All Nikon Lens Technology Explained by Ken Rockwell

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  • @richsmith9063
    @richsmith9063 5 лет назад +157

    Finally Ken Rockwell speaks (I just stumbled across his channel). Im very excited (seriuosly). Ken I've been referring to your Nikon lems web pages for years. You've helped me so much. Thanks !!!!!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +3

      THANKS Rich!

    • @nickgoodwood4812
      @nickgoodwood4812 5 лет назад +9

      I second that. Over the years your website was invaluable for me in choosing lenses and not to forget your excellent manual of the D90. I am very glad you have come to RUclips Ken!

    • @sofuckingannoying
      @sofuckingannoying 5 лет назад +2

      Thirded. A decade later, I'm still rocking the D3100 with 35mm F/1.8 I got based off of Ken's recommended cameras. This man could've monopolized RUclips's camera gear segment had he started earlier. Still, better later than never.

    • @valueforvalue76
      @valueforvalue76 3 года назад

      @@sofuckingannoying He still could, he'd just have to make the right kind of videos. But I doubt he has any aspirations for that.

    • @EddieInzauto
      @EddieInzauto Год назад

      And what a listenable explanation, too!

  • @tedk2814
    @tedk2814 5 лет назад +73

    Very good! So nice to put a voice with Ken Rockwell in the written world. Thanks you so much for the well done history lesson. It's like I'm in college again and listening to a lecture by a tenured professor. Thanks for all you've done for my photography education....Ted in Sebastian, Fl

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Ted!

    • @ousi00
      @ousi00 5 лет назад +3

      I was about to say the same :) I've read KenRockwell.com for more than a decade and finally I can hear you, Ken!

    • @bobroberts2371
      @bobroberts2371 5 лет назад +2

      Have a listen to the guy on the channel " lock picking lawyer " , sounds similar. Also, I know of Ken Rockwell by finding his Mercedes SL500 web site after I got my SL. Great SL revue the way. .

    • @jonnyem.8859
      @jonnyem.8859 Год назад

      You convinced me to buy my first Nikon DSLR, the D40, many years ago. Thanks for all your excellent coverage of photography products, you're the best!

  • @Sjorezz
    @Sjorezz 4 года назад +7

    Hi Ken! After all these years of reading your pages. I'm pleasantly surprised to finally hear your voice! keep up the good work. Greetings from the Netherlands. Sjors

  • @AdamAllen
    @AdamAllen 5 лет назад +34

    As a 20+ year Canon user who now shoots Fuji X professionally, I recently picked up an old Nikon DSLR for the age of the mount. This is exactly the video I needed!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +5

      Adam Allen thank you! I could do one for Canon, but as you hear Canon got it all right back in 1987 pretty much eliminating the need for such a video.

  • @monkeyfinger7949
    @monkeyfinger7949 11 месяцев назад +3

    As a Nikon fan boy from my teen years, this tutorial was a really great tour of Nikon gear. I recently got back into photography and my internet searches landed me on Ken's website over and over. I have learned so much from this guy in just a few weeks regarding what gear is good, why, and how it should be used. Ken you are the guru of Nikon knowledge, man! I am really grateful you took the time to document all of this. Your website has been an immensely helpful resource in my quest to find some good gear and get shooting again.

  • @HerrSantander
    @HerrSantander 5 лет назад +5

    Fantastic video! You won me over from being your reader starting in the very early days of your website (with that soft yellow background and one-page lens reviews) to watching RUclips again! Thanks and keep up this great work!

  • @charris939
    @charris939 5 лет назад +12

    Hi Ken, I've been following your review site for 7 or 8 years now, great to see you on RUclips. I've been a Nikon fan and professional user for the past 35 years. Your reviews are second to none. Thanks for posting😀

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад

      Thank YOU for finding it so helpful. Best for the new year!

  • @mortalens
    @mortalens 2 года назад +3

    You’re the best out there. I ALWAYS refer to your site if I have any questions, and NEVER leave unsatisfied. Thank you for your service to the industry

  • @cornwallonline
    @cornwallonline 5 лет назад +39

    26 minutes flew by! An excellent journey through the lenses of Nikon, thanks.

