This channel is about being new to photography. I make videos to help you get into photography faster and easier than what I did. I try to share my mistakes and bad decisions, in the hope that you will avoid making the same. You will find how to videos and guides especially for the D700, D750 and the Z6ii. And also a lot of reviews of lenses and cameras.
I also have a blog where I post regularly: frederikboving.com/
I currently shoot with Nikon Z6ii, D4, Ricoh GR3x, LUMIX S5 and iPhone 13. I started out as a Nikon shooter, and have later ventured into Sony, Lumix and Ricoh. I can assure you that all of these cameras are great cameras.
I love gear that on a budget that delivers results at par with much more expensive gear. So you will not be surprised to learn that I am a vintage lens enthusiast!
@@mariyavesna2074 it's a full frame lens, so on an aps-c camera it will be a factor 1.5 longer, i.e. 36mm. And the d3200 has no built in AF motor, so you are left with manual focus.
@@frederikboving very pitiful, my Panasonic G100 makes in raw. I just thought about switching to Z50 for greater image quality but... I love multiexposure photography)
Fantastic video, I’ve watched this and your 180mm 2.8 video.. Now I don’t know which to buy for portraits as both look great, unless you have a favorite having tried both.. Thankyou for producing excellent content
Hi, in terms of portrait photography, the choice is usually down to 85, 105 or 135 mm lenses. I have not heard of portrait photographers using a 180mm lens for portrait photography! The longer the lens gets, the further away from your model you need to be, and I would think that unless you shoot outdoors or have a very large studio, the 180mm would require too much distance. Between the 3 classic focal lengths 85, 105 or 135, it is personal preference imho. If you go for the longer lens, then you get more compression and that some prefer because they find the model simply looks better. The shorter lenses on the other hand enables you to be closer to the model and for some photographers who give a lot of instructions or just appreciate being close to the model, this is key and more important than the compression. Hope this helps!
@@frederikboving it certainly does, thank you for taking the time to reply 👍👍. Keep making great videos, yours is certainly one of the best channels on you tube 👍👍
Hello sir... im shooting with a Nikon F2-as now and then. I thinking about this lens. This will work on this body, correct. Any input would be nice. In my bag for the Nikon F2-as is, nikor 105 2.5, carl zeiss 21mm, 35mm, and 50mm. Thank you. Richard Williams from Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Hi Richard, thank you for your question. Unfortunately I don't have access to an F2 camera, so I can't test it. I would think it should work though. Usually Ken Rockwell gives comments about compatibility in his reviews but not in this one (www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/2885af.htm) so not much help to be found here. Looks like finding a good copy is tricky as there apparently are significant sample variations so be careful to check the quality before committing. All the best! Frederik, Denmark, Copenhagen.
I think storytelling is to be interpreted as the ability to raise questions rather than giving answers. So the image should not give answers - or at least not in full. Something should be left open for interpretation and the curiosity. That said, storytelling is easier done with a series of images than a single image.
And it’s quite weird that yongnuo doesnt match the radio in other brand and it doesnt have slave mode. I have yn560IV that has slave and built in radio. I love it because it’s just manual and i think it can work in any brand this way.
Always like your extensive reviews. Do you have them 1.8 d? I would like to see your findings between the two. With all the discontinuations with f mount lenses. I am glad I have a lot of screw driven lenses. They will out last afs lenses and they should always work. Afs lens will eventually stop working.
In my opinion there's only one disappointing thing about D4 th XQD memory choice,it would be better if were 2 compact flash slot instead one XQD and one compact,cause are really expensive respect the compact,yeah you may say that are fastest than compact,but are difficult to find if for example you are shooting and ended the memory space,instead of compact that you may find everywhere and a good price,for the rest is a dream camera🙂
I don't have the lens anymore so I cannot test it specifically, but typically what happens is that you set the aperture to the minimum aperture before mounting the lens and then the camera controls the aperture when the lens is mounted, and then as soon as you de-mount the lens, the lens goes back to the minimum aperture. So the short answer to your question is: no. 🙂
To clarify, you must press and hold the shutter button. A quick press and release won't shoot your three pictures. I had to watch carefully to see what he was doing before I figured out what I was doing wrong.
