Industar 61 for Contax/Kiev Mount

[hlpgtf]

This Industar 61 came as a freebie with a homemade Contax-NEX adapter from Russia. Has anyone ever seen one before? Which Kiev did it go with?

 

[hamradio]

That would fit a Kiev 4 and other Kiev rangefinders, and I presume any old Contax rangefinder.

Example: (kiev 4a, not my photo)

 

[Sid836]

There has never been such a lens. What has been done is combining elements from two lenses into one:
http://www3.telus.net/public/rpnchbck/I61 lens conversion.html

 

[hamradio]

Oh, now it makes sense why I've never seen a kiev I61 before. 😱

 

[Sid836]

I wonder how it performs. Have you had a go with it?

 

[hlpgtf]

When / if the sun comes back out in Pittsburgh, I'll shoot off a couple of frames and post the results - I'm curious myself how it will work.

 

[Sid836]

If it gets any good results I will certainly make a crossbreed one like that with my spare ones. Are there any marks for the aperture on it?

 

[hlpgtf]

Yes - it looks like it has retained its original aperture ring