  • @clintondavis3363
    @clintondavis3363 2 года назад +12

    I’ll keep rocking my D750 with my collection of D lenses. Pics look as great as ever. I don’t even mind whipping out my D80 as a smaller, lighter rig. Your earlier instructions for Nikon cameras help me speed through initial set ups - thanks. I loved, loved the days of slide film, rocking my F5 with my beloved Velvia and some Sensia or print film in my smaller N70. Also, had my Dad’s Leica in tow, usually with Black-and-White film. I have such wonderful memories of trips, scenic hikes, gardens and friends and family. Nowadays, it’s the D750, Fuji x100t (bought used for $300) and my iPhone. It took me a while to accept the iPhone as a camera, but I must admit, it’s very handy. I haven’t had to buy a bunch of new lenses and I’m already proficient with the SLR system. Tech will always advance and I already dropped silly money on photography - my beloved F5, for example, not to mention the tons of film and processing. But, it has been satisfying, photo journaling and seeing the world through the lens. Such a wonderful memory aid to recall moments in our lives.

  • @abhi8569
    @abhi8569 5 лет назад +20

    As a young amateur photographer who uses Nikon, this is the best video I have seen. I have been through your website a lot while I was hunting for new DSLR and even now when I need to know about the lenses. You are legend!

  • @LeandroBighetti
    @LeandroBighetti 9 месяцев назад +3

    Loved this! Have been reading your website for so many years ! It was a delight to find you here! Amazing video thank you!

  • @photographybylieven
    @photographybylieven 3 года назад +3

    I could’ve listened for another hour with any complaints whatsoever!!! Few are masters of their specific abilities, Sir you have mastered your craft so I’m grateful! (From an older dude making is way into macro photography using baby’s steps).

  • @richardsimms251
    @richardsimms251 2 года назад +2

    I have learned a great deal from Ken Rockwell and I am glad to fund him

  • @Edgy01
    @Edgy01 3 года назад +18

    Good job, Ken. Although I know 99% of this stuff, I would never have attempted to do this in 25 minutes! You did what could have taken two hours and got it well edited into this concise package! (One of your 13mm buddies).

  • @rudedog34
    @rudedog34 4 года назад +1

    After so many years referencing your website, I now have subscribed here.
    You have been an invaluable source for so many nubes and pros alike over the years.
    Wish you great success here on YT.

  • @ropeyarn
    @ropeyarn 2 года назад +9

    You touched briefly upon the filter size problem in the video. I still have my stack of 52mm filters that fit the fixed focal length Nikkors of the sixties.
    You did a great job covering the physical compatibility subject. Eventually we need a video on the evolution of the optical designs, if someone wants to step up to the plate.

  • @mannolitto2196
    @mannolitto2196 5 лет назад +5

    Just subscribed, that Nikkor fisheye lens is a gem! Best Nikon website in the world and now RUclips channel. Thank you Ken.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад

      Thank YOU!!!!

    • @Edgy01
      @Edgy01 Год назад +1

      Actually, that old Fisheye-Nikkor, the 8mm f/8 is the pig in the Nikkor fisheye world. It was soon surpassed by the 7.5mm f/5.6 and was a nice improvement. I know Ken and would like to thank him for saving me the trouble of having to talk people through the complexities of the Nikon lens mount world, particularly with the advent of the Nikon F. And yes, I’m old enough in the Nikon world to have bought a Nikon F when you could buy one new! I personally have about 50 Nikkor lenses 7.5mm to the 1000mmm, including the incredible 13mm f/5.6 AIS ultra wide. Keep in mind another thing that perhaps Ken will touch upon some day-the glass. Two basic things to consider. Coatings, and the glass types. Over the decades Nikon has improved their coatings with multi-coatings, to nano. When buying a used Nikkor, try to find the latest coatings that you can . The simplest way to tell it by color. If it reflects a blueish color, it’s vey old and original. The better multi-coatings reflect more of a greenish color. That happened in the early 1980s, generally. Optically, it all comes down to the glass, right? I highly recommend that you only buy glass known as ED (Extra-Dispersal) for anything 100mm and longer. Until they used ED glass (like the APO glass within Leica) you have less sharpness at the focusing plane. Each color in the spectrum would focus a little farther or closer in relative to the prime focusing plane and you got softness in your focus. So, stick to ED glass, for the longer longest. They have even begun to adopt it for the shorter focal lengths. Just a few tips along with what Ken is putting o. -Dan

