🤔 The BEST Modern NIKKOR Prime Lenses 🎉 

The main differance between your reviews and others found on RU-vid is you give them as if you're advising a close friend. Thanks again.

yaaa I bought those following your suggestions over the years: -10.5mm fisheye -20mm 1.8G -35mm f2 -60mm 2.8 macro -85mm 1.8G -180mm 2.8 All excellent. Only the 85 mm 1.8 g does not use that much because I prefer the Tokina 100 mm Macro, which I also have thanks to your suggestion, because it is simply better for portrait. Would like to buy also a long beast but cannot afford Love prime lenses.

I have purchased most of your recommendations in the past and you have been spot on. Ended up with a collection of twenty. Happy new year

Thank you Mr. Angry Photographer.. You are awesome man.. PS.. please don't jump of a cliff

I know you despise this focal range, but the 28mm 1.4 is spectacular. Wonderful for street and scenic portraits.

I remember that you said the 85 1.4D is not worth is compared to the 1.8D. Now it’s confusing. Also it seems to be 105mm f2 DC instead of 100mm

Happy new year to u Ken, and all your supporters......

Hi Ken. After watching your other videos I've moved from Canon to Nikon, from 5D to D800E and mounted the 135 f2. I'm now looking for an AF so I'm taking note.

Curious whether you think the Nikkor 100mm f/2D is superior to the 100mm Tokina you love, money aside? Also, finally picked up a 60mm f/2.8D on your recommendation. $200 used. Great little lens on my D750. Wonderful color.

Hello, is 650-700$ a good price for used 24mm 1.4? thank you.

the best lens I've ever used hands down was the Nikon 105mm f2.8G micro-nikkor

Thanks Ken you never disappoint and I was just buying some lens from your old recommendation videos! glad to see a update right before 2019, Happy New year. 🎆

Hi Ken. I'm looking to buy my first dslr, but I'm not sure what to buy. I'm living in South Africa and I don't have to drive far to get close to amazing wildlife, so I was thinking of a second hand Nikon d7100 or 7000 to save some money. Which lenses would you recommend, keeping in mind that I won't have that much money to to throw around?

Feliz año 2019 thanks for all your help Ken

300mm f4 AF-S amazing bit of glass.

Happy New Year Ken!! Hope you have a great one!

@Theoria Apophasis Greetings, undisputed master of camera lenses (no sarcasm intended). I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I probably missed the part where you mentioned why you don’t really review Canon glass or cameras in general. On the topic of modern lenses, I just wanted to ask if you had the opportunity to play around with the 2 new Canon Lenses: 50mm F1.2 and the 28-70mm F2 I’ve seen some great feedback on these particular lenses and wanted to hear your unbiased opinion. Cheers from London

Looking forward to your Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 G2 lens review. Got mine and absolutely love it.

Any one you buys the 17-35 2.8 is mad when the new tamron 15-30 g2 is almost the same price new.

Spot on the money with these recommendations.

Let me guess at the end that guy had the 17-35mm f2.8 Nikkor right !!??

Very useful to know this stuff, what a great selection of lenses, the dream kit bag.

Outstanding video. I was contemplating on getting a 135mm F2D lens for portraits for my D7200, however since it's crop sensor I thought I should get the 105mm F2 instead as I don't want to stand too far from the model and it's also cheaper. How does it compare to the 135 variant? Thanks

Hi Ken, 180mm 2.8D is just the tits! thank you.

Agree on a few but the new 35mm f/1.8 ED FX is the best 35mm imo and it blows away the 35mm f/2! I could have a unicorn :)

Love your videos, dude. I'm planning to convert my Sony A7R II to retain maximum information texture in the high frequencies. Since it's easy to adapt any lens to use with the Sony A7R series, what would be your most recommended lenses regarding micro contrast of all times (excluding Leucas because I can't afford 5k on a lens and I don't think they would play well with the sensors micro lenses removed)? Also, what's your opinion on the Hasselblad X1D and it's lenses? 🤔

Nikon 85 mm f1.8 g or tokina 100 mm f2.8 , portrait on nikon d500

When I changed from nikon to fuji earlier this year, I tried all of my nikon lenses on the xt-2, but only ended up keeping the 100mm tokina and 80-200 f4 nikkor. Both Ken recommended lenses.

Hi Ken, genuine question, have you ever been in the legendary Nikon shop in London? Grays of Westminster.... it is pure Nikon porn, obviously with its shortcomings due to this, but I am sure that you will agree that it has its own magic...

Yes ......some opinions are lot more than others ........yours matters the most ........and I mean it .

Suggest one small full frame camera with one prime lens. Full stop.

Good sauce, Ken! Thank you!

Tonality......hmmm,so it sounds nice?

Which would you recommend, the 20mm f/1.8 or the new new tamron 15-30 g2 for real estate photography?

Hi Ken! Really appreciate you! At 6:44, you are talking about an 80mm lens that’s “the best macro lens of all time.” Really curious to know the details...Thank you.

Lighting equipment hasn't moved in 1000 of those 5500 videos.

what about the nifty 50mm's?

