Nikon's 6mm f/2.8 Fisheye on a Z 9 - first time ever?

[@MattIrwinPhotography]

Thanks Becky and Kon for bringing out this classic. Completely AWESOME !!!!

[@emmanouil9400]

I love how Konstantin casually walks around carrying an ultra rare lens, with his shoelace undone! :P

[@chrishilton6378]

And you see his feet in one shot because the FOV is over 220 degrees. Great piece of history!

[@RobertFalconer1967]

We used one of these lenses specially mounted to an Arri cinema camera on the set of 'Surface', an AppleTV+ series I shot last September. You'll definitely recognize the 6mm scene when you see it. ;)

[@briansalas2010]

How did you get this Lense on a arri camera? What arri camera?

[@patricescattolin43]

You should try pointing it straight up in a dark sky. I did this very thing yesterday with the APS-C fisheye and early result are promising.

[@terryallen7313]

Brilliant fun, and great to watch you both in action again

[@kaminobatto]

I love crazy wide-angle and fisheye lenses. I have the AF-S 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5 E from Nikon and another crazy Lawoa 4mm f/2.8 DX from Venus optics which gives the same crazy field of view on a DX sensor as the lens in this video :D Oh, and I did not mention that the Laowa lens is almost 12-15 times smaller! Just shows you how technology evolved over the past 40 something years!

[@Anon-zl4ne]

I have a circular fisheye. I love using it to shoot up at dome ceilings in cathedrals and for holiday light images (makes them look like snowglobes).

[@pjcornelius]

Very cool. A unique perspective.

[@davidroberts6766]

I really need to get a fisheye…just not a 6mm! Wild!

[@jean-claudemuller3199]

The modern very portable solution is the AFS 8-15 fisheye zoom that works perfectly with the FTZ adapter with rectangular FE on APS-C or FF Z cameras and round FE on FF

[@johnhjic2]

Hello Both, what a fun street shooting lens?

[@radicalrenegade8528]

Yes, please. All the crazy lenses that most of us will never use.

[@baxtermarrison5361]

It would make sense to round off the homage to 1972 with a portrait shoot using the 2000mm.

[@cristopherubina532]

Amazing!!!

[@DixonLu]

How about testing the Z9's IBIS with the 2000mm f11 or the 100cm f6.3 Reflex-Nikkor, e.g. with a handheld shot of the moon 😁? Or a head to head between this 6mm against a Laowa 4mm 2.8 Z mount? Thanks as always

[@schtggl6265]

But that's for APS-C, isn't it?

[@DixonLu]

@@schtggl6265 For circular fisheyes, it sort of doesn't matter (the F mount 10mm DX works on FX camera). The crop of 4mm @ 1.5 will give a comparable 6mm. Just curious if a tiny $200 lens can match a 6 figured, 50+ y.o. one.

[@christhomas5846]

Yep.... just a casual walk around lens :) Just like Matt Irwin doing casual street photography with the 400mm :)

[@keithleefotos]

Hi Becky and Kon! Really enjoyed this presentation (and your Battersea Park photo walk from Friday's stream! Missed due to work...). Have you ever demonstrated any of the Nikkor Shift lenses in your London photo walks? Or the 13mm Rectilinear wide angle?

[@RaySweeting]

Wow what a combo

[@stephen6815970]

I used one in 1978 for a shoot for Cadbury. It was an absolutely wonderful lens to use. Then I got stuck using an OP 10mm fisheye. Nowhere near the same experience. Either way, the 6mm and 10mm made me fall in love with fisheyes.

[@alcornimagery2004]

Awesome, more rare lens walks!

[@mikemalloy1681]

In reference to your comment at the end of this wonderful video. See if you can obtain an 8mm F/2.8. Then do a presentation on that lens. I am following one now on Ebay. They are all over, and all from Japan. Do you know who the target market was for Nikon when they made these (6mm and 8mm) fisheye lenses. I want to use it for Milkyway photography, but then what else can I do with it????? That is the problem. Any suggestions?

[@jimwlouavl]

Really cool and fun to watch.

[@SanoyNimbus]

Nice!!! But I am curious, how does it perform for video? Cropped on Z9?