  • @lebaptiste3162
    @lebaptiste3162 5 лет назад +3

    Ken, you're the one! Didn't know you do videos too. I'm glad I've found you here. I'm a long time web page follower of yours and your recommendations helped me a lot. Many thanks buddy! You deserve much credit for your work over the years.

  • @iSleepDoc
    @iSleepDoc Год назад +1

    Ken, I have been following for ages….Thank you for your great info and guidance!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  Год назад

      Thank you for reading all these years! I’m a little behind because I’m working with one broken arm and working on editing photos to publish from my October trip. Thanks!!!

  • @justinwatson384
    @justinwatson384 5 лет назад +4

    Such an incredible upload, a heck of a lot of fun to see all of that history!!

  • @greenbrightly
    @greenbrightly 5 лет назад +2

    So pleased you’re doing this. I’ve been an avid follower of your site for a long time, whenever I want to find out about a camera or lens yours is the first place I go.

  • @AndrewWilsonOz
    @AndrewWilsonOz 5 лет назад +12

    Been using your web pages for years. Today, I 'discovered' your RUclips channel. Thanks for all your great reviews.
    Yours is the first page I visit before I go ahead and buy a lense. Particularly when I am buying an older, or secondhand lense. You are the lense man!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +5

      Thank you! Yes, while these videos here are fun, if you’re actually about to buy something always read my site which will always be more up to date and detailed. Once published, there’s no way to edit RUclips videos except for the title and comments. I edit my site numerous times every day as things develop. Thanks!

  • @AbdonPhirathon
    @AbdonPhirathon 5 лет назад +1

    This is bar none, the absolute best, most informative Nikon video on RUclips. Thanking for sharing all of your knowledge, Ken!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +1

      You're awesome, thanks for enjoying it! Thanks!

  • @borzumo
    @borzumo 5 лет назад +9

    way above modern bloggers, thank you!

  • @crazyaboutprint
    @crazyaboutprint 4 года назад +1

    I love your site and recently found your channel here. This video is not just to see one time. This is real history and reference.

  • @Maxfli82
    @Maxfli82 4 года назад +2

    Great History Ken. I too have only stumbled upon your RUclips page recently after reading your reviews starting about 12 years ago. Always loved your very high-res product shots on your page. Looking forward to great video content here as well!

  • @stevehoffman9735
    @stevehoffman9735 Год назад +1

    26 minutes went by very quickly, thank you.

  • @marcoantonioregiltv
    @marcoantonioregiltv 5 лет назад +35

    I love, love, love this video!! Thank you so much!!! I really enjoyed it!!! Loving your channel!!

  • @TaylorJacksonPhoto
    @TaylorJacksonPhoto Год назад

    Wow Ken. This was incredible. Thank for making it! Sorry I’m 3 years late hah. Great meeting you at the a9iii launch

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  Год назад

      Ditto! Thanks for checking it out. See ya!

  • @miketing6971
    @miketing6971 5 лет назад +5

    What a fantastic upload. I really enjoy your highly knowledgeable and to the point website as well. Keep it up!

  • @loveclubfilms1634
    @loveclubfilms1634 Год назад +1

    Love your videos and website ken!! Thank you so much 🙏🏽

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  Год назад

      Thank you!!!

    • @loveclubfilms1634
      @loveclubfilms1634 Год назад

      @@KenRockwellTV which lens would be best for portraits? 180mm f/2.8 ED AI-s or 135mm f/2 AI-s? I’m having trouble deciding between the two.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  Год назад +1

      @@loveclubfilms1634 180 is sharper, 135 has smoother bokeh. They give very differnt looks based on perspective because you have to shoot at different distances, and that's a personal choose. As always, full reviews of each ar at KenRockwell.com at www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/180f28.htm and www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/135mm-f2.htm

  • @GeoMatRay
    @GeoMatRay 5 лет назад +4

    What a pleasant surprise to find you on RUclips! 😁

  • @deltaforceaviation7924
    @deltaforceaviation7924 2 года назад +1

    I shouldn't say, but I love your style! Maybe you are the biggest asset for any lucid photograph in the world! My humble thank you!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  2 года назад +1

      And THANK YOU!!! You folks make it all possible.

