lens,,BUT pro a f 2.8 lens allways deliver perfect round bokeh balls at f 2.8, no matter the number of aperture blades😊
The audio of this video sounds terrible. It sounds like all frequency's above the mid-range have been deleted, plus the lowest of the low. It partly sounds like the listener is in a acoustic dead room, is in a professional audio recording room. And this sound carries very far, so much so that the neighbours living in a flat under the listeners, might call the police on him for noise disturbance. Even the volume knob is not turned up especially high, but in a normal level. Many of your videos have this audio problem, just not as pronounced as this one. After listening to some of this, your videos in a row, it gets too much and start to kind of hurt and makes me nervous. Otherwise, I like your videos.
that olympus 100 mm 2.8, is so small, sharp and lovely photos
You remind me of a friend who lives in Japan. He owns the best Canon cameras and only buys the fastest lenses. Nothing as slow as f2.8! He shoots everything at "maximum blur factor." I mean everything. I emailed him some photographs I took at an airshow and he asked me how I got all parts of each airplane in focus. My friend's brain is stuck on maximum blur!
Everything is Great at F2.8, that's a fab slogan made to be on a T Shirt, come on Nigel time to start selling some merchandise. I hold you in high regard as a trusted reviewer and have followed up on several of your recommendations. Patreon is calling me, and about time too, cheers Nigel.
Regards Rob.
The 2.8 can be smaller sometimes as well. The 135mm lenses tend to have less wear than other common FLs like 50mm, 35mm. I find I like more of the images when I use a 135mm. Seems also very common that 135mm are good designs like say 50mm. Great at events because you can stay at comfortable distance as not to bother people.
Thanks for a review! Tamron Adaptall lenses like 135mm f2.8 and f2.5, or 24mm f2.5 are awesome, and my beloved macro 90mm f2.5. They are all dated like 60s to early 90s so quite fit that vintage stuff. Some of them are really cheap and great, like 35-70 f3.5 constant zoom.
I have a Mamiya C33 TLR with a 80/2.8 lens. Great for portraits.
I have noticed you have never done an episode about TLRs, I particularly love them
My N 61 as I may have said before works really well on my FED 2 and have made nice images with it 10 aperture blades too....!!
I can certainly vouch for the quality if the Industar lenses, mine being mostly the 61L/D variant but I have a couple others. They're fun to shoot with, they give a very nice vintage look, and even when adapted onto a digital mirrorless camera they're very small and light enough to shoot with all day.
After a long wait I managed to get my target lens for a reasonable price, and it's a belter!!. The lens? Why, it's the iconic Nikon Nikkor P 105mm f2.5. This lens has to be one of the best lenses ever made, it has featured in just about every Nikon photographer's portfolio, from fashion to landscape, documentary to portrait. I paid the bargain price of £99 with a case and front and rear caps. I can shoot it on my Nikon and Nikkorrmat film cameras, on my Nikon DSLR's and with adapters on my Fujis and my Sony A7 RII.
Versatility from one lens from under a hundred quid, and the price can only go up, what an investment.
Lenses like these, and the ones in your video Nigel, can only appreciate in value, they aren't making the true vintage lenses any more, even TT Artisan and the like don't fully capture the true look and feel of old style glass.
Super episode, I can't wait until next week now.
George
There are two different optical formulas used by Nikon for that lens. The first is a Sonnar design and the later is a Gauss formula. Both are beautiful lenses however! It's a great time to buy f-mount nikons as the prices are bargain basement now as many people are going over to mirrorless. The bonus is that the build quality of the older Nikon lenses is superb!
Glad you enjoyed it George, and that Nikon is a real bargain, well done sir!
It would be nice if you can list your lenses in description
My Super Multi Coated Takumar 135mm f2.5 is outstanding.
Classic kind of humor english rhyme. Greetings! 😅
I don't have any 50mm f2.8 lenses, but I do have an Auto Chinon, Auto Tamron, MC Rokkor all 135 f2.8. Plus a Hexanon 135 f3.5 these all produce some excellent out of focus blur. I also have an Rokkor 100mm f3.5 macro and Rokkor 100mm f2.5 which I might do a comparison with the Rokkor 135. In addition I have a Tamron Adaptall 105mm f2.5 which produces some beautiful images and is comparable to my Nikon 105mm f2.5 pre ai.
Old word's any 135mm-s are my favorit. Mostly great optical characters, ligth to carry and fast yet dirt cheap! At least for now, before someone let the cat out of the hand! So keep the secret & don't teach what comes around.