Correct me if I'm wrong but i feel the z50 is more than the specs sheet. It's the quality the camera provides. Yea it has less Mp, but I've seen in YT that it provides a bit better dynamic range and low light performance than it's competitors. Also, the AF is also a 9/10 after firmware updates making it good enough for almost anything. Also, it has minimal rolling shutting and good kit lens stabe, making it usable for handheld videos unlike the sonys and canons. I feel like the z50 is like that one bike in the market that might have less specs on paper but performs way better in real world and punches above it's weight class.
I cannot say if it's better than the spec sheet but it is a very fine little camera with very good all round performance. The light body with a bit plastic feel may fool some, but imho Nikon really put top quality components on the inside.
@@frederikboving yeah, it may not be the best, but it doesn't need to be if it's good enough for us users, it's enough. Since this is my first camera it rather feels solid to me. The magnesium alloy body and weather sealing (or resistance) definitely makes it a good contender in the segment.
I can't confirm the hype. It seems to me that the D700 fans can see things that I cannot. I have seen some very impressive images in black and white but other than that the D700 is just a really good camera- but not an outstanding one. In terms of price/ value the D700 is top of the league provided you can find a copy that is in good condition. So I can recommend the D700 but don't expect miracles.
@@frederikboving I love watching Martin Castein’s videos and I love his view on photography and the “back to basics” mindset. He’s an experienced photographer and he loves those older cameras. He talks about them having these different color palettes that you can’t find today and the creamy and earthy tones which is the opposite what we find today with this crazy technological hype. He has modern high end cameras as well but his favorite is the 5d classic and on his second place he had a hard time choosing between the 5d mark II and Nikon d600 if my mind doesn’t fail me. Here’s a video where he compare the 5d2 to d700 👍🏻 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LaQWwv_pyhQ.htmlsi=l8xlj485cFpOe0X0
Back in 2014 I had never bought a digital camera yet except for some point and shoots. Prior to that I was a film photographer. I started on the Pentax K1000, moved up to the Nikon N90. I was still left unsatisfied so in 1997 when the Nikon F5 was released I bought it for a whopping $2750! So 17 years working with an all-metal pro camera, I couldn't just go back to a small plastic camera. I needed to go with the pro Nikon body and I happily sacrificed to own the D4. I loved it so much I bought the D4s! Some complain about the 16MP sensor but these are unfounded worries as I have printed 24" x 36" poster sized prints which show no pixels. How large do you need to enlarge?? As a pro, I have lenses to get as close or as far away as I need. I don't need to crop and perhaps it are those people who do need to crop who will find fault. But for me, the D4 class camera is great. I really see no reason to upgrade to mirrorless. It's just not a necessary when the D4 is so good. Moreover, if sensor MP is such an issue, consider 24MP Nikon D3X. I bought one on a whim and although the ergonomics are a generation behind, the images it produces are commensurate with the original $8000 price tag. I'm glad I bought it and use it as my primary shooter now for the time being. These cameras may be old but they got it where it counts. No need at all to spend thousands upon thousands to go mirrorless.
Thank you for making me aware of the d3x and especially the resolution. Interesting that Nikon lowered the resolution going from the d3x to the D4. Probably to crank up the speed. Regarding ML I will say that the lenses are superior but many (probably most) do not need the technical improvements in precision and sharpness. The lenses have been designed for the digital age so distortion and vignetting runs wild (fixed digitally) and so other parameters have been optimized in the eternal mix of compromises that photo gear is subject to. The 35mm z prime is an astonishing lens and no f-mount gets close imho.