  • @williamberger2178
    @williamberger2178 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you Ken, I've followed your web site for 15+ years, so strange hearing your voice on video.
    I hope to see and hear more from you.

  • @nouneyhill9795
    @nouneyhill9795 Год назад +2

    Very interesting. The G lenses don't work with all autofocus camera, a big issue might want to focus a video on this impact...as they are relatively new in Nikon's digital line...great to hear about the z-line improvements. BUT did Nikon throw our investment to the wind, meaning do AF-S D,G,E lenses work well with Nikon's converter ring?

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  Год назад +1

      The FTZ? Only works with AF-S lenses. Doesn’t give AF with AF or AF•D or manual lenses, and doesn’t couple to manual lenses either. Just go Canon for Mirrorless. www.kenrockwell.com/canon/eos-r/index.htm

  • @Hero1117a
    @Hero1117a 5 лет назад +6

    Hooray you're on you tube

  • @valueforvalue76
    @valueforvalue76 3 года назад +2

    I'm very late coming to the party, but the Ken's website has been highly useful in the last year. Discovered the website because of his "how to win at ebay" article, which every dummy like me should read.
    Excellent work sir! Nice to put a voice to the written word, you've had me in stitches reading your more satirical work on the website.

  • @focusingbeauty
    @focusingbeauty 5 лет назад +4

    Welcome to RUclips. You've been the point of reference for most of us here for many years :)

  • @제이슨킴
    @제이슨킴 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much, Mr. Ken.
    When I was young (over 10 years ago) I visited your web site many times and I'd learn about Camera and Lens. I think you are legend of phography!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 месяцев назад

      You make me a legend, thank you!!!!!

  • @D-Professor
    @D-Professor 5 лет назад +3

    Ken, this was such a delight. Thank you.

  • @lanatrzczka
    @lanatrzczka 6 месяцев назад

    I am someone who studied your website for endless hours. I cherished the finds where you still hosted a nearly 20 year old page on F100, or D100, etc... I made my kit by reading pretty much every page you hosted. I got an F6 (did installments on a used one), and decided that AF-D lenses were the best bang for the buck. Based on your reviews over literally decades now, I've got a kit that just destroys. Ok, MAYBE I can't use fancy software to capture an eagle's eyeball without Z whatever... But my F6 with AF-D and Velvia/Provia is a winning package. Friggin' amazing lenses. All of which I learned from you. Oh yeah, North Coast Photo. Learned that from you as well. Bonnie. They changed the name but it's still the same people and amazing service. All learned from a silly little website.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  6 месяцев назад

      I got my F100 in 1999 when I started the site. Ought to be 25 years in October 2024. Thanks!

  • @shang-hsienyang1284
    @shang-hsienyang1284 5 лет назад +9

    Best video on Nikon lens history on RUclips, EVER! I believe I have watched enough RUclips videos to say that!

  • @michaelspriggs5404
    @michaelspriggs5404 5 месяцев назад

    Just like everyone else I’ve been relying of Ken’s lens site for all manner of lens info I’ve needed and ended up buying. Simultaneously my knowledge of my gear has quadruple’d or more, now I have the pleasure of listening to this wizard live and in colour, fabulous..

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 месяцев назад

      And in sometimes even in stereo! Thanks!

  • @teamrambocat
    @teamrambocat 5 лет назад +8

    Awesome, please keep stuff like this coming!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад

      donteatsomtam working on it! I think I have a great idea I may just go work on now.

  • @360icon
    @360icon 2 года назад +1

    Your website has been a great tool for learning about old nikkor lenses- thank you!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! Those lenses are the best thing nikon ever did.

