All Nikon Lens Technology Explained by Ken Rockwell
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- Nikon Lens History by Ken Rockwell
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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!
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.
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 !!!!!
THANKS Rich!
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!
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.
@@sofuckingannoying He still could, he'd just have to make the right kind of videos. But I doubt he has any aspirations for that.
And what a listenable explanation, too!
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
Thanks Ted!
I was about to say the same :) I've read KenRockwell.com for more than a decade and finally I can hear you, Ken!
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. .
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!
I love, love, love this video!! Thank you so much!!! I really enjoyed it!!! Loving your channel!!
Thanks! Be sure to share it.
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.
Thanks!
26 minutes flew by! An excellent journey through the lenses of Nikon, thanks.
Thanks for watching!
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😀
Thank YOU for finding it so helpful. Best for the new year!
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!
Danke!
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.
Thanks!
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
Thank you!
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.
Thanks!
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.
Merci bien!
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!
Thank you!!!
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
Thank YOU!!!
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).
Thank you!!!!!
Such an incredible upload, a heck of a lot of fun to see all of that history!!
Thank you; it was fun to do!
So glad you are on RUclips.
It's better than reading 😂
Paul W thank you! So glad all you folks enjoy this. This is something that shows well on video so you can see everything.
Yessss
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).
Thank you!!!
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.
Thanks!!!
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.
I got my F100 in 1999 when I started the site. Ought to be 25 years in October 2024. Thanks!
Ken, this was such a delight. Thank you.
David Fraser thank you for watching!
Awesome, please keep stuff like this coming!
donteatsomtam working on it! I think I have a great idea I may just go work on now.
Loved this! Have been reading your website for so many years ! It was a delight to find you here! Amazing video thank you!
Thank you!!!!
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.
Thanks!! You rule!!!!
way above modern bloggers, thank you!
THANK YOU!!!!!
What a fantastic upload. I really enjoy your highly knowledgeable and to the point website as well. Keep it up!
Thanks Mike!!!
So glad to see you on RUclips! Four or five years ago I got my first film camera, the Nikon FG-20, and your reviews were an incredible resource for finding good lenses to invest in. Now I have a nice little collection of AI, AI-S, and AI-converted lenses I use for film work and now on my mirrorless camera. Look forward to seeing what you make next!
Thanks!!!!!!
Great video, Ken! Your web site has been around for a long time, and it s still a helpful place of Nikon information to this day. Thanks for sharing!
Happy New Year and thanks!
Just subscribed, that Nikkor fisheye lens is a gem! Best Nikon website in the world and now RUclips channel. Thank you Ken.
Thank YOU!!!!
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
What a pleasant surprise to find you on RUclips! 😁
Thanks!
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 :)
Thanks!
Thanks for doing these videos Ken. Always appreciate your perspective and throughout commentary
Thanks!
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!
Yes, and it's easier and faster to turn one ring a little rather than set seventeen autofocus menus! Thanks!
Great history lesson I subscribed immediately.
Thanks!
Immediately subscribed! Love your blog, and im so happy to see you here! Thanks for all the good information.
THANK YOU !!!
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
Thanks!
Welcome to RUclips. You've been the point of reference for most of us here for many years :)
Thanks Matt!
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.
That you will! Thanks!
Absolutely outstanding! This is my first and unique comment on RUclips and you, certainly, deserved it! thanks a lot!
Thanks Ronaldo!!! That means a lot to me, glad you enjoyed it. Took forever to borrow all those lenses !
Great video Ken, you bring a great depth of knowledge that no one else on RUclips has
Thanks Iggy!
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!
Thank you Abishek!!!!
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.
Thanks John!!!
Greetings from the UK! I have been following your website for number of years now - great to watch the video!
Thank you!!!!
Ken
Awesome! As a Nikon shooter since the late 1960's, thank you for a wonderful trip back into memory lane.
Peter
Thanks Peter!
Well covered Ken, I liked this. Me 70 year old Nikonion, like review of my old lessons.
Thanks! Somebody in the know needs to document before it's forgotten.
Hooray you're on you tube
Thanks!
This is fascinating stuff and presented in a fantastic way! Thank you so much Ken!
Thanks Nick!
Ken, I have been following for ages….Thank you for your great info and guidance!
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!!!
Yikes! I just got a NIkon Lens History Minor Degree in 26m32s from KR University!!! I learned a lot!!!!!!!!! Thank you KR
Thanks!
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!
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!
Big fan of your lens Reviews. From AF-D to the G lens, Tokina etc. Keep up the great information coming! 📸
Thanks!!!
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!
Exactly. Just avoid Nikon’s Mirrorless; nothing older than about 1990s will work properly on the weak FTZ.
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.
Thanks!
Brilliant Ken how about a film on the best old lenses for DX FX and Z mounts ?
Coming...... Thanks!
Fantastic Ken and you have a great delivery style. You should do more of these educational videos.
I shall, THANKS!!!
I've been using your website for years! You're channel is a gem! Please continue with this!
Thanks! I’m back at it again after a slight lockdown hiatus.
@@KenRockwellTV woohooo! Can't wait for new content. Best regards from across the pond 😊
Thanks KEN
THANKS Chirag!!!!
