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@Schlipperschlopper Күн бұрын
There is a very nice german vintage folder camera its the Certo super dollina II 35mm camera with rangefinder and the great genuine Carl Zeiss Tessar lens 2.8-50 installed by the factory. Its even multicoated. USSR got most of their lenses from Zeiss Jena, GDR delivered tons of HQ bulk lenses to USSR.
@Schlipperschlopper 2 күн бұрын
This lens is a nice copy of the Elmar from Leica 2 and 3 its very good for its age compact and lightweight.
@patternsinsand 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Yes, I've heard that the Fed is pretty close to the Elmar in quality. A definite bargain :)
@СветланаБабенко-э1м 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the review.Your humor is cool
@patternsinsand 3 күн бұрын
And thanks for watching.
@martieleusink3479 3 күн бұрын
My favourite is the ‘underexposed’ photo from the girl on the bike. BTW There is no such thing as the right exposure … just choose the exposure that brings the effect that you like.
@patternsinsand 3 күн бұрын
Wise words about exposure. Though the fact remains, I struggled to get any detail from the shadows of some of these photos!
@martieleusink3479 3 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsand❤
@WoodyDemon6421win 4 күн бұрын
Most amused! I’ll be polite rather than TTP you’re very much TIC. After having an Olympus Pen destroyed and an E520 stolen nonetheless have stuck with the brand. At great personal detriment (for Art’s sake of course). Have broken thru the XD and SmartMedia barrier to access the early digital tech. If the digicam is bust another will come my way. An Aussie with literary pretensions? To quote Rodney Rude “I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio…”
@patternsinsand 4 күн бұрын
I'm probably more Kevin Bloody Wilson than Rodney Rude, though to be fair, the literary pretensions probably come from my UK childhood and too many years of education. Thanks for watching.
@theoldunsshot1005 4 күн бұрын
How much?!!! If I paid that much I would expect it to come with a free servant to change the aperture for me. Seriously, I like the focal length, the sharpness, and the colours it rendered on Gold. It doesn't look to give flare when you were shooting towards the light. Nice review. Keith
@patternsinsand 4 күн бұрын
Thanks! I got the Jupiter 12 around a decade ago for about AU$100 - as with all LTM lenses the price has shot up recently. It's still a relative bargain if you own a Leica Thread Mount camera, simply because there aren't a huge amount of alternatives.
@nigelmadeley7798 4 күн бұрын
Hey! However you found this, the 200-500 was worse. I couldn’t even get it to focus on a gliding red kite on a D7500. My 300/f4D had no problem doing so, both on the D7500 and (get this) on a Z5!
@patternsinsand 4 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment - good to know. Honestly, the lens itself is pretty good, it's just a bit dark and the camera itself can't make the best of the autofocus.
@notarealperson2001 5 күн бұрын
Brilliant video buddy, my favourite part was "I'm not a bird photographer - I don't even like birds that much" LOL 🤣
@patternsinsand 5 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@RobertBates 5 күн бұрын
I have both the LTM and Contax versions. The results have been hit or miss. It's due partly to the weird aperture and partly to parallax errors with the universal viewfinder. It's still worth experimenting with.
@patternsinsand 5 күн бұрын
That's part of the fun. Thanks for the comment.
@DavidNunezPNW 5 күн бұрын
I love Soviet lenses
@patternsinsand 5 күн бұрын
They're a bargain alternative to their European progenitors. Thanks for watching.
@Schlipperschlopper Күн бұрын
Yeah they are German, over 80% of all Soviet lenses had imported Zeiss Jena glass elements and were just encased in USSR
@patternsinsand Күн бұрын
@@Schlipperschlopper An even bigger bargain than I realised.
@Schlipperschlopper Күн бұрын
@ yep, you get German Zeiss by just another name!
@zepphed7276 7 күн бұрын
I was screaming at the tv when you missed an amazing shot of the woman in the black dress at 3:34 but got a horrid one of a man in a yellow dress
@patternsinsand 7 күн бұрын
I do remember that moment and the problem was that I'd just walked in from the sun to the shade and didn't have a chance to change the aperture. I'm blaming the Jupiter 12. You're right, though. I ended up with a very meagre consolation photo.
@juliereadsherbookshelf 7 күн бұрын
My favourite is the one with the girl and the Coca Cola sign. Thankfully immune to GAS when it comes to this lens since the aperture mechanism looks like it would drive me nuts. Keep the y2K Keane music videos coming!
@patternsinsand 7 күн бұрын
Thanks Julie, yes there's a timeless quality to that photo. I just wish I'd given it a bit more light - been in Australia too long and hadn't compensated for that anaemic European sunshine. The music was familiar but I'd forgotten it was Keane. Explains why I got that copyright strike!