    • @360icon
      @360icon 2 года назад

      @@KenRockwellTVMy first camera was a Nikkormat from Fox Photo- Now im using a a7iv and a a7riii converted to infrared with a novoflex f to e - everyone of my modern lens, Voigtlander produce sensor hotspots- but with the old nikkors the images are spectacular at f16+_ so far ive i have 20 mint lenses ive ordered from Japan with great success! Cheers from Missouri

  • @wilhelmw3455
    @wilhelmw3455 5 лет назад +6

    Great history lesson I subscribed immediately.

  • @ronaldosantana9845
    @ronaldosantana9845 5 лет назад +1

    Absolutely outstanding! This is my first and unique comment on RUclips and you, certainly, deserved it! thanks a lot!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Ronaldo!!! That means a lot to me, glad you enjoyed it. Took forever to borrow all those lenses !

  • @bosragh
    @bosragh 5 лет назад +5

    Well covered Ken, I liked this. Me 70 year old Nikonion, like review of my old lessons.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад

      Thanks! Somebody in the know needs to document before it's forgotten.

  • @peterwillstein198
    @peterwillstein198 5 лет назад +1

    Ken
    Awesome! As a Nikon shooter since the late 1960's, thank you for a wonderful trip back into memory lane.
    Peter

  • @josecolon8143
    @josecolon8143 5 лет назад +3

    Yikes! I just got a NIkon Lens History Minor Degree in 26m32s from KR University!!! I learned a lot!!!!!!!!! Thank you KR

  • @lakshmanprasad2798
    @lakshmanprasad2798 4 года назад +2

    Valuable guide for any one who wants to master true photography skills as opposed to people who are after bragging rights for owning the latest and greatest gear bought at ridiculous prices. Are you after great photographs OR owning the most expensive gear without knowing how to use it? Helps one make up their mind! Very helpful info.

  • @villemononen5303
    @villemononen5303 5 лет назад +7

    Very interesting! Well done! I prefer manual focus lens when not in a rush, out and about in the nature. The focusing experience itself is far more pleasing and the film lenses feel lovely. Great stuff!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад

      Yes, and it's easier and faster to turn one ring a little rather than set seventeen autofocus menus! Thanks!

  • @jonyjonsy
    @jonyjonsy 4 года назад

    I've been using your website for years! You're channel is a gem! Please continue with this!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  4 года назад +1

      Thanks! I’m back at it again after a slight lockdown hiatus.

    • @jonyjonsy
      @jonyjonsy 4 года назад

      @@KenRockwellTV woohooo! Can't wait for new content. Best regards from across the pond 😊

  • @paulw4487
    @paulw4487 5 лет назад +67

    So glad you are on RUclips.
    It's better than reading 😂

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +6

      Paul W thank you! So glad all you folks enjoy this. This is something that shows well on video so you can see everything.

    • @marcoantonioregiltv
      @marcoantonioregiltv 5 лет назад +1

      Yessss

  • @jameslane3846
    @jameslane3846 5 лет назад +2

    Been using your reviews for years! I got my Nikon 80-200mm f4.5n thanks to your review raving over it! It's now my main lightweight telephoto zoom when doing 35mm landscape photography

  • @EntropicRemnants
    @EntropicRemnants 5 лет назад +3

    Like Nikon, you don't stop either, lol. Nice to see you in the video game here -- your website has been a major resource for me for years.

  • @arthurspooner6082
    @arthurspooner6082 5 лет назад +1

    Brilliant video. I have been a Nikon user for 25 years and still gained a lot of info.

  • @brianrobinson698
    @brianrobinson698 5 лет назад +4

    Brilliant Ken how about a film on the best old lenses for DX FX and Z mounts ?

  • @vedranr.glavina7667
    @vedranr.glavina7667 2 года назад +2

    Superb presentation, Ken ! Congrats x10000000 !

  • @moncyn1
    @moncyn1 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you Ken for coming to RUclips! Great expansion for a guy with so much knowledge about photography and maybe new generations of photograpers will benefit from this knowledge ❤️

  • @meesy498
    @meesy498 2 года назад +1

    Wow, this was so interesting Ken and I learned a lot of new things, so thank you. I've been reading your website for more years than I care to remember, so happy to have found you on youtube, sorry am late to the party, all the best to you and yours Ken, take care.