Let's keep it between you and me - ssh!
Same here. I love them and the style they create. Lately I got a Hanimex 135mm f2.8 for 20 bucks in a very good condition and it is so nice.
They also tend to have less wear. Perhaps people didn’t carry them much? Say on trips and stuff. I could see people only packing a 50mm and say a 35mm on vacation.
@@Photovintageguy You are right on the track.
But... I gues I know why they are still so pristin and in good shap, after all these years... Sincerely I believe this is one lens that was manifactured a lot, at least by all the major and minor lens crafts of the era, then this wasn't kit lens to go unprotected over the camera body to be release and then dispite good leather cases of the era, were exposed to elements, days in and days out... for a century if not for a lot of decades. And additionally it was a lens to be sold to someone who knew and valued photography as an additional gear, that is someone who knew how to take care of his beloved gears... AND most important of all, and if you have noticed, this is one of the few lenses that whoever made it, released it in a dedicated lens case, wheather good or bad leather or even plastic (As Russians did). So the optics were really and mostly taken care in a time/real capsule and that is why are so nice today.
Then here goes another secret of mine: "When you buy a second hand old lens, pay attention, a lot of attention, if it come in a case, or sold alone as shown on the pictures of auction with nothing more!" 🎅🏻😜My experience proves those that come in a case are generally, significantly in a better condition than the rest, no mater how the seller discribes it.
Have a great day and Season's Greeting to all.
Nice overview of the 2.8 lenses - vintage and new. I like your slogan - "Everything is great at 2.8." That makes for a nice t-shirt design! You should sell t-shirts with that slogan (if it's not trademarked). I agree 2.8 is the sweet spot for many lenses - the only reason to go wider would be if you're a low light shooter looking to halve or quarter the ISO. I'm a daylight shooter as you seem to be so no sense in going lower - I know some photographers really like insane background blur, as with the newer NOCT lenses 0.95 - insane. Those 0.95 lenses can be hard to focus wide open at close range. They are insanely expensive too. I have a Nikon F lens 2003 vintage (made in Japan) 70-200 2.8 lens I enjoy shooting with. It is internal focusing and zooming, but a bit heavy too. It produces really nice images with creamy backgrounds 2.8. I will try those vintage lenses on my Z6ii/Z7ii - one big plus with mirrorless is the flexibility to try an almost limitless array of lenses.
There are so many to enjoy - the choice is yours!
just started to use a Nikon Zoom NIKKOR AF 80-200mm F/2.8 D ED.
I have Canon fd 135mm 2,0 very nice lens. Also Zuiko 135mm 3,5 easy to use with om2n.
Is there a nice 135mm lens that is light and small-ish? I'm tired of lugging hefty 200mm FD lens and want conveniences and less weight in my bag
Thank you !
Which vintage lense , do you suggest for sharpest jewelery macro photo.? I have suggestion from an older pgotographer , about Carl Zeiss 120 mm f 5.6 planar wirh mcro rings. Is ir could be?
Try focus stacking using a tripod. Gives you front to back sharpness. Plenty of guides on RUclips.
This fascination with the blurry pucture? Is this a British phenomenon? I began in Photography way back in the early 1960's. I've only tried to blur out sections of foreground or background for very specific reasons. Most of the time I want my photos 📸 CRISP and tack SHARP.
So, the ability of any specific lens to give me lots of blurry pictures has never been an issue for me.
There is no such thing as too many lenses unless you run out of shelf space. Lol....
Indeed, and even then one can always improvise!
@@zenography7923 You know it!
A designated bureau drawer works for me..
f 2.8 lens: cons, not much light in evening or low light situations, a faster f 1.4 or f 1.8 is often much sharper stopped down to f 2.8 than a f 2.8 lens,,BUT pro a f 2.8 lens allways deliver perfect round bokeh balls at f 2.8, no matter the number of aperture blades😊
The audio of this video sounds terrible. It sounds like all frequency's above the mid-range have been deleted, plus the lowest of the low. It partly sounds like the listener is in a acoustic dead room, is in a professional audio recording room. And this sound carries very far, so much so that the neighbours living in a flat under the listeners, might call the police on him for noise disturbance. Even the volume knob is not turned up especially high, but in a normal level. Many of your videos have this audio problem, just not as pronounced as this one. After listening to some of this, your videos in a row, it gets too much and start to kind of hurt and makes me nervous. Otherwise, I like your videos.
I'm more off a f 6.9. Guy 😂
Its not pronounced zweeko. It is pronounced zooko! The "i" is silent.