[@John_Krone]

Nice and fun video over the Millennium. love it

[@NikCan66]

this is great and shows up the optical quality of this lens still stands up

[@tommy2z2z]

new KZbin challenge: go shoot an entire wedding only with that thing!

[@artsilva]

What a Beast! Would love to see you demonstrate the 19mm PC Nikkor in a cityscape/street photography situation, or any of the PC lenses would do.

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Very cool, you two!

[@davewalker5706]

I’ve always thought if money were no object I would aim to acquire one of those. Great video

[@russellvk]

This was great! How do I get one of my own??

[@geomox4]

You have to find Nikon’s other unicorn, the 1200 - 1700mm f5.6 - 8. It’s an absolute beast.

[@dominiclester3232]

That was very special, thanks!!

[@magicalwishlist6616]

Lovely guys, makes a nice change from current news about new things

[@andyvan5692]

this video has me thinking, about the next firmware updates for the z's... maybe add a de-vignyetting tool, to crop into the image circle of these lenses, so you get the correct image, without the post-processing to fix it in lightroom, etc. ( or a 'special' teleconvertor to do it for you?)

[@ralfbruening]

Now I know much more about the shades of grey at Westminster, interesting lens for a big sensor. Now it is possible to shoot in two directions and crop the right out of it. Amazing and very easy, Maske your foto in postproduction.

[@flippinrawks]

This is a sick video, great work with that lens and your personalities.

[@srfurley]

I think you need to do a video with the 2000 mm. I think you should make prints of some of these shots to display in the shop, and maybe even sell copies.

[@gilbertsandberg4736]

This is my favorite of your 2022 videos. Kon could have done the polite thing and bring the 6mm5.6 GOW has in stock, that would be a lot easier to carry... I used the 628 long ago, but only on a sturdy tripod.

[@cheetahkid]

nice photo shoots. I happen got a lens almost as close as Nikon, 7.5mm lens and almost a full circle but top and bottom cut off. I am please with it and doesn't cost me an arm and a leg (about £130).

[@wilhelmw3455]

Shooting with no neck strap, that’s risky with such a valuable and vulnerable lens !

[@GabrielPurziani]

It's great turns any camera into a pocket point and shoot. 😆😆🙌🙌❤❤

[@graysofwestminster]

Finally someone gets it! 🙌🙌

[@fekard]

I think of fisheye lenses at their best in tight indoor places.

[@JonnyEnglish-gu1cs]

A truly beautiful amazing lens do I need one no but do I want one hell yes lol 😂

[@vincevinnyp9224]

Shame that it's on the Z9, on a Zfc it would go in your pocket.

[@Joseph-iu6ip]

😆

[@ospreywindsphotography6937]

Would love to see more specialty lens please!

[@L4busaures]

Is it just me or are the images super low resolution?

[@andyvan5692]

Kon and Becky OPEN WIDE!!, ( not sure if this is the jingle for playschool, or just a trip to the dentist?), lovely lens, hope you had fun with an old analogue lens.

[@terrance_huang]

try 2000mm reflex nikkor with Nikon 1 J5

[@dlyon9673]

Thankyou for this interesting video! I'm relieved I don't feel an overwhelming need to purchase one -- I guess my GAS has some limits.

[@borisgalos6967]

Now you need to compare the 10mm OP Fisheye Nikkor with the 8mm Fisheye Nikkor to show how Orthographic Projection compares with Equidistant Projection.

[@Joseph-iu6ip]

Where are The Beastie Boys when you need them!

[@mikedeloye8060]

Kon and Becky this was great! Becky I can remember I think it was in the summer and you guys were walking around shooting and you had a fisheye on if I'm remembering right. I know this fisheye is so extreme but any thoughts on using fisheye for walking through cities and street photography? Also I'm a macro guy I do bug shots and I was wondering is there a fisheye that would be suitable for bugs and small settings?

[@ibizecom]

Many years ago I owned the Nikonious version of this lens….for underwater use. I was in Okinawa and it cost over $2000.00 50 years ago!

