anybody run an industar 26m?

[paulfish4570]

that is a good-looking lens ...

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

Yes - I do, occasionally.

 

[wolves3012]

I have several, on various cameras. Some say they're prone to flare but I'm careful and haven't noticed it. The newer Industar 61 is a little more contrasty but there's not a lot in it.

 

[naql]

I was just looking at one of these or an Industar 61 and saw that it was a 4 element in 3 groups formula. Is it a Tessar clone or a different formula altogether?

 

[paulfish4570]

i think i have read tessar. there are lots of examples on flikr and other sites. photos have a nice look to them ...

 

[setyotomo]

yes i use it until now , it took great sharp picture! it has that "tessar/zeiss-popping-your-eye" look

 

[Keith]

On a Fed 2 ... wide open it's very dreamy. Well mine is ... the front element is scratched to hell! 😀

 

[picker77]

Leica M2, with a ratty looking old Industar 26M. This lens can be downright painfully sharp if I do my job with it.

 

[Mablo]

Industar 26M is my sharpest FSU 50mm lens. If only it would have indexed aperture ring like the younger brother Industar 61.

 

[martinsmith99]

I have the 26 and also the Jupiter 8. I prefer the J8 as the 26 is nasty for flare even being careful and using a hood, I've had enough ruined images to make me not use it.

 

[wolves3012]

Industar 26M is my sharpest FSU 50mm lens. If only it would have indexed aperture ring like the younger brother Industar 61.

If you mean clicks-stops, some of the later ones did have that.