What Makes Vintage Lenses So Interesting? | Nikkor AI-S Primes

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  • Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024

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  • @BlaineWestropp1
    @BlaineWestropp1 Год назад +18

    1000 subs today

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад +3

      I started my RUclips channel because of you!

    • @BlaineWestropp1
      @BlaineWestropp1 Год назад +4

      @@EdmundElijah dude I love that! keep it up!

  • @retrofokus6623
    @retrofokus6623 Год назад +11

    While I have vintage Nikkors, FDs, Minoltas, Russian and German staples, the minimal focus breathing in cine lenses is the biggest reason for using them more than the vintage set. Once you start noticing focus breathing, it is very hard to ignore it (even if the viewer wouldn't notice it). Of course, if one does not do any focus pulls, the vintage lenses are totally fine.

    • @MichaelKaykov
      @MichaelKaykov 6 месяцев назад

      Many LOMO OKS have minimal focus breathing

  • @mt.everettrod
    @mt.everettrod Год назад +3

    I enjoyed how you spoke about this. You were passionate about why you love vintage lenses and confident about what you presented. I’ve been exploring vintage lenses for photography lately and ended up here. Glad I did.

  • @terrygoyan
    @terrygoyan 2 месяца назад +1

    Long time Nikonphile here. I bought my first Nikon camera and lenses in 1974. I am lucky to have a local camera store that gets lots of used Nikkor lenses. The prices are always great as there are very few other Nikon users around here. Most have switched to Z-Mount by now and screaming deals are to be had on equipment I could only dream about in the past. In the last year I've seen (and purchased a few) of some of Nikon's finest old lenses, including a 28 f /1.4 aspheric, a 15 f/3.5 and a 200 f/2 lens. I'm so glad that these beautiful old lenses are seeing new life in movie/video making! 55 micros come through all the time as well as 105 f/2.5 lenses. One thing to look for on these old lenses is snappy aperture blades. Lazy aperture blades probably indicates oil on them and cleaning will be needed. I love the non-clinical renderings these lenses create.
    Subscribed and looking forward to watching more of these videos!

  • @jordanadudek
    @jordanadudek Год назад +9

    I better finish my set before this video goes viral 😂
    I personally went with the Non-AI Nikkor lenses for a more wild look. But for the price, the Nikkor glass is unparalleled

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад +2

      I've got a few more to add to my set before I branch off for non-AI lenses. They seem to be a lot easier to find here in Oklahoma.

  • @DANAMIONLINE
    @DANAMIONLINE Год назад +2

    I appreciate your slower pacing instead of 5he overwhelming rapid fire of information

  • @Makingthetransition
    @Makingthetransition 3 месяца назад +2

    This was extremely well filmed and produced.

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  3 месяца назад

      @@Makingthetransition thanks!

  • @nikolaramcevic
    @nikolaramcevic 4 месяца назад +1

    Bought 105mm F2.5 around 10 months ago, it sits glued on my Z5. Spectacular characteristics in such well built lens. Must own!

  • @elvisripley
    @elvisripley 6 месяцев назад +2

    It was great to meet you at Goodwill. It’s also interesting that I am seeing this after buying a full set of the Sony GM primes. I did vintage lenses for years and kind of made a full circle back around to the cleanest and purest glass.

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  6 месяцев назад

      I’ve been wanting to pick up some Sigma primes for the same reason!

  • @calebbrunkow
    @calebbrunkow Год назад +3

    Love the video dude! Makes me wanna use my AIS lenses more!

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад +1

      Thanks! You’ve got that Leica set now - can’t turn back! Get that 60mm Macro!

  • @jonwaldman94
    @jonwaldman94 Год назад +2

    Great work as always Edmund!

  • @Mat.arantes
    @Mat.arantes Год назад +1

    Awesome vídeo Edmund! Hugs from Brazil!

  • @kevinbatts2804
    @kevinbatts2804 Год назад +1

    This was nicely put together. I'm based out of OKC. Good to see a fellow traveler from Oklahoma on YT. I have been shooting on Canon FD lenses myself.

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      I just moved here! I love OKC. It was the first city we visited in Oklahoma.