  • @chirag4
    @chirag4 5 лет назад +4

    Thanks KEN

  • @tomariko
    @tomariko 5 лет назад +8

    Two thumbs up nikon 105 2.5 is my favorite lens on my z6 😍😍😍

  • @hurleygreen927
    @hurleygreen927 3 года назад +1

    great video! I've been a Nikon user since 1977 with an old Nikkormat and love the lens systems and the fact that I can still use old Nikon lenses
    on my current Nikon D750...thanks for this history!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  3 года назад

      Exactly. Just avoid Nikon’s Mirrorless; nothing older than about 1990s will work properly on the weak FTZ.

  • @josecolon8143
    @josecolon8143 5 лет назад +6

    Damn, I didn’t know you had a RUclips channel! 🤯🤗🤗🤗

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +3

      Only had good stuff up a few weeks. Thanks!

  • @emanuelbinder4263
    @emanuelbinder4263 5 лет назад +2

    Congratulations from a fan in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
    Great and informative video!!!!

  • @MatthewSaville
    @MatthewSaville 5 лет назад +3

    BTW, I inherited my grandfather's Series E 50mm f/1.8 after he passed away, and absolutely treasure it. Even on a D850, the dang thing is sharp as a tack throughout most of the image frame, focusing is super smooth, and it's almost pancake-small.
    I'm really, really disappointed that Nikon's FTZ adapter didn't include an aperture position sensor, though. I thought that would be a given... Maybe they'll have a new FTZ adapter with added AI and pre-AI functionality...

  • @altandrei.
    @altandrei. 4 года назад +1

    Greetings from Bukarest and thank you for this doc! Awesome history lesson, great new things I could have found on many different sites, however, as a master of the job and great profrssional, you managed to keep everything in one simple doc. Respect and wish you the best! Andrei

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  4 года назад +1

      Thanks! Romania? My sister in laws from Sibiu!

    • @altandrei.
      @altandrei. 4 года назад

      @@KenRockwellTV Great, you should come visit Romania, there's a lot of amazing places you and your family would love to discover. Hope to meet you around here! All the best!

  • @masterstacker2833
    @masterstacker2833 4 года назад +4

    Nice trip down memory lane. I've been a long time Nikon shooter but only recently freed myself from the "tyranny of auto focus". There are a lot of unappreciated AI-s lenses out there with their old school style.

  • @akmmonirulislam3961
    @akmmonirulislam3961 3 года назад +1

    Ken, I read lot of your reviews and watched some videos on Nikon. I loved this one too much. Thank you.

  • @DodoKing187
    @DodoKing187 5 лет назад +3

    little fun fact, that 60s fisheye at 7:40 was used by Stanley Kubrick in 2001: Space odyssey to make the glowing "Eye" for the HAL 9000 :)

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks!

    • @DodoKing187
      @DodoKing187 5 лет назад

      @@KenRockwellTV no problem :)
      btw Mr. Rockwell I have a question, I built a pinhole camera using an old style hasselblad magazine 12, if I use the peep hole in the back to check my winding to the next frame, do I risk light leaks through the peep hole onto my film or is it made so you can always open the hole in normal light conditions?

  • @TCGhits
    @TCGhits 5 лет назад +1

    Big fan of your lens Reviews. From AF-D to the G lens, Tokina etc. Keep up the great information coming! 📸

  • @frankthespank
    @frankthespank 5 лет назад +3

    Love me some Ken Rockwell!!

  • @NickBelt
    @NickBelt 2 года назад +1

    I had to bring out my note book for this and was glad to do it! Amazing! Thank you!

  • @nattapongp
    @nattapongp 5 лет назад +4

    Great Story!!!!

  • @colynbarrett8127
    @colynbarrett8127 5 лет назад +1

    Fantastic video in depth, concise, no nonsense just what Every Nikon Owner, user, collector admire Needs. Well done to you Sir. Many thanks and Kind regards Colyn.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад

      Thank You! And I had to keep it short to fit it in half an hour.

