These Camera/Lens Combos Are ALL YOU NEED!
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If you're looking for a camera and lens combination that really works, check out this video!
If you're looking for a lens that best suits your camera, check out this video!
In this video I present five camera and lens combinations that I've found to work very successfully - so successfully, in fact, that they could have been made for each other. They're not the only lenses that work well with these cameras, but of the hundreds of camera and lens combinations I've shot over the past few years, these are some of the nicest.
We've got Nikon kit, Canon kit, Zorki, Sony and Fuji too, so check out the video for the combos I've found to really work!
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@ЭтоДрючинский Жыл бұрын
There's something very special about these minimalistic photography club gathering with you as a chairman on this channel. I quite love it! So sad I can't call myself your patron any more because of payment restrictions( I can't even buy anything you talk about from eBay as I did back in the days, but keep watching you over and over)
@Magnetron692 3 ай бұрын
Hello Nigel, thank ou for presenting these combination. You have quite a decent collection! And first and foremost I cen see your joy in that hobby photography! Cheers, Ralf
@Christian_from_Copenhagen Жыл бұрын
My favourite combo is an Olympus OM-2n with a 55mm 1.2 lens, fantastic for shooting live jazz, one of my favourite subjects. For a slower daytime set-up, the OM-1 and the standard 50mm 1.8 is also great. I do like having aperture priority, though, you never know when you need to take a quick shot!
@tomislavmiletic_ Жыл бұрын
I also own OM1 & OM2n, 50/1.4 & 50/1.8, among other Zuikos, so join the club. 😁
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Must admit I do like a bit of aperture priority myself!
@mattstolzman Жыл бұрын
Christian, how does your 55 1.2 compare to the OM 50 1.8 at f4 or 5.6?
@Christian_from_Copenhagen Жыл бұрын
@@mattstolzman I wouldn't know, I mainly use it between 1.2 and 2.8. I mostly use the 50mm 1.8 for daytime walks because it's lighter and smaller. The bokeh is pretty crazy on the 1.2, though, if you're into that sort of thing. Sometimes a little flaring, too, but it hasn't bothered me so far.
@richardbriscoe8563 Жыл бұрын
I have several of the original OM film cameras. The designer was an admitted Leica aficionado and it shows.
@blackbatcookies7261 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for mentioning the Canon T70 with the beautiful 50 mm 1.4! It's one of my long time favourites and was one of the first in my collection of around 400 cameras. A few more dream couples I can recommend are the -Olympus OM2 or OM30 with the lovely Zuiko 50 mm 1.8, -Pentax istDL2 (a pretty old but gold DSLR) with the SMC Pentax-A 50 mm 2.0 (a truly magical combination), -Sony NEX-5/NEX-3 with the Pentax Auto110 24 mm 2.8 (the smallest quality lens you might have ever seen - and because it's that small, it creates a bit of a really nice vignetting effect, because it can't cover the sensor completely) -Pentacon Six with the Biometar 80 mm 2.8 Lots of greetings from Germany!
@trevorsneath4665 Жыл бұрын
Had that lens as a standard on an FM2 and loved it. Great results.
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
One of my favourites, for sure.
@gimaru1 Жыл бұрын
Rather quite delightful and brilliant indeed:) but in all seriousness thank you for making this video and showing all these cameras.
@no_categories Жыл бұрын
Loved the moments of appreciation for shutter sound.
@crsantin Жыл бұрын
Canon 5dII with the Zeiss 50mm 1.4 Planar. Wow what beautiful images this combo gives me. Soft and lovely at 1.4 and stunning at f2-4.
@russseuffert803 Жыл бұрын
Lovely Nikon FM ! Love your videos. Always look forward to viewing them!
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Glad you're enjoying them!
@Cotictimmy 4 ай бұрын
I think my black FE & FE2 were my most beautiful cameras. I shoot with Nikon D3X & D3S these days
@davebellamy4867 Жыл бұрын
9:00 I remember trying out the Nikon FM and FE in the big Jessops in Leicester around 1982. Honestly anong the SLRs they felt unequalled as camera bodies. Though I do love the old Olympuses with their jewel like compactness. I have OM1N and OM2 plus the Zuiko 85mm f/2. "Never sell" type items. That lens even fits in the normal camera case like a standard lens. Wow that lovely 85mm f/2 Nikon lens is much cheaper than the Olympus!
@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 Жыл бұрын
one thing i'm not keen about re the nikon fm is the light meter readout. as i recall, it consists of three different illuminatable red dots stacked vertically. i prefer a needle as it gives me a better idea as to how far off i am from correct exposure.