  • @classic.cameras
    @classic.cameras Год назад +2

    Couldn't agree more. Love vintage lenses and love Nikkor lenses. A lens to check out next is the Nikkor 180mm f2.8 ED AI lens. Picked up one a few months ago. It is just epic!

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      I need a longer focal length for sure!

    • @LightDive
      @LightDive Год назад +1

      I just got the same lens myself. Looking forward to getting some time with it.

  • @robert18productions
    @robert18productions 8 месяцев назад +2

    Great video. You seem to have both the AI-S 35mm f/2 and the 35mm f/1.4, which of these lenses do you prefer using?

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  8 месяцев назад

      I’ve since sold the f/2 and have kept the f/1.4.

  • @ShortImpactMedia
    @ShortImpactMedia 5 месяцев назад +1

    Cool video!! Likes the no music and no gimmicks! Very kosher/halal

  • @damiendehorn6350
    @damiendehorn6350 Год назад +4

    Nice and simple for why you should use vintage lenses, great video. Would love to know why you opted for the Nikkor as opposed to the trend Leica or Contax (though I have to agree with your choice, Nikkor's are so underrated I just can't fault them price performance is the best)? However on a quick note for me its not a case one or the other, its just a case of the the right tool for the specific job.

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад +2

      I was hoping that this video would generate interest in why I chose Nikkor AI-S lenses over others (Leica, Contax, etc) - so I will definitely make a follow-up regarding that!

    • @damiendehorn6350
      @damiendehorn6350 Год назад +2

      @@EdmundElijah So looking forward to that. Haven't seen many if any video's on anything other then Leica, FD's and Contax (when comparing).

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад +1

      @@damiendehorn6350
      I’ll see if I can rent some of the other lenses to compare them all.

  • @jdsmedia
    @jdsmedia Год назад +1

    I got a mixed set of Nikons, 24mm Ai f2.8, 28mm Ai F2.8, 35mm Ai f2.8, 50mm Series E f1.8 and a 105mm Ai-s f2.5. The series E is surprisingly good for 50-60 bucks, and i got it for like 30.

  • @Jnewtonwright
    @Jnewtonwright 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great video. Subscribed!

  • @waynealejo
    @waynealejo Год назад +1

    I think I was your 1000d sub, congrats!

  • @MarcelGlas
    @MarcelGlas Год назад +1

    Very insightful video! Curious to find out what your go-tos are? I'm looking for a wide, a medium and something to get a little closer with.

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад +1

      I’d recommend the 24mm f/2, 35mm f/2, and the 55mm f/2.8.
      Even though the 55mm is a macro lens, it’s great for all around use!

    • @MarcelGlas
      @MarcelGlas Год назад

      @@EdmundElijah Thank you very much for the reply! :)

  • @50mmnikonainikkor55
    @50mmnikonainikkor55 Год назад +1

    Great content. Thank you.

  • @dukecha
    @dukecha 5 месяцев назад +1

    I'm curious what your thought process was for choosing Nikkor AI-S lenses when there are a lot of other options (Canon FD, Contax Zeiss, Leica R). I'm on the fence with Nikkor and Contax Zeiss.

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  2 месяца назад

      Great question! I opted for Nikkor AI-S lenses because of their unique optical character and build quality, which align well with my shooting style. While Canon FD, Contax Zeiss, and Leica R lenses are all excellent choices with their own merits, the Nikkor lenses offer a certain vintage feel and manual focus precision that I particularly enjoy. Ultimately, it comes down to the specific look and feel you're after in your footage. If you're torn between Nikkor and Contax Zeiss, consider what characteristics are most important to your creative vision.

    • @dukecha
      @dukecha 2 месяца назад +1

      @@EdmundElijah thanks for getting back to me Edmund! I love all your work!
      I ended up building a Contax Zeiss set with a 28/50/85 because I fell in love with the aspherical aberration. Between C/Y, AIS and FD, I also felt the Zeiss were more robust in build even though all the options are built well.
      I am still eye balling the Nikon ais 35-70 zoom because I heard it was parfocal and internally zooms

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  2 месяца назад +1

      @@dukecha I’m thinking about getting one too!

  • @andrew_nayes
    @andrew_nayes Год назад +1

    Did you film the talking head with the Nikkors as well? Or did you keep one modern lens for youtube?