  • @btrdangerdan2010
    @btrdangerdan2010 5 лет назад +3

    Series E is like E for everyone!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад

      YES!!! Thanks!

    • @danc2014
      @danc2014 4 года назад

      I heard it was Economy for lower cost version. Or maybe that was the name given it by the haters.

  • @opticsculture
    @opticsculture Год назад +1

    Hi Sir, I'm Amal Pal, from Kolkata, India and I've been among the lots of your staunch followers and I'm highly benefited by your advice on "Nikon Dream Team Lense". I also advise others to go just through your review and not to get distracted by the rivews made by any other. Thank you sir..... 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @drfarzinjazayeri9442
    @drfarzinjazayeri9442 5 лет назад +7

    And now the Chuck Norris of lenses speaks up loud an clear !

  • @clivechampion4727
    @clivechampion4727 5 лет назад +1

    Darn informative!! Thanks Ken from a Nikon user of 40 years.

  • @craigconway4093
    @craigconway4093 5 лет назад +9

    LOL, subliminal sexual satisfaction, that's so funny !!!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +1

      Craig Conway it’s real, read Subliminal Seduction by Bryan Wilson Key amzn.to/2Nur9sg

    • @craigconway4093
      @craigconway4093 5 лет назад

      @@KenRockwellTV After reading from your site for years, it's nice to communicate with you. Keep up the good work Ken :)

    • @chrisguli2865
      @chrisguli2865 5 лет назад

      @@KenRockwellTV Maybe Nikon should designate an SX line of Z camera bodies and lenses for eXceptionally SeXy and Seductive.... introducing the Z 8 SX with the new SX line of lenses.....for the advanced connoisseur....

    • @allanredford6070
      @allanredford6070 5 лет назад

      read Ken's 'Leicaman' diatribe, priceless. like the best humour, there is a good deal of real truth in it. A.

    • @kgnash
      @kgnash 5 лет назад +1

      It was kinda funny the 1st time. After that it was just creepy!

  • @sethmartin4308
    @sethmartin4308 4 года назад +1

    Well done! You cover about 99% of what most photographers and Nikon camera lovers would ever want or need to know

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  4 года назад

      Not bad in about a half hour, huh? Thanks!

    • @sethmartin4308
      @sethmartin4308 4 года назад

      @@KenRockwellTV It's refreshing to read and listen to someone that is talking from first hand experience. I've shot Nikon film cameras since 1965 and you are still teaching me something every time I tune in. Heck my 30 something son visits your site for advise, I always knew is was a smart guy!

  • @hughrea9171
    @hughrea9171 26 дней назад

    Very nice video: I have been a Nikon fan since 1972 with my first F2 and later on F4S... during my service time I went to Minolta, Nikon and Mamiya factories...

  • @iggynor5007
    @iggynor5007 5 лет назад +1

    Great video Ken, you bring a great depth of knowledge that no one else on RUclips has

  • @CloverPhotoandVideo
    @CloverPhotoandVideo 5 лет назад +2

    I have always relied on Ken's site and his great chart to help figure out which of my Nikon lenses will work on my various Nikon cameras, and which older lenses may potentially not work or worse cause damage. Looking forward to watching this video in full.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад +1

      Good point, I just added links to www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/mirrorless/lenses/ftz.htm and www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/compatibility-lens.htm where I cover compatibility in great detail

    • @CloverPhotoandVideo
      @CloverPhotoandVideo 5 лет назад

      @@KenRockwellTV Thanks! I find these pages quite helpful.

  • @ThrottleJunkie31415
    @ThrottleJunkie31415 4 года назад +1

    Love your website and your RUclips channel. Your output is prodigious, amazing. Thank you!

  • @stefanirmler2587
    @stefanirmler2587 3 года назад +1

    Dear Ken, thank you for the interesting Nikon Lens History. I enjoy to mention the first Af attempt with the two F3 AF lenses 2,8/80 and 3,5/200 as addition. Best wishes from Germany.

  • @leonardgrant6876
    @leonardgrant6876 3 года назад +2

    Great video, I also love Nikon because they did not change the mount like crazy, and also the lens quality.