@PhotoBug3042 Жыл бұрын
Big, big fan of the Nikon FM. While the FE is arguably more convenient in aperture priority, the electronic shutter will eventually fail, but the mechanical FM will soldier on forever! Meter might give up someday but the image making machine lives on.
@PhillipSilverstone Жыл бұрын
Nigel, another great topic to "focus" on. FYI I just acquired an Asahi SMC Takumar f/2.8 105mm. This lens is from 1962 and as you know Asahi became the Pentax company in the 1970's. The lens seems unused. Pristine. And, yes, some of the bokeh does become soap bubbles when stopped down to 2.8 but the sweet spot appears to be 5.6 which will be my setting for portraits. I am using it on my Fujifilm X-E2 (which I thankfully hunted down after you highly recommended it) and the combination is magic. I paid well over "our" budget for the lens ($80) but as I said if this isn't new my name isn't Elon Musk...hmm...cheers mate!
@karmagroovy Жыл бұрын
As an aperture priority shooter, I would vote for the FE or the FE2 instead of the FM. You can always shoot manual if you want to with those bodies. I had the Nikkor 80mm F2 and I now regret having sold it... a lovely portrait lens. No worries on the T70 rewinding the film all the way into the canister as you can always get a leader retreiver for cheap. It's just two thin pieces of metal that you insert into the film canister to pull the leader back out... very easy to use.
@davebellamy4867 Жыл бұрын
12:24 Even the film wind mechanism sounds gorgeous.
@numbersix8919 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful channel, always a wonderful array of vintages lens for our mirrorless cameras. But after seeing this I'm going out to get me a Kiev rangefinder!
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
The Kievs are lovely cameras - the older ones are said to be better quality by the way.
@slr7075 Жыл бұрын
My combo is a Canon New F-1 with the AE motordrive FN and the excellent FD 50mm F1.4 lens.
@WolfQuantum Жыл бұрын
When I had my Nikon F4s, then later traded that with lenses for a Hasselblad, I was shooting for me. Later, after I had traded the Hasselblad for a 4x5, I started working for a small publisher. My working camera was a used, black body, Nikon FM with a bit of brassing on it. It was a great workhorse of a camera if you knew how to use it. If I get back into film that is the camera I will go for. Maybe an FE as I had one later and it was a really sweet camera. But, that old FM holds a special place in my heart.
@rangersmith4652 4 ай бұрын
For someone who wants to learn in 2024, I'd recommend any mirrorless digital camera and a 50mm field-of-view equivalent f/1.8 or more. Could be a vintage lens, but if this person is a beginner I'd probably stick to a lens with autofocus.
@christopherrodriguez7223 Жыл бұрын
🎉 I’ve been enjoy your channel and have to agree with you. I’m enjoying the first generation a7s 12 megapixels and manual lenses. It’s wonderful and highlight peaking makes it that much easier. Cheers and thank you for sharing your experience and fantastic images. Have a lovely day.
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Christopher, glad you enjoyed it!
@dropsosense1506 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if anyone has made a compilation of hundreds of shutter sounds from different cameras. Many make some wonderful sounds.
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
What if you could sample them and make music?
@photochop9657 Жыл бұрын
Zorki 4, unforgettable, my first camera I had for my ninth birthday, that was a while ago. Whilst I embrace and use the latest high tech cameras I often wonder how we managed to get sharp images years ago without ibis, lens stabilisation and all the different tracking modes.
@fintonmainz7845 Жыл бұрын
I've written you out of my will because you have all the lenses you need.
@Analogbrain Жыл бұрын
Really nice episode, Nigel! Some great cameras and lenses there! I do prefer a F-1 / F-1N / A-1 AE-1 Program to go with that FD lens though, maybe you should try one? I did buy three OM-1s for 50€, but one can't expect to find bargains like that or that 26£ T70/FD50 1.4. FMs are great too, my favourite Nikon is FM2N.
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Kalle!
@philmtx3fr Жыл бұрын
Beautiful combos here. I would just swap Nikon FM to FE as more versatile, and change the ugly (but very easy to use) T70 by a Minolta srt303 + md 50mm f1.7
@wasamattayu4144 Жыл бұрын
you vidss are great
@segarallychampionship702 Жыл бұрын
5:43 I think the word you were looking for was cast? Molding is more common in plastic. It feels overkill to cast a camera top plate to me, but then again, it was the 1930s and it was Leica. By the way, at least the black-finished Pentax Spotmatics and derivatives (Electro Spotmatic, ES and ES II) are made out of brass as well.
@arcanics1971 Жыл бұрын
Another 2 video week from Zenography? Woo! Unfortunately not yet experienced the first few combos, but I have an A7ii and Helios 44 so that's very nearly the last one. Love the A7ii and the Helios of course, though my Sony tends to have a Takumar of some description on it most of the time.