@frederikboving one thing that I rememeber with the mirrorless hype was how the mount was so much wider to accommodate large maximum F-stop lenses. However, I have not seen Nikon produce what they said they would do. Namely a 24-70mm F2. Lenses that demand that extra stop. Canon is well underway with making lenses like this and Nikon needs to follow suit to remain competitive. I don't want to rebuy all of the same 14-24, 24-70, and 70-200 2.8 lenses just to have them on mirrorless. I see little financial benefit to that since all of my gear would be sold for pennies on the dollar. Nikon has to bring something truly impressive for a conservative guy like me to spend thousands. That being said, the best thing Nikon could do for guys like me is make an FTZ adapter that supports full AF for D series screwdrive lenses. I need that.
@@FreedomCompatriots Yeah, the z mount and bringing the lens rear closer to the sensor was a marketing argument - and only relevant for short lenses. For longer lenses it has absolutely no effect if the light is to travel a few more millimeters, but granted, the reduced angle for very short lenses should give better technical image quality. Nikon has produced a number of fast primes for the z-mount, but you are right that we lack a fast zoom. I don't think we will see an FTZ adapter with built in AF motor - I think Nikon has made the analysis that it would eat into their own business model. And if it technically was a walk in the park, I think we would have seen a off brand vendor producing an FTZ adapter with built in AF motor a long time ago. However, I really don't bother with these considerations. I shoot a lot with my D4 and my beloved AF lenses and they will probably live longer than me.
www.flickr.com/photos/frederikboving/49993270947/in/album-72157718738625296/ - not sure exactly which version of the rose I am using in the video, but this one is shot with the 50mm according to the EXIF. Notice that these old lenses have no CPU contacts, so the quality of the EXIF info is subject to your discipline in choosing the right lens from the non-CPU setup, and I have probably - on some occasions - been shooting with an 85mm registering it as a 50mm and the other way round.
@@frederikboving Thx, I was just wondering because I recently watched the 85mm review and I liked the rose.... I have the 85mm and don´t have the 50/1.2. I hope the picture is shot with 85, so I don´t have to buy another lens.... ;-)
@@stephanpaier9887 I would go for the 85mm for flower photography. The 50mm has a too wide field of view and hence gets too much of the surroundings imho - subject to personal preference of course. The image in the video is this one I believe: www.flickr.com/photos/frederikboving/50281278227/in/album-72157715739713721/ and it looks very much like a 85mm field of view 🙂
Great suggestion! Does this one come close? Nikon D750 / Z6ii focus shift shooting landscapes | VLOG #5 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OAE1lGmS9nU.html
when I set my D700 just as you have yours at 3:27 on the video and run a series of shots, it doesn't change the shutter speed on any of the shots and the histogram of course looks the same on all of them. It shows the bracketing icon and the shots being fired off in the LCD display but no change in shutter speed or exposure. Any idea why? Could their be some setting stopping it from changing. I turned off auto iso and tried a different lens but still no joy. My firmware is 1.04. Any ideas much appreciated otherwise I guess I'll try a factory reset.
@@frederikboving ah I worked it out in custom setting menu the type of bracketing was set for flash only! Set to AE only and works as expected. Forgot camera can do severatypes of bracketing
Got it because a tamron 28-70 gave up on me and the reach is very comfortable, sometimes you wish for a little bit more strech but its good enough that I'm very happy with it and it allows me for a very light carry with only a 50mm 1.8 for the occasional portrait and as soon as it gets dark
I'm getting my first D750 today, will be a lighter weight back-up to my D810. Mirrorless I'll only use from an apsc direction..had zfc but may use a Sony, Fuji, Ricoh model, any recommendations? Shooting local travel & nearby landscapes
I have tried Fuji but my big hands never got used to the compact camera- good image quality though. Sony is great, however menu system awful and buttons and dials feel like you could cut your fingers on them. I sold my Sony but mainly to reduce my "zoo". Have the Ricoh gr3x and love i: small, compact and great image quality, but not good if you operate in moist or dusty environments as the camera takes it all in! Hope this helps or at least confuses on a more informed level.
Must admit I haven't tried but I would imagine it would cause vignetting on a FF camera. I can't imagine it would misbehave as there's no CPU contacts - the lens is basically metal and glass only.