  • @boostedmaniac
    @boostedmaniac 3 года назад +1

    Thanks Ken for doing this awesome video on the history.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  3 года назад

      Thanks for watching! Thats why I do all this.

  • @odysseusreturns9133
    @odysseusreturns9133 Год назад +1

    What a great video. I have used Ken's reviews to help me choose every lens I now have for my D7000, D7100 and D80, as well as the cameras themselves. I particularly like the older AFd lenses for their quality feel compared to the cheap and plasticky feel of the more modern AFs. Legends like the the enormously heavy 80-200 f2.8. I need a massage after carrying that around all day but, oh boy! are the results worth it! Another favourite, the 105 f2.8 macro for close ups. A little slower on the AF but spectacular results, good for portraits too.

  • @MiguelJuanez
    @MiguelJuanez 5 лет назад +1

    Definitely going to be a regular viewer of your videos Ken, thanks for dropping these nuggets of knowledge. Been a big fan of your site, so it's only natural :)

  • @HartponderJr
    @HartponderJr 5 лет назад

    Good to have you on RUclips!

  • @genghisbunny
    @genghisbunny 4 года назад +1

    Great stuff. I don't have anything pre-ai, but still have a treasured collection of vintage Nikon glass from older family members.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  4 года назад +1

      And those are Nikons best lenses ever. Been downhill ever since autofocus. Thanks!

  • @vittoriopassaretti7207
    @vittoriopassaretti7207 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks a lot! Finally a video about Nikon history that goes truly in depth. Merry Christmas Sir!

  • @alfredmani1461
    @alfredmani1461 4 года назад +2

    Hello Ken,
    You have no idea how good this video is, it is exceptional. Thank you for doing this. If the Oscars had an award for the most useful, entertaining and knowledgeable person on photography you would be out buying a new cabinet to house your well deserved trophies. Keep up the good work and I look forward to putting on the kettle to tune into the next KR classic!

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  4 года назад

      Thanks! What should be my next topic?

    • @alfredmani1461
      @alfredmani1461 4 года назад

      @@KenRockwellTV Next topic: History of Leica M Systems, a walk down memory lane. The road to the M3 and after. I don’t own one but I think they are a thing of exceptional beauty (engineering, design, functionality). I don't know why but I still get more excited by old classic rangefinders, it inspires me and makes me want to go out and shoot. Alternative topics … Nikon ES-2 system: any good and solutions for Z system users. History of Canon lenses. History - Legends of the past: Yashica Electro 35, Contax G2, Olympus 35 SP, Nikon FM3a, Nikon S3, Minolta SRT-101 etc - how do they stack up against legends of today. History of lenses: Interesting lenses past and current - macro, fisheye, telephoto, collapsible, pancake, Noct, etc and their application - how can we still use them today, what should we keep an eye out for. Lessons learnt: starting a new system today (particularly with all these new mirrorless lenses), what's the smart way to proceed if you are looking at Nikon and Canon. How do you take advantage of the past, present and future. It could be that you already answered this with your past discussion on converters - food for thought. Cheers, A

  • @girliedog
    @girliedog 5 месяцев назад

    This is a fabulous overview, now I can sift through the pile of Nikkor/Nikon lenses I've accumulated since 1972 with understanding.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you!!!! Tons more at www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikortek.htm

  • @aspinaki
    @aspinaki 5 лет назад +1

    Ken I have been following your website for a long years back, I think from start probably, but How fool, I am, I did not check your youtube channel. just came to know today. I am feeling very happy. you are the best.god bless you.

    • @KenRockwellTV
      @KenRockwellTV  5 лет назад

      Good stuff's only been here a month. Thanks!

  • @thomasphillips5850
    @thomasphillips5850 11 месяцев назад

    Super video Ken. You have helped me over the years many times with your videos. I am presently shooting with aD850 and a Z6. You would have to pry the 850 out of my hands. For me the only thing missing is ibis, superb tool. For portraits I am using the 135 f2 D DC lense, pristine what a duo. Thanks again Ken, keep up the great work.