@Renzsu 7 күн бұрын
Please, no more Keane piano covers, it was driving me up the wall 😂
@patternsinsand 7 күн бұрын
Funnily enough, I didn't even recognise it was a piano version of a Keane song. I'll try to lay off the acoustic covers for the next video.
@Renzsu 6 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsand Ah for me it was more that it was super repetitive. Once you remove the other instruments and vocals, not a whole lot remains. :)
@login415 7 күн бұрын
SHOUTOUT PIERRE ANGENEAU
@patternsinsand 7 күн бұрын
Yeah, that man redefined lenses after the war, both for phtography and film.
@SubiTrekker 7 күн бұрын
While watching your videos I aspire to select the photos you will include as your favorites. Picking 4 of the 6 this time, I have succeeded in surpassing my past high score. Two other things come to mind. 1) Strolling aroung Berlin, it is easy to see what survived the WWII bombings and what had to be replaced with efficient, yet boring, architecture. 2) I was reminded of the three simple purchasing rules that I live by: never spend your hard earned money on Russian photo equipment, Korean automobiles, or home exercise equipment.
@patternsinsand 7 күн бұрын
I never thought I'd invented a new youtube game with the Top 6. Unfortunately I didn't do that for the next video. Oh well. Thanks for watching and yes, Berlin is an odd mix of old and new and of course, soviet and western architecture too. Good advice re the exercise equipment, though I think the comment on Korean cars is very 1990s. Hyundai has come a long way.
@SubiTrekker 5 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsand The reason I included the cars is for two reasons. My neighbor is on his 3rd engine replaced under warranty and a friend can't walk in the back of his dealership's parts room due to the overflow of warranty engines waiting to be returned to their (Korean) manufacturers. I'm sure others have had better experiences.
@LeePhong-d8j 7 күн бұрын
Hi, I love your review, I was able to find this lens for 135$, 2ndhand ofc! But I was wondering about the auto focusing issues. I'm fine with the purple fringing and the bulky nature of it, I'm just mainly concerned about the auto focus problems since I have heard that these lenses from Sigma can be out of focus and stuff, 135$ though sounds like a deal its still a lot of money for a student like me. Should I be worried about this issue? How can I tell that it has a focusing issue (I'm relatively newbie to photography) and should I just spend a little more for an official Nikon lens because I'm worried that the Sigma lens will break down overtime and acquire that issue. Anyways again great review, and stunning shots of Ching Ching.
@patternsinsand 7 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Tricky question to answer. If you check out other reviews there'll be some who say that Sigma lenses are inherently a lot worse (such as 'the Angry Photographer'. To get mine to autofocus, I had to send the lens in when the Z 6 came out to have its firmware updated. The issue now is that while it does autofocus, it's still a lens that was never meant for the Z system. From my perspective, it's not a problem at all for still photography. While not the fastest, if you find the right focus point, it works fine. I wouldn't use it for video though. Continuous focus is very rattley (noisy) and uncertain, which I think is partly the lense's fault and partly the camera's. I think it's still a great lens and I prefer the way it renders to both the Z f/1.8S and the Nikon F mount versions.
@LeePhong-d8j 7 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsand thanks for the insight, I do plan to lightly do video, and I mainly do photographs of moving subjects so I think I wont be getting this lens. Its a shame though I really liked this design, I like tanky lenses. But on a better note I did find a 30mm 1.4 ART lens for Nikon DSLRs, I might be getting that since ART lenses can be docked, but idk, would you happen to have this lens? I would love to see you review it.
@patternsinsand 7 күн бұрын
@@LeePhong-d8j I don't have the 35. Assuming you're talking about a mirrorless camera rather than a DSLR, have you considered the 40mm Z f/2? It's cheaper than the Nikon 50mm lenses, is inexpensive (albeit plastic lens mount and no weather sealing) and I love the images it produces. As it's a modern Z lens it's designed for video too. Fast enough and whisper quiet. I just purchased it and love it - see my review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioe5hGyerM-rqsU - good luck in your hunt.
@LeePhong-d8j 6 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsand Im using a DSLR unfortunately so Nikon Z lenses are out of the picture, I'm looking for something with good low light performance since my kit lens really struggles in those aspects.
@patternsinsand 6 күн бұрын
@@LeePhong-d8j Then the Sigma 50mm might be fine on F mount. Hard to say since my D700 doesn't actually shoot video but it does seem more confident on the mount it was originally designed for. Of course, the Nikon 50mm f/1.4 is another good option. Smaller and cheaper than the Sigma when it was first released. I don't have that lens so can't confirm, though.