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      I have been using the Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 for my talking heads!

  • @richardsimms251
    @richardsimms251 10 месяцев назад +2

    Excellent

  • @jkapp374
    @jkapp374 10 месяцев назад +1

    I have a question on Nikon Nikkor...can the E series of Nikkors match cut with the AI series lenses?

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  10 месяцев назад

      There are so many variables when it comes to manufacturing lenses that it would be difficult to find AI lenses that match together seamlessly. I would say that you could do it, but I'd try them out before buying. You could get scientific with it, or just make it work for you.

  • @alexced3923
    @alexced3923 6 месяцев назад +1

    Excellenmt audio. How did you do it_?

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  6 месяцев назад +1

      Check out my video titled: 5 Simple Tips for Better Audio | How to Improve Your Videos

  • @nathanryan7018
    @nathanryan7018 Год назад +1

    This is a really great video! I have a pretty similar set (no 1.4's, but I have the 200mm f4 and I love it!)

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      I need that lens!

    • @nathanryan7018
      @nathanryan7018 Год назад +1

      Oh it's such a fun lens, and such a different perspective. The clarity and detail are off the charts.@@EdmundElijah

    • @nathanryan7018
      @nathanryan7018 Год назад +1

      Also, you should try the current Voigtlander F-mount lenses. I think there are 4 (28mm 2.8, 40mm f4, 58mm 1.4, and 90mm 2.8) They are excellent and built in the same style as the AI-S lenses@@EdmundElijah

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      @@nathanryan7018 I’ve actually been interested in those!

  • @MatchRoad
    @MatchRoad Год назад +1

    also the nikkors in general are probably one of the most consistent lenses, you can mix lenses with newer versions like the AF/D and the FX DSRL and maybe Z mount too, with leica for example, its harder to find color matching lenses with serials of the same year, witch is wild

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      That's an interesting point!

    • @bradl2636
      @bradl2636 Год назад +2

      This is why mixing generations of Minolta Rokkors (MCI, MCII, MCIII, MD, MDII) isn't a good idea for cinema use. Color matching is a pain because Minolta constantly changed their glass formulations and coatings. This is also why the rehousing companies are a ripoff because they are mixing generations of glass. I'm actually NOT a fan of butchering vintage photography lenses for cinema use.

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      @@bradl2636
      Rehousing companies normally don’t supply the lenses, though. Why don’t you agree with it?

  • @ronouellette
    @ronouellette Год назад +1

    Great video Edmund! I also have a C70 and some Nikkor lens... Which adapter are you using to go from Nikon F to RF mount?

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад +1

      SIMMOD’s conversion kit! It’s great, and reversible.

    • @ronouellette
      @ronouellette Год назад +1

      @@EdmundElijah Thanks!

    • @ronouellette
      @ronouellette Год назад +1

      ​@@EdmundElijah I went to check it out... Do you actually need to get one kit for every lens? Did you try any other adapters that doesn't involve changing the mount of the lens?

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      @@ronouellette
      Which camera body are you using?

    • @ronouellette
      @ronouellette Год назад +1

      @@EdmundElijah The Canon C70. I have a PL mount and the Canon 0.71x Ef to RF.

  • @johnmuniz328
    @johnmuniz328 6 месяцев назад +1

    Very informative. Thank you. Youre from tulsa? Tell the von lankens hello from texas!

  • @preshmtz
    @preshmtz 7 месяцев назад

    where did you get the lens hood for the 28mm? Thanks in advance

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  7 месяцев назад

      It's a cine front ring from SIMMOD!

  • @redbeardproductions-kevind9806
    @redbeardproductions-kevind9806 9 месяцев назад +1

    We should get together and compare your Nikors with my Super-Takumars...

  • @fridadeivizsla2729
    @fridadeivizsla2729 Год назад +1

    which camera do u use in the talk part? and lens :)

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад +1

      I use a Canon C70 and a Nikkor 35mm f/1.4. I’m considering switching, though!

    • @fridadeivizsla2729
      @fridadeivizsla2729 Год назад +1

      @@EdmundElijah very nice image (and a super good grading).. switching to!? I'm thinking to switching to h2s from a7iv.. but who knows 🤣

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      @@fridadeivizsla2729 that’s what I am considering!