Correction: It's the 105mm f/2 DC. It's not a 100mm. I think this is the 3rd video I've heard you say 100mm f/2 DC Nikkor so you just have it wired in your head wrong. Yup, it's in my top 3 favorite lenses. Love it!

Hi, I’m looking forward to you testing out the Nikkor 500PF. And would you slap a TC1.4 on it?

Might sound like a stupid question Ken but is it worth getting the 20mm f1.8 and 24mm f1.8 if I already owe the 14-24 f2.8? I do have the 28 and 35 f1.8 though

Hi Ken, so I do not see the 24mm f2.8 D as not in the best lenses. I am looking for an inexpensive wide angle, and if I refer to the list (and tks to @laz arus to make is in the comments) then it should be the 35mm? I was looking into your old videos and saw various things but you brought all that today ;-) Both 24mm and 35mm on ebay from Japan are "same" price (35 more expensive), so this is why I am asking, just to be sure to make the good choice. I would love the 20mm 1.8, but not now...

Hey Ken, Happy New Year. Question. You seem to go back and forth between the Zeiss 85mm 1.4 Planar and the Nikon 105 F2 DC as the best portrait lens. Which do you really prefer? I do prefer black and white, but not only for B&W. thanks

I have to say you are by far the most modest man I have ever seen you really need to be more outspoken you are , How would the Ancient Greek say it, No you tell me you translate it???? P/s I love you studio by the way,

was the lens the 17 to 35. 2.8?

Whats the best fisheye for the XT3? Can you give me a recomandation..

Hi Angry photographer happy new year :), I need your expertise on nikon lens :). What budget lens will you recommend for DX cameras for astro and landscape? I saw in your videos that you give your highest recommendation to nikon 12-24 and 10-24 and the tamron 10-24, but haven't heard about tokina. Are tokina 11-16 f2.8 ii and tokina 11-20 f2.8 not comparable to nikon and tamron?

check out for this one, Ken: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3x7As-85U7E.html explaining: - micro-contrast is a trade-off against resolution - there is no such thing as absolute resolution of a lens - 100% contrast a lens might show until15 linepairs/mm only, while same lens shows (let's say) 70lp/mm still with 10% contrast (10% is the international standart to judge resolution) - if you want a lens keeping high (close to 100%) contrast far up to (let's say) 30lp/mm, the lens designer necessaryly has to trade it against the high frequencies (explained at 12:30 - yellow line has a bigger amplitude up to high frequenzies but then brakes down suddently showing no signal anymore - while pink lowers contrast (amplitude) already at much lower frequencies but fades out slowly, reaching to higher frequencies - none of both is better or worse, it's a choice to be made by the lens designer - in the 60's and 70's for BW-fotography fading to higher resolution by giving up high micro-contrast was chosen - lenses of the 80's and 90's were made with higher micro-contrast but less maximum-resolution for slide-fotography - current lens-designs are sold according to there resolution-values, so bad for micro-contrast - at 15:30 he explains: high resolution survives slight unprecise mounting and so it is much more forgiving with plastiky, pressed lenses. While micro-contrast needs absolute (!) precision and will never be found in a cheap lenses. The glas and the calculation of SIGMAs are wonderfull, and so is their resolution, but they save money on absolute precise mounting...

Good information - the only thing I regret is purchasing the D850 - based on what I have learned from your videos, the D500 would have been a better choice.

Love videos ....Keep up you the best 👍😃👍😃👍

It would be a great help if you could advise on three top and latest lenses to buy with the D 850 .....saw your review on 70-200mm1.2 8E FL ED VR and was very tempted to buy it but then noticed that it was an older reviews of yours ...so could you please help me get the latest and good ones even the best in 24-70 mm category .......will be really grateful to you as I am a stern believer of your knowledge about cameras and lenses.......thanks .

Hi. I think you are the best person for this question of mine. Nikkor 50mm 1.8D on D810 AF make this noise don't sound right to me. Is it ok to have it on?

What about the Nikon 85mm 1.4 "G" Lens?

Im moving from my d7200+50 1.4g to something else. Thinking about z6 and adding 85 1.8g (I dont want dslr anymore because of the weight) Or start new with XT3 and 56 1.2 I shoot stills mainly

Hi Ken! what about the 35mm f1.4G not being on the list? I know it is not a lens with the same purpose of the 35mm f2D, but do you also consider the 35mm f1.4G as one of the best modern nikkor prime lenses?

Not mention the 58mm 1.2?

No 400mm option?

Voigtlander 50mm f1.2? F mount? I want one!!!

Just curious, should the 100mm be 2.8 Series E?

100mm DC F2 DOES NO EXIST Nikon never made one. Perhaps you were referring to the 105 DC.

Do you think Thomas Heaton did something wrong when he tested the D850 against the 5Dm4?

You said 100mm DC. It's a 105mm Ding-bat! Jk I know you just misspoke.

A better alternative to a modern nikkor prime lens with regards to sharpness and build quality is any Canon zoom lens. For superior performance, l recommend a Canon prime lens. 📷