Nikon FG & all Series E primes – Nikon's 1980s entry level series!

Hey! In this video, I'm shooting the Nikon FG – Nikon's improved early 1980's entry level camera body. I also got all the five Nikon Series E primes with it! So let's find out if Nikon's "amateur" equipment is any good for you today!

0:00 Intro
1:01 Series E lens lineup
2:06 The Nikon FG
5:16 How do I like the Nikon FG
6:16 The two different generations of Series E lenses
7:11 Nikon 50/1.8 Series E vs. Nikkor-AI
7:56 The four other Nikon Series E primes
9:07 Electronic & mechanic aperture control in the Nikon FG
10:48 Verdict
12:26 My Series E lens rating
12:49 Outro

Note: There are several sample shots throughout the video!

By the way: I claim in this video that there was no black version of the Nikon FG. This is wrong! There are factory black Nikon FG's out there! Thanks to Robert for pointing this out!

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All photos shown here were taken on Ilford Delta 400 black&white film and were scanned using a Fuji X-E3 camera (24 megapixels) and Olympus macro lens.

Whenever it says "... zoomed in" in the video, those are 100% crops (if you watch the video in 4k!) of these 24 MP scans.

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Here's where I develop my film:
http://www.kontrastlab.de​
(This is no affiliate link or anything like that. I'm just very happy there's still a dedicated analog development & printing service in Cologne!)

My instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/my7views/​

My photo & camera gear blog:
https://tomscameras.wordpress.com​

Thanks to Takahiro Oda for filming this video! VIsit his channel here:
https://youtube.com/takahirooda

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