@arcanics1971 Жыл бұрын
On Sony colours: I agree they aren't as nice, but I shoot raw when using, so it doesn't really become an issue.
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
An a7 and a Takumar is a hard combo to beat, for sure!
@standandeliver8376 Жыл бұрын
I bought an FM + 50mm f1.8 on eBay a month or two back for £105 including delivery, and it is in almost pristine condition, so good deals are out there and I've seen them go for cheaper. I agree about the quality feel (and the noisy shutter) but I wish the rewind crank base moulding was metal, not plastic. I accidentally chipped it when removing the circlip to get the top off (with no interchangeable focusing screen, it was the only way to clean out debris between the focusing screen and the prism).
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
That's a fine machine you have there - enjoy!
@Stewz66 Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that this video needed made! Thank you Nigel! I was thinking that the TTartisan lens yesterday would go best on what APS-C body? (Budget body with a great budget lens)
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it the video sir! As for that tt lens - more to come soon!
@tonybucca5667 Жыл бұрын
I've been subbed to your channel for years. I saw the thumbnail of your post on my KZfaq feed, and it was next to a thumbnail of a Depeche Mode interview. You look like Martin Gore! BTW...I've been a photographer since 8th grade...I graduated high school in 1971, so OVER 50 years as a photographer!
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Keep clicking that shutter mon ami, thanks for looking in!
@davebellamy4867 Жыл бұрын
He does a bit!
@Shanesshiit Жыл бұрын
The Canon T70 and FD 50mm F1.4 was my go to combo for Years, found at a thrift shop, until I picked up a 50mm F1.2. To be honest though, the 1.2 for 3 times the price, doesn't really add much, but also a very nice lense! My only problem with the T70 is the auto load mechanism. I have had it not catch many times, and it's hard to tell. So your best to add an additional leader to the film, so you can open it up after loading, to make sure it catching the teeth. Maybe this is just my camera though.. good stuff though!
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the episode - and thanks for the tip!
@beckerse Жыл бұрын
I have found an issue with a Japanese camera not being compatible with a Russian L39 lens. I have a Canon IIS2, and got an Industar 61 for it, but it doesn't thread all the way into the body. It fits fine in a Zorki 3 though.
@davidmill7289 Жыл бұрын
Another inspiring video Nigel. Do you find the lack of IBIS on the A7 an issue (presumably not)? I have the latest Oly EM10 & EM5 and am thinking of trading in the EM10 for a Sony FF or Fuji apsc, but am wondering about IBIS. Thx.
@nevillewatkins4997 Жыл бұрын
I'm confused now. The Zenographer, on a Monday! 😄
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
I mixed up my release dates - a bit dafter every day!
@erichbrunner6157 Жыл бұрын
The problem with a FUjifilm X camera is that they are a crop sensor. THere is nothing inherently bad or wrong with that; but I don't want my Pancolar acting like a 70mm lens. It was designed as a 50mm and that is what I want it to be. So I really only use full frame digital bodies for my vintage lenses. That way a 35 is a 35, and a 50 is a 50 ect. My Fuji XT1 is now attached pretty permanently to a Nikon Bellows unit and a Pre AI 50 1/4. With macro, the crop factor does not bother me. Love your videos. I'm a big fan.
@GeorgeK356 Жыл бұрын
Some great camera/lens combinations there Nigel. I could add a couple or three more:- Olympus OM1 and Zuiko 50mm f1.8 Minolta XG-M and MD Rokkor 50mm f1.7 Practika MTL3 and Pentacon 50mm f1.8 All good cameras and lenses, from really cheap (Practika) to around £120 (Olympus) I have all 3 of these and use them just about every week. Excellent video, these old cameras just exude class, style and chic. George
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
All of those qualities in abundance, for sure!
@scrptwic Жыл бұрын
Nigel Pentax K100D a inexpensive 6 megapixel camera with IBIS I still post Flikr pictures taken with this camera with vintage Pentax M42 & K mount manuel lenses when I turn on the camera it asks me to input the focal length for the IBIS as it works on all lenses mounted to the camera
@christinebeckett7060 Жыл бұрын
I've had a Jupiter 8 50mm F2 on my Leica IIf for years. It focuses perfectly, as does my Voigtlander 35mm f2.5, Mind you, I tried an Industar 10 on it, and the focus knob would not lock mechanically at infinity, as it interfered with the camera body. Very odd.
@martincoke5518 Жыл бұрын
Marvelous, says me
@terrynoon8467 Жыл бұрын
Hi and thanks for that review -fascinating. Just one question why no Olympus options given that you like their colour and their size? Sorry I know you can’t include everything.