@robdido 7 күн бұрын
Would not have thought that old thing could produce such great images.. the lens that is lol😅.. the ones with bikes my fav.. PS.. I'm Keane to know how you got Kodak Gold into your GoPro. Beautiful film of only somewhere you know 😜
@patternsinsand 7 күн бұрын
Sorry for the Somewhere you know earworm and put it down to the European sunlight keeping Kodak Gold alive.
@robdido 7 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsandcoincidence I just discovered that song a few weeks ago and love it.. perfect accident as the video and photos work so good together.
@cameraprepper7938 8 күн бұрын
Yes that and the 50 mm !
@patternsinsand 8 күн бұрын
The f/1.8 S? Or just the 50mm focal length in general? The S series does have that modern rendering and corner to corner sharpness. I've heard the f/1.4 has a bit more character but if you check out my review of the Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM, you'll see that while it's bit old and clunky produces some nice images - albeit via the F mount adapter. Thanks for watching.
@gerryhardman9060 8 күн бұрын
Excellent review with a great sense of humor. I thought your shots had a great deal of sharpness to them and was very impressed with this lens. So far I only have the 40 F2 for my Z5 but I’m looking at maybe purchasing this lens down the road. I compared it to my old 28F2 Nikkor and it was sharper than my old F2 lens but you can’t shoot this lens at F2 so there’s still advantages to the older lens. However, it doesn’t have to be used with an adaptor so having a native lens with the camera would be nice as well. It works as a 42 mm lens on my ZFC as well. So I can definitely see the advantages down the road so thank you very much for this excellent review. PS when I’m testing lenses I always shoot my bookshelf, it’s a good way of seeing clearly which lens is better. Regards Gerry
@patternsinsand 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching, Gerry. I definitely think the 28mm is sharp enough. It does get accused of having quite flat rendering (no 3d pop) compared to the 40mm f/2, which I recently purchased and is a great lens. With it's compact size, yes, I think it'll be great on a DX body, bringing it to a great standard focal range. As for the bookshelf, it's great to finally find a use for those old 1970 encyclopediae 😃
@glenaleksis4589 9 күн бұрын
I have the same combo, you’re def doing better than me lol. When I get a in focus shot it’s great, but most of the shots are out of focus. I’m getting the z8!!
@patternsinsand 8 күн бұрын
Z 8 does sound like the perfect balance of size and performance, with the Z 9's autofocus in a more manageable body. I'm sure you'll be able to get great shots with the faster processor on the newer Nikons.
@CapturedByKen 21 сағат бұрын
I picked up my Z8 last week and my gosh it’s amazing
@patternsinsand 6 сағат бұрын
@@CapturedByKen Jealous!
@Dehancer 9 күн бұрын
Hi, Mark! Awesome work! We'd like to collaborate, how can we get in touch? :)
@patternsinsand 8 күн бұрын
Sure, if you're interested, you can email me via markishere at gmail. Thanks for watching.
@carbybirett 10 күн бұрын
Very interesting and for me very helpful as I want to get a Zf this year for an upcoming trip to Japan. I have a D850 for landscape here in Australia but it's to big for travelling. Your photos bring back memories of my time in Japan around 1990. I went to a japanese language school in Harajuku for 1 1/2 years and know Shibuya, Shinjuku and other parts of Tokyo very well. I once bought a Nikon F4 in Tokyo and started taking photos with it on the same day in the Ginza. Carl 🇦🇺
@patternsinsand 10 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the Tokyo nostalgia, Carl. Since I have the Z 6 I'll skip this generation of the Zf but I do love the design and it finally brought decent autofocus to Nikon's mid-range camera line up.
@stephanweiskorn6760 11 күн бұрын
Excelente video 😮!
@patternsinsand 11 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
@petrub27 11 күн бұрын
how did u scan the images?
@patternsinsand 11 күн бұрын
I have a pustek OpticFilm 120, which is slow and a bit frustrating at times but good quality. Thanks for watching.
@budsisti401 12 күн бұрын
I have three Bronica S2 cameras, and love them, so I didn't watch your video to be convinced of their charms. I watched to find out about milking cows, and who started that whole business. Lo, no answer! I await your follow-up video that will reveal all.
@patternsinsand 12 күн бұрын
Some questions are never meant to be answered.
@winchangkou 12 күн бұрын
Yes it is
@patternsinsand 12 күн бұрын
... instantly saving everyone from having to watch the video.