    • @fridadeivizsla2729
      @fridadeivizsla2729 Год назад +1

      @@EdmundElijah ;) Why do you want to switch to H2s? I saw that you have used it in the past

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      @@fridadeivizsla2729
      I’m just interested in changing things up for a bit!

  • @redbeardproductions-kevind9806
    @redbeardproductions-kevind9806 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hey I live in Skiatook, but I do most of my work in Tulsa!

  • @alexanderjohansson3947
    @alexanderjohansson3947 11 месяцев назад +1

    Do you have any experience with nikkors ai-s lens zoom

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  11 месяцев назад +1

      I do not - I want some, though!

    • @alexanderjohansson3947
      @alexanderjohansson3947 11 месяцев назад

      @@EdmundElijah i ordered one yesterday. I would like to try and film a sports event with it. But not sure how it will do haha

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  11 месяцев назад

      @@alexanderjohansson3947
      Which one?

    • @alexanderjohansson3947
      @alexanderjohansson3947 11 месяцев назад

      @@EdmundElijah nikkors ai-s 35-105mm

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  11 месяцев назад +1

      @@alexanderjohansson3947
      That’s the lens that I want!

  • @TomPark1986
    @TomPark1986 Месяц назад +1

    I'm dying because everyone says 28 mm... But man I don't want to shell out 200 bucks for 10 mm wider 😩

  • @nikolasdeco1321
    @nikolasdeco1321 Год назад +1

    I love the look of vintage lenses, and would love to use them to film stuff. Could I use these ones you specify to film with my fuji x-e4? Or you wouldnt recommend that

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  Год назад

      Yup! Just need to get an adapter from Urth.

  • @ChristianAndrew1.4
    @ChristianAndrew1.4 5 месяцев назад +1

    The old Nikkors are the original Art lenses... and still are.

  • @puntoeffe_
    @puntoeffe_ Год назад +1

    Grazie

  • @atruceforbruce5388
    @atruceforbruce5388 10 месяцев назад +1

    What you need is nikkon 50-300 ed ais.

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  10 месяцев назад +1

      That’s true!

    • @atruceforbruce5388
      @atruceforbruce5388 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@EdmundElijah what nikkon said was it was the finest manual lens they ever made. After owning it for a year I can say it's not misplaced sentiment.

  • @AroojNaveedJustin
    @AroojNaveedJustin Год назад +1

    woo

  • @SiiteLi
    @SiiteLi Год назад

    the focus throw on those is just too damn short. I used to be a Nikon vintage lens advocate, untill I did a blind test with the Sigma I series lens.. and concluded that those Nikons are simply Traditional Chinese medicine, other than the placebo effect it has on my psychology.. it doesnt do much for me...

  • @PhilippeOrlando
    @PhilippeOrlando 5 месяцев назад

    So you're saying, even though this is not what I'm trying to do, that if a young filmmaker wants to emulate the look of what she sees in Netflix series and Amazon Prime series she should use Nikkor AI-S? I fully disagree. These lenses will make her piece look like Harold and Maud, which is fine if her story is set in the 70s. But is she's trying to tell a contemporary story happy in 2024, she should use lenses to which the audience is used to see those stories being filmed with. Why would you use 50 year old lenses to film a sci-fi piece happening in the future, or a crime story happening today? Now if somebody is going to produce a Western, a Buck and Swash movie , why not!

    • @EdmundElijah
      @EdmundElijah  5 месяцев назад +1

      Are you aware that Dune II used vintage Soviet lenses? Or that the Batman used a few? I believe that you’re having a hard time understanding why vintage lens characteristics can aide you as a filmmaker. I can find additional examples of films and tv shows that use vintage lenses and are available on Netflix and Amazon Prime, if you’d like.

  • @seth7971
    @seth7971 2 месяца назад +1

    很奇怪的是......zeiss outs 28 & 55 & 85 在我的肖像摄影项目(D850 GFX50II)里面有很好的Character, 但是在我的视频项目(sigma fp)里却失去了魅力, 同样的被摄体 在同样的环境 同等的光照效果下.
    几乎每次在拍摄之后去仔细察觉的时候都会让我无奈的笑出来. 当然, 客户对所有的结果都很满意.
    来自中国大陆的问候和感谢