Nikon's commitment to lifelong quality and product compatability is admirable, and typical of Japanese manufacturing. Just like with musical instruments, Japan has the truest dedication to quality. Japanese manufacturers like Murumatsu, Yamaha, and Pearl offer instruments that last a lifetime and give solid performance. Steven, thank you for sharing your passion with the rest of the world.
I really enjoyed your video…so much! My first camera was a Nikon F2 and the F3 was my second. I have tremendous respect and appreciation for Nikon’s level of technical expertise and innovation in creating the F3 user experience. I’ve had mine since the 90’s. It’s an absolute jewel. I have been shooting Nikon mirrorless for a few years. Recently though (now 2024), the current resurgence of 35mm film photography brought me to take my F3 out of retirement. It is in perfect shape - still works flawlessly and looks like new. For me handling and using the F3 is a sensuous tactile and fully engaging experience. Just looking at my F3 makes me smile! It is always so nice to listen to others, like yourself, who recognize and appreciate the beauty and joy of using things made with great care - and made to last. Thank you.
Super interesting. I have been shooting with a Nikkormat FT3 from around 1983-84 up to when I switched to digital and had no idea why some of my lenses had that shoe. I still have this camera and it works like new. Best camera ever. Thanks for the video!
For Nikorrmat and Nikon F Photomic, after mounting the lens, you need to rotate the aperture ring all the way forward and back to establish the max and min apertures. It was said that you could spot a Nikon shooter from a mile away from this maneuver 😂
I had both slrs in 1990s: fm2 and f3 with motor drives. Those years it was impossible to shoot indoor without flash. And all the f3 advantages are nothing versus it's flash photography possibilities. Even with dedicated sb-16a. F3 is absolutely awful for flash photography, the worst slr for all my 30-years news photography career. I can't say this about fm2, it was fine balanced camera. May be f3 is good for amateur 'street' modern photography, but for pro using it was awful. One good thing - it was real workhorse, absolutely survival in any conditions. But does any amateur really need it?
Nice video as usual, but you are right Steven, this kind of bokeh is subjective. I find it distracting, loud, gimmicky and pretty darn ugly! You have to have a strong stomach for this stuff. Ok, I am going back to re-watch 'Shooting Film in Kyoto.'
How wonderful Steven, seems like a very handy lens and very artistic. I have a Tokina 500/8 reflex lens I bought 1987 for my Nikon FA. Now I also use it for my Sony APS-C but not very often, but your video has inspired me to try it more now. Thank you Steven!
Steve, greetings from Okinawa! I woke up this morning, grabbed my iPad and signed into RU-vid. This video appeared as an option and as a subscriber to your channel, I decided to view the content. Dude, amazing review! So much so, that even before it was finished I visited B&H and preordered the lens and an adapter for my Leica M mount bodies. This lens will see action on my M11, and on my SL2-S. I might even try it my M8 and M9M, but I think Live View might produce the better results. Thanks Steve! Continued success to you and yours. Be Blessed, Doc Chaps
You are asking why M42: Universal mount Can be adapted to any old & new mount resulting in higher production Numbers giving lower price Tag for each lens… Great footage and pictures as always from Japan - will be there in August!
Can't wait to see your video when you try this len on film camera. I'm also want to get this one to use with my Asahi Pentax as well ❤ your video is so relaxing to watch and the photos are great as always
Steven, when I first got my old expired 5222 I searched the internet for info on it, your image with the bike in an alley in Tokyo was the first one I found. I favorited it instantly and it has become my reference image for Double-X. I haven't reached the level of those images yet (not to mention that my country doesn't offer street photo locations similar to what you can get in Asia, a style I really love), I hope I do someday.
@@speakertomeat I am really appreciate that. There is a another newer video about XX film stock on my channel will be better I think, you may check it out. Thank you I am so glad.
This is one of my favorite comparison videos I've ever seen. Rarely do I find photographers who are so focused on the beauty of the image rather than corner sharpness and all that other stuff that I do not care about
A most excellent video! Concise and spot on. Icarried both bodies in my days shooting for newspapers. I preferred the FM2 because I like a smaller lighter body. But there is no argument that the F3 is the supreme body. You could use it to pound in tent stakes and then use it to photograph the tent. I still have both of those same bodies working after some 40 years.
OMG I just found your channel and it’s gold! I love vintage and good quality lenses, not these cheap plastic ones from today, which I find very unfortunate from Nikon to have taken that route two decades ago
I just bought a nice used Nikon 35mm f1.4 AI for my Nikon FM3a - I am pleased to say, that I acually prefer the rendering of the Nikon lens in your video from the Leica Summilux ❤
In the US you can now buy ecn2 development chemical kits for home use. Probably more expensive than mixing your own but if you don’t want to mix it is an easy solution. No harder than c41.
A good video, except your chart at 12:05 about compatible cameras for Non-Ai lenses shows FE as not compatible, which is wrong. Nikon FE can take Non-Ai lenses in the same way as the F3 and F4. You need to push the tab back and mount the lens. Anyone watching this video should be made aware of the error in the chart.
Thank you, Steven. In this video, you endorse all that I (personally) believe in Nikon Pre - A I, A I, & A I - S optics; the significance of the 'rabbit ear' coupling was not lost on me. Your passion for these cameras & accompanying lenses is clearly defined. I too love my Nikons !
Reality check - Nobody in this modern era are using motor drives. As a matter of fact, film photography is now lauded for its slower, more intentional framing and composition -Not machine gunning frames. We can do that with digital.
The RU-vid matrix showed you in my stream today and I'm glad it did, I've watched a few of your videos so far and have enjoyed all of them, so consider me a new subscriber, thanks Steven. Greetings from Ireland
But how to scan it correctly? ECN 2 is supposed to be scanned into a 16bit logarithmic cineon file, and then your supposed to add the kodak 2383 lut in davinci resolve.
Thank you Steven for another beautiful video. I think Japan must be the most beautiful country in the world, in any season, and your videos and still images certainly do it justice. Thank you so much for your work.
Hallo Steven, I really like vintage rangefinder lenses they are so small. I have a Summicron 35mm version 3 which flies a little bit under the radar. It's a lot cheaper than the Summilux and minimum close focus distance is 0,7m. It's sharp in the center and has the Leica glow wide open. It compliments modern lenses pretty well. Wonderful video. Thank you so much for sharing your valuable insights.
Thanks very much for a fascinating video through the Hokuriku area in Japan. There is an ocean of videos on travel and street photography on RU-vid. Yet I find certain qualities in those of yours somehow keep drawing me in. I can't tell what they're, just yet. One thing is I stopped shooting with films back some 20 years ago. I could as I still have a Nikon F2 and FM2 around, but probably won't pick them up until I can develop the film myself.
@@StevenTanno A video on film developing is great. Really look for to seeing it. On top of the technical knowhow and skills required with film development, there is also the space to store chemicals and to undertake the process. No easy task in small living space. It should also be interesting to see how available the supplies would be in this era of digital photography. My only thought of doing development myself had to be some four decades ago. 😅