@Vladimir-hd5nn 12 күн бұрын
In my opinion it’s the best street photography lens in the Nikon Z lineup. The rendering of some of the S Line optics such as the 50mm f1.8 are technically flawless with edge to edge sharpness, but I find the end results a bit too sterile and many of these premium Z optics are a bit too crispy for my taste in street photography. There’s something very pleasing and natural about the results from the 40mm. The size and weight are ideal and its autofocus performance is totally fine. I wish it came in a metal housing rather than plastic, similar to Fuji’s f2 primes and the lack of proper weather sealing is disappointment, but other than that, I think this is my all time favourite budget street photography lens and love how the SE version pairs with the Nikon Zf. Interestingly, I’m more disappointed with the rendering from its 28mm brother. While it’s adequate, I find it lacks something that the 40mm has, but can’t articulate it.
@patternsinsand 12 күн бұрын
Agree totally. To me the 28mm is still worthwhile because of its flexibility but it does lack the characterful rendering of the 40mm. Check out my video where I describe it as Nikon's most boring lens.
@giovannibistolfi515 13 күн бұрын
This sticks out from the typical analog videos i've seen in the past few months: it's witty, it's fresh, it's precise and comes from a person i can tell knows a thing or two about photography. Lots of range between the first and second part too, bravo!
@patternsinsand 13 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
@999killerchris 14 күн бұрын
Great video
@patternsinsand 14 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching, Chris.
@DaveEP 16 күн бұрын
Brilliant. Very entertaining. Thank you!
@patternsinsand 16 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed.
@donjagoe 16 күн бұрын
That was the best summary video I have ever watched. The variety of images, cameras, films and locations merely illustrates what a wonderful photographer you are. I absolutely, thoroughly enjoyed that. 2025 indeed!🎉
@patternsinsand 16 күн бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment, Don. Happy New Year!
@louisewelcomephotography 16 күн бұрын
Your commentary has made my wet and windy new year brilliant. I hope you have a cracking new year Mark.
@patternsinsand 16 күн бұрын
You too.
@louisewelcomephotography 16 күн бұрын
January and March… wow! But the Berlin cafe is utterly absorbing Mark, I agree re the comment about a gallery. I could explore that for hours! Happy new year and thank you for sharing 👍
@patternsinsand 16 күн бұрын
January and March are from two of my most familiar places but I do love that Berlin pic too. Looking forward to continuing to share our respective youtube photography journeys in 2025.
@oldfilmguy9413 17 күн бұрын
Beautiful images and a wonderful assortment of techniques, cameras, and lenses. Cheers!
@patternsinsand 16 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
@andyroddick7307 17 күн бұрын
Glad to see this pop up -- my mother passed down this camera and I've been debating whether it is worth popping a battery in. Perhaps I'll hand it on to one of my kids…
@patternsinsand 17 күн бұрын
Haha, I just lent my daughter my copy for New Years Eve 😀
@donball9777 17 күн бұрын
the question i get asked more than any other is , is Mark McMahon doing a years reveiw. happy new year mate.
@patternsinsand 17 күн бұрын
Same to you and thanks for watching in 2024.
@jeta1383 17 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing. May I offer one piece of constructive criticism...these images are obviously scanned in as digital files and I'm assuming you further 'work' each image in some post production software? Either way, you should also add the details of any digitisation/image manipulation as accompanying text (included with the other technical specs). Peace
@patternsinsand 17 күн бұрын
Fair comment. I've given the film camera and lens but there are also some digital images there (should be obvious by the camera). The problem comes down to what constitutes 'edits' - most images have some kind of colour grade and the whole process of developing, scanning and outputting a film frame is manipulation. Might have to do a dedicated video on the process.
@jeta1383 15 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsand Respectfully your point is moot. Any 'key markers' relating to an image capture really must be declared on exhibition. Period. Peace
@fredrickhardyway 17 күн бұрын
Good year!
@patternsinsand 17 күн бұрын
It's a good exercise to go through the year's photos - made me realise that there were some decent images among them. Happy new year year.
@robdido 18 күн бұрын
If there's one thing I get asked.. where can I buy that photo.. the cafe Berlin needs to be in a gallery and I have no idea why. It just feels right.😊 And that lightning one too.. happy nY
@patternsinsand 17 күн бұрын
I had thought of setting up a Darkroom account to sell the occasional print and then looked at their costs and wondered why anyone would pay that much for a photo I took. Might have to consider it for the new year. Hope your 2025 starts out well, Rob.
@robdido 17 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsand Getting the shot is reward enough.. and documenting it even better. Big effort in production and storytelling.. here's to 2025
@SubiTrekker 18 күн бұрын
Where's the question?!!!