Best video on Nikon lens history on RUclips, EVER! I believe I have watched enough RUclips videos to say that!
Thank YOU!!!!!!!!
I agree!!!
Wow Ken. This was incredible. Thank for making it! Sorry I’m 3 years late hah. Great meeting you at the a9iii launch
Ditto! Thanks for checking it out. See ya!
What a fantastic video, loved learning all of this! Thank you!
Thanks Robin!
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 ❤️
Thank YOU!
Damn, I didn’t know you had a RUclips channel! 🤯🤗🤗🤗
Only had good stuff up a few weeks. Thanks!
Very interesting so far! Thanks for making this!
NeoGuardian thanks for watching!
Your website has been a great tool for learning about old nikkor lenses- thank you!
Thank you! Those lenses are the best thing nikon ever did.
@@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
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 :)
Thanks!
@@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?
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...
You got it! Thanks!
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.
THANK YOU!!!!
Love your website and your RUclips channel. Your output is prodigious, amazing. Thank you!
Thank YOU for noticing!!!
Love me some Ken Rockwell!!
Ken Rockwell is such a legend!
frankthespank Thanks Frank!!!!
Two thumbs up nikon 105 2.5 is my favorite lens on my z6 😍😍😍
Arrigato!!
Wonderful tour through history and a new channel for me, thanks for the video!
Thank YOU for watching!
Ken, I read lot of your reviews and watched some videos on Nikon. I loved this one too much. Thank you.
Thank you!!!
Great Story!!!!
Tech Life TV thanks for watching!
Series E is like E for everyone!
YES!!! Thanks!
I heard it was Economy for lower cost version. Or maybe that was the name given it by the haters.
Subscribed!!!!! Please keep this history tech videos going!!!!!
Loads more coming. Thanks!
Hello Mr. Rockwell,
Thank you very much for this infornative and interesting video.
It would be great if you continue to position yourself as an exclusive content provider in this channel.
By the way, it's also great to see you being so accessible to viewers.
Hi Eran, not sure what you mean by "exclusive in this channel;" I'm the only contributor to KenRockwell.TV and KenRockwell.com and the world's oldest (since 1999) major single-person source still publishing. Thanks!
And now the Chuck Norris of lenses speaks up loud an clear !
Thanks! How do I sound?
LOL, subliminal sexual satisfaction, that's so funny !!!
Craig Conway it’s real, read Subliminal Seduction by Bryan Wilson Key amzn.to/2Nur9sg
@@KenRockwellTV After reading from your site for years, it's nice to communicate with you. Keep up the good work Ken :)
@@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....
read Ken's 'Leicaman' diatribe, priceless. like the best humour, there is a good deal of real truth in it. A.
It was kinda funny the 1st time. After that it was just creepy!
Thank you for all your work Ken! If not for you I’d never have been able to stick with photography. You demystify some mystifying concepts!
Thanks!
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.
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
@@KenRockwellTV Thanks! I find these pages quite helpful.
Love this video guide on the lenses. Superb Ken!!
Thank you!
Thanks a lot! Finally a video about Nikon history that goes truly in depth. Merry Christmas Sir!
Also, turned on notification, please make more video like this!
THANK YOU!!!!!! Buon Natale!
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.
Thank You!!!
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!
Thanks! What should be my next topic?
@@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
I had to bring out my note book for this and was glad to do it! Amazing! Thank you!
Thank YOU!
Great video! Such a wealth of knowledge. I always consult your website reviews especially for film cameras and lenses. I've been using my Sonys more and more but I still have my Nikon system film, digital cameras and lenses. Nikon has a rich history and as of yet l, I can't bear to part with them. Welcome to RUclips! 😊
Thank you!!!!
Superb presentation, Ken ! Congrats x10000000 !
Thank you!!!!
Excellent, informative video Ken. More like this please!
Thanks!
Thanks Ken for doing this awesome video on the history.
Thanks for watching! Thats why I do all this.
Great video Ken! I've been shooting Nikon for 5-ish years, and your website was an absolute godsend in translating Nikon's alphabet soup of lens nomenclature.
One of my favorite pieces of glass is an old pre-AI 55mm f/1.2. Before I had the AI conversion done on the aperture ring, I slapped it on a D3100 to take a few tests shots; metering was off obviously but I was amazed at the compatibility over decades of development. I still use it on my D750 and I love the longer focus throw, it makes for much easier fine tuning.
See also www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/55mm-f12.htm and the Rosettta Stone, www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikortek.htm THANKS!
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
Thanks! Romania? My sister in laws from Sibiu!
@@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!
Congratulations from a fan in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
Great and informative video!!!!
Thanks!
What a great achievement this video is. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks!
Amazing info as always!! Thanks Ken!!
Thank you!
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.
Thanks!
Superb!!! Thank you and have a blessed Christmas.
THANKS!!! Merry Christmas!
Very interesting, thanks for putting that effort in!
Thanks for watching!!!
Darn informative!! Thanks Ken from a Nikon user of 40 years.
Thanks Clive!
What an awesome history lesson. Thanks Ken and thanks Nikon 👌🏻
Thanks Chris!