Allen Herbert Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) Actually it was sent from Ukraine....just bought it for the fun of it. 2.8 /37 MHP-18 N98040812 and minty just cost 42gbp. Any one else doing the Russian lens thing? Waiting for a adapter for my M but meanwhile put it on my Fuji xt1. Some photos from this combination to share please join in. Edited September 28, 2017 by Allen Herbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bill Bowes Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Hello everyone. Allen, a "few" of us have been doing the "Full Monty" with the Russian Connection. 35mm Fed's & Zorki's with the Industar I-61 stock lens are around $70 USD delivered & they have been CLA'd. In the last 3 years I have purchased 4 & consider them excellent cameras. The Jupiter-8 is the super prime lens for these cameras and all of mine have the J-8 on them. You folks with the mirrorless cameras should also think of the Jupiter-8. USD $40-60 from Ukraine or Russian Federation, they work excellently with a less than $15 adapter. Bill Fed-2 / Jupiter-8, UFX400, Obsidian Aqua & V800 scan on the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 No post processing. And no picture of your excellent prize? o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 They look really good Allen, enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertliang Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 FED 50mm f3.5 on FED1d. HP5, Xtol/Rodinal. 4 "It's not what you look at that matters. It's what you see." -Henry David Thoreau Bert Dr. Bertrand's Patient Stories: A podcast dedicated to stories of being. \\anchor.fm/bertrand0 FineArtAmerica: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/bertrand-liang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 "And no picture of your excellent prize? " Okay, a picture, Sandy. The build quality is very similar to a Voigtlander lens and I have owned several. I think like the Voigtlander lenses the quality control is not as tightly controlled as a Leica lens or maybe a Fuji lens. So its hit and miss;I just got a lucky hit with this lens. Having said that Fuji Jpegs are unmatched so there might be a helping hand from Fuji. Focus peaking on manual lenses on my Fuji xt1 is a breeze.. The acid test will be when I put it on my M2 which I bought it for....hate having a naked camera and dislike constantly swopping lens.. Tried a Canon RF 1.8 and the flare was awful very disappointed. Of course I could have bought another Leica lens but where would the fun in doing that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Allen Herbert Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 And the beastie it will join with... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacques_emanuel Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Are you aware of that the lens is for a SLR, so you will have to scalefocus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Hi Jacques Thanks for the feedback. I'm comfortable with hyperfocal /zone focus and sunny 16. I do a lot of street photography and use both. For those who might not be familiar I will link to a couple of youtube vids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Cool dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 I just ask have to ask myself is "do it all for me "so much better? Or, actually inferior. How many times have you missed a shot because your auto focus has focused elsewhere? Or, the exposure is so off. Have we become lazy and just want the photographic equivalent of fast food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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