@patternsinsand 17 күн бұрын
I promise to get back 'on brand' in the new year.
@bernardkealey6449 18 күн бұрын
Finally, the year in review we’ve all been awaiting Some excellent choices Mark. You didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you my favourite. Berlin cafe/mirror. It’s unlike any other composition I can remember seeing you play with, and it’s fascinatingly reminiscent of something else I love. Thanks for keeping us amused and educated, and bringing us along to interesting places thru the year.
@patternsinsand 17 күн бұрын
That Berlin photo definitely has that 'something' - to me it's almost like the last supper or some other crowded renaissance painting. Thanks for the comment, Bernard and have a good new year.
@jw48335 18 күн бұрын
Amazing photographs - thank you for what you do on this channel.
@patternsinsand 17 күн бұрын
And thanks for watching. Have a great start to your new year.
@simonsummers-hb1ir 18 күн бұрын
Great video and review. Exactly what I've been hoping to see regarding this lens, rather than a dry 'specification' oriented review. I've been moving away from zooms towards primes, and have built up a collection of D series Nikon primes over time - I prefer them to the later 'G' equivalents for their size, build quality, the relative simplicity of their optical formulas and fewer glass elements, and of course their characterful rendition - which I'll happily prioritise over the clinical sharpness of today's glass. I've been lusting after this 180mm f/2.8 for a while. Your images with it are wonderful - inspiring stuff, thanks!
@patternsinsand 18 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video. The 180 is a great lens and don't forget the value of that aperture ring too. I do find zooms more practical in many ways at the telephoto lens but the size and simplicity of this lens as well as the beauty of the rendering are what made me go for it rather than the 80-200mm.
@williamackerman6574 18 күн бұрын
I've felt the 28mm was a weak focal length since the 70s film days. Wide enough to have distorted edges, not wide enough to really be panoramic. Ah, but put it on a digital crop sensor, it becomes a 42mm and splits the difference between 35mm ( a little to wide)and the 50mm ( a little too tight ).
@patternsinsand 18 күн бұрын
Yes, I think this would be great on a Z50II. Thanks for watching.
@photofreaksk 19 күн бұрын
For street I would prefer Nikon AF-S Nikkor 2,8 70-210mm
@patternsinsand 19 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Didn't know there was a 70-210mm in f/2.8. I have the first VR 70-200 and it's an absolute beast. Far too heavy for my hands on the street.
@photofreaksk 17 күн бұрын
@@patternsinsand thats correct Nikkor middle zoom is classic started with great 80-200m decades ago. Newer AFS are 70-200mm
@arrangearrange 20 күн бұрын
Great video. It’s a nice lens but just get the Zeiss c sonnar Leica M Mount, you’re welcome.
@patternsinsand 20 күн бұрын
Possibly a better lens but I don't own an M mount camera so unless there's a practicable adapter out there, I'm stuck with LTM.
@arrangearrange 19 күн бұрын
@ m Mount is probably the most adaptable Mount out there unless you’re using ltm cameras exclusively
@patternsinsand 19 күн бұрын
@@arrangearrange which I am for now - keeps me from being tempted by all that amazing M glass and I figure I can adapt my LTM lenses if I do 'upgrade'.
@agentlevanto2964 20 күн бұрын
Hey - great review, liked your b&w shots! Pentax Espio point and shoots where my go to back in the 90’s. Currently shooting a recently purchased Nikon Lite touch Zoom 70W for my film summer snaps, no idea how they’ll come out but then that’s part of the fun.
@patternsinsand 20 күн бұрын
Always been curious about that camera. I shoot Nikon SLRs all the time but have never owned one of their point and shoots. Enjoy and thanks for watching.
@jamesjuranke 21 күн бұрын
How did I not know about your channel earlier! Too funny review on this camera! Nice one!
@patternsinsand 20 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, James!
@Naolslager 22 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comparison. I shoot 35mm Ilford FP4 exclusively but the lower cost of the Kentmere 100 caught my eye. After watching this video, I purchased 20 rolls of Kentmere 100 (for slightly more $ than I'd been paying for 10 rolls of FP4.) I am hopeful.
@patternsinsand 21 күн бұрын
Honestly, I continue to use Kentmere 100 if I find it cheaper. I really don't see any difference in quality.
@juliereadsherbookshelf 23 күн бұрын
Would 100% use this camera for that sweet 90s electronics grinding sound alone.
@patternsinsand 23 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment, Julie. I should probably do an ASMR video of my most pornographic-sounding cameras, maybe adding a Barry White soundtrack to all of the grinding, wheezing, clicking and snitching noises.