Nikon Nikkor 150mm SW Lens Review

[@robertdito8968]

Tony, I’m another one of your viewers who is glad to see you posting again. I actually own this lens. I got super lucky. I purchased it from a retired photographer who sold it to me about 5 years ago at a very reasonable price. I love this lens. It’s big and heavy but well worth the weight in my bag! Some of my own favorite images have also been made with this lens. I actually used this very lens this morning, and seeing your review of it was a great way to end this evening.

[@tonysantophotography]

I really don’t know the impact that my videos have on people. Thank you Robert for letting me know. I appreciate your support and am glad that you share the same passion for this lens.😎

[@squeller1]

Tony you have restarted the chanel! That’s amazing!

[@tonysantophotography]

Thanks Josef! I'm trying to give it another go. 😃

[@Lt9602]

@@tonysantophotographywe are always in need of great large format content!!

[@swift4567]

Great video, Tony! Glad to see you posting more videos.

[@tonysantophotography]

Thanks for the encouragement Landon! I’ll try my best! 😎

[@jaytayag810]

Great video, Tony! I never considered that it needed a Sinar board rather than a Linhof board. That thing is huge!

[@tonysantophotography]

Thanks Jay! I definitely could do without the hugeness! 😂

[@lumenetumbra4223]

I used to own the Schneider 150 XL which was much, much lighter and compact but with a huge falloff, unbearable on Velvia. After a few years an internal element started to fog by itself (element separation?) but Schneider refused to fix it under warranty . I decided to sell it "as is" and started to look for the only real alternative: the Nikkor 150 SW. I was very lucky to get one online for more or less the same you paid! Great lens!

[@tonysantophotography]

What a great story! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! 😎

[@hosepdeyrmenjian8556]

Great and informative video Tony, really enjoyed it. I use the Nikkor 120/8 SW lens, great optics, just covers 8x10, I crop the image if I apply movements, 7"x9" still better than 4x5. I have the Rodensock 155/6.8, beautiful lens, coverage 370mm at f11 and over 380mm at f22, plenty room for movements, no feel the need for central filters.

[@tonysantophotography]

Great information Hosep! Thanks for sharing with all of us. I appreciate your support. 😎

[@andyvan5692]

thanks Tony, I have a 4x5" sinar F2 with the Fuji 90SW f5.6 acting as a wide (21-28mm in 135 format); so get your filter issues, thanks for explaining that, especially the vignetting part, as most filter systems top out at 82mm filter thread dia. even the 100mm square systems, however Kase, Lee, and others do circular polarisers, ND's etc for this 95/105mm filter size which is the main option here, esp. for those doing Architecture, Car and street photography where glare and overexposure are problems we face regularly. PS this is also an issue for Hasselblad H users (the HCD 35/300 lenses use a 95mm size to).

[@tonysantophotography]

Thanks for the great information Andy! I appreciate your support.

[@sgroadie6367]

Good video. I have the Nikon W 180 and the SW 90 and SW 75. On a Sinar X. I only shoot 4x5 though. Thanks for the review.

[@tonysantophotography]

Sounds like a nice setup! Thanks for watching! I appreciate your support! 😎

[@nelsonclub7722]

Its a great lens - had one about a hundred years ago on a Toyo 10x 8 rail shooting industrial and commercial on Trans

[@tonysantophotography]

Great to hear! I appreciate your support! 😎

[@user-dk7uk8wx8j]

Hello Tony, thanks for sharing your experience. SW 150 is out of my price range, but I am currently considering SW 120 or even SA 120, slightly cheaper than SW. I am still hoping for larger image circle of those when stopped down beyond f22.

[@tonysantophotography]

They are still great lenses. Thanks for watching Radovan! 😎

[@jonathanhotopf1823]

Only the price would put me off this lens, my heaviest lens is 8kg (17.6 lbs). I’ll have to stick with 5x7 for wide angle photography.

[@tonysantophotography]

Wow! I thought mine was heavy! 😮 Thanks for watching! I appreciate your support!

[@nigelwb]

What does SW mean?

[@tonysantophotography]

I believe it stands for “high speed wide angle” but I’m not 100% certain. Thanks for watching!😎

[@wdb1932]

So just camera and lens for Tony $10k. Awesome😂! Great stuff. I have meager 360mm Rodenstock that only weighs 3.5 lb.

[@tonysantophotography]

Ha! Kind of scary when u add it all up! The 360 is a great lens! I have that one too but the shutter is broken.

[@hautehussey]

It’s s-eye-nar, not sea-nar, right?

[@tonysantophotography]

From my understanding, people have pronounced it both ways. Not 100% sure. 😮

[@c.augustin]

"sea-nar" - it's a Swiss company, so the German pronunciation is the "correct" one. Maybe rather with a smooth S (more like "zea-nar"), but I'm not sure, even as a German … ;-)

[@tonysantophotography]

Thank you for the clarification Christian. I appreciate your input. 😎

[@hautehussey]

@@c.augustin i looked up some more official videos and it appears that it’s neither. It’s sin-nar.

[@c.augustin]

@@hautehussey Couldn't find any. If you mean a short "i" in German, than it makes (some) sense.