[@mikemalloy1681]

I wonder how many of these are in the world??? You should try Milkyway photography with it. However, I guess by now it has already been shipped back to where ever? I am looking at a Nikon 8mm on Ebay. They seem to be quite common in Japan, and there are a number of them for sale for about $1500.00+/- USD. I am "following" one now. Most stay on Ebay for months with out any buyers, the thing is, the prices never drop. I guess they know that there are fools like me who will eventually buy one. Why? I do Milkyway photography, plus maybe I can figure out something else for it?????? Anybody out there have any ideas on how to effectively use the Nikon 8mm? Also, another question. Companies don't make lenses for the heck of it. When this lens was made, who was Nikon's market exactly???????? Same for the 8 mm. Was there a practical application for this technology at one time?????

[@jeffreyneville9769]

That was Cool to say the least, Im sure your arms got tired pretty quick. A lens that truly has "Specialist" written all over it, would be neat to rent one for a day.

[@gpbarden]

8k video with with the long shutter speeds would be spectacular

[@rafam8684]

¡genial!

[@paulmontgomery6257]

£100 000??? I'm guessing the armed bodyguards were just out of shot? (Is anything out of shot with that lens?) Great video as ever. Hoping to pay you a visit next week...

[@edwardphilipmarianafzger9800]

Wow whenever possible make a shot on a clear night sky of At Paul's cathedral and the Big Ben as a Raw files to download and let the viewers sending there photoshopped DxO Photolab or even Luminar NEO version as a contest.just my five shillings,cents thoughts !

[@samanthaodonnell4329]

Fishy wishy!! 😍

[@RynosDOP]

Can not believe we didn’t get to see a single shot taken in a tight interior space. They even talked about it but failed to deliver. As well as a portrait of a person taken with it. 😅

[@Lou-f]

Don’t see that every day 👌🏻

[@roybixby6135]

More unusual please - I'm just amazed how you didnt scratch that front element 🦘

[@EugeneMaynard]

👍🏾🙏🏾

[@alberte58]

Test a Nikon 1200-1700 f/5.6-8 lens. I think Nikon made 25 of these on special order. Remember that Reuters - Paris used one to photograph the French president.

[@michaelgeorge9525]

Fantastic lens . As everything was in 1972 . Shame it`s scratched front element . Could Nikon be able to polish them out ???? There must be a record of who caused the scratches . Moron !!!! Great to see this clip . Thanks BeckyKon .

[@traditionalvlog3500]

The most use leas lens I ever seen

[@charlesborrenpohl5024]

Would of loved some interiors

[@TheTS1205]

Gotta be honest: I don't get why one would like to use a fisheye and espacielly this lens.

[@samsen3965]

Very much envy you for putting your hands on her (My long time dream fairy) but without any of that feeling, let me add a few more to this majestic piece of glass art/engineering, also called 6mm f2.8 Nikkor lens: - As for being rear or not and after an extensive talk to a lot of photographers who have had or done it all, I figured out, No one, none, has seen this lens in person", even in an exhibition. Thus and needless to say, the theory of conspiracy clearly told me, it's all a hoax Nikon has made to drive the media's attention, just like what NASA calls it "Sending the man to the moon"! - But google legend has it and it has recorded that this glass allegedly has 3 times found its way to the USA mainland. The Last was in a display at a famous photographic shop in Chicago when in the darkness of night a car crashes into the shop's window and the lens disappears for good not quite like Al Capone, but the other 3 inmates from his jail, Alcatraz... - I saw the lens long back on eBay, allegedly sold for $13K, when I failed to put in the winning bid, and always regret that. Next and not long after, it reappeared for $33K. And last time for sale, I saw it from a luxury photo seller in Germany. Never again (To my knowledge). - The pictures that I remember from those sale events, non had those nasty scratches you show here on yours... - Putting it all together and having, knowing many friends from the UK, then knowing a little about Brits in general and history, say the other shiny thing, yes that diamond, originally called Koh-i-Noor, now to shape it, being cut in half and being on the crown of the former Queen of England, (current Owner is said to be "The British Crown" whatever that means) I can safely say I should know it better and seems I know what is the faith of one that disappeared in Chicago... Anyways, dearly thank you for showing me one real example of this magnificent piece of the 7 wonders or marvels of our photography world.

[@christianwagner6213]

I think the practical value of this lens goes towards zero, it’s just to show off technical abilities of a manufacturer . Fine but what’s the point.

[@gurratell7326]

Cool lens, really boring shots. They didn't even film anything with it.

[@afrozmalik7285]

This is totally nonsense lens! I mean seriously who the hell needs this in photography?