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Just that - I can't include everything! Thanks for watching Terry.
@SNW_Build_a_Picture Жыл бұрын
zorki 1 with industar 22, check dont got the fm, but have a fm2 and fg-20 with loads of nikkor lenses i got the carl zeiss jena 50/1.8, but not the fuji x t10 got the canon 50/1.4 fd, dont have that camera, though the AA battery sounds sweet got the helios, but not the sony a7, but got the a5100 with a speed booster :P if you dont mind, may i suggest to you the Olympus pen ft? it is quite a nice little camera, i use it with an adapter to use nikkor lenses, or just the lens that came with it as well :)
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
I really like the pen cameras, and Olympus colours are hard to beat!
@SNW_Build_a_Picture Жыл бұрын
@@zenography7923 well, considering it is a half frame camera, i get to save a lot on film too, which is what i have to keep in mind these days :)
@georgechen1124 Жыл бұрын
My trinity of lens to keep for life: XF 35mm f/1.4 R + XF 16mm f/1.4 R + 16mm-55mm OIS
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Those sound like fantastic lenses - enjoy!
@cittroman Жыл бұрын
Hi. Is a Zeiss 50mm F/1,8 Pancolar Jena for 138£ a good buy?
@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 Жыл бұрын
do you find the canon t70 to be moreso delicious than the t90?
@Skipsul Жыл бұрын
My Leica II is actually much quieter than my Zorki. They are awfully close, but my Leica is smoother. One thing to warn of, though: if you wear glasses, the Zorki had a rougher serration around the eyepieces that will damage your specs.
@tikkathreebarrels Жыл бұрын
Yup! Took the anti-reflective right off my new spec left lens. That was when I discovered self adhesive pads.... doh!
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Glasses and cameras don't mix well I'm afraid!
@phillangley3779 Жыл бұрын
@@tikkathreebarrels Can you say more about self-adhesive pads please? Curious! Thanks.
@jovicanedeljkovic1885 Жыл бұрын
The Zenit was also a good camera with extremely good lenses, but that was with photo film, today's cameras are different and far more efficient with memory cards. I don't want to say that cameras and lenses were better or worse once upon a time, but today's are incomparably more practical.
@LesterBeasley Жыл бұрын
I love the bakelite vintage styling of the Canon T70
@koenraaddm2582 Жыл бұрын
I am back from film to digital at the moment and buy some cheaper old digital cameras. On the way. The 10mm for my new old nikon v1. The Nikon v1, I love it. Although I am into fujifilm and i wish into leica. :-) Any experience with the Nikon V1 or 1 system?
@karmagroovy Жыл бұрын
I love the Nikon v1 so much I bought two bodies! I think it's the perfect travel camera.
@koenraaddm2582 Жыл бұрын
@@karmagroovy it's so sharp and love the crispness of the black and white, straight out of camera. But still need to explore but for sure a keeper.
@sputumtube Жыл бұрын
It was worth buying that T70 just for the 1.4 lens attached to it. Bin the camera, get a T90 body and hey presto - perfection! I bitterly regret selling my T90.
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
I didn't get on with the T90 - too big, and it won't stand up unsupported. I like the T70's smaller size and although it has fewer functions it does everything I need it to. And I prefer the styling too!
@pierg1145 Жыл бұрын
Witch adaptator for the XT3 with Pancolar ? Thx
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
M42 to Fuji X mount.
@RemainEvil Жыл бұрын
Now I want more lenses but I’m broke 😭
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Just shoot what you have. Gear doesn't really matter in the end!
@madmechanic7641 Жыл бұрын
Yashica J with an Auto Yashinon 5cm f2 anyone???
@zenography7923 Жыл бұрын
Sounds pretty good to me!
@alexshabotenko7228 Жыл бұрын
Regarding the FED/Zorki cameras: the very first clones of Leica II were the FED cameras, assembled in Kharkiv, at the Dzerzhynski labour commune. Kharkiv is in Ukraine indeed, but in 1934 it was as Soviet as Krasnogorsk (in ruSSia), where FED clones started to be produced in 1946. Later, they evolved into the Zorki(s).
@mosswareproaudio6328 Жыл бұрын
It is a lot of people's opinion that sellers of vintage lenses just hang them on a film camera so they can boost the price. To most of us, film cameras are just a useless piece of junk. It is the lens that it is all about. I told one seller, keep the body as I will just throw it in the garbage. Sell me the lens only. I can deal with the digital images in Photoshop. With film you don't know what you are going to get. My days of film processing were over in 1972.