oftheherd
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Well, it’s been a good week for me. My 85mm f/2 came in along with the universal finder. Somehow I didn’t expect the finder to be that small. Glad it is. Below is a link to a photo of my Kiev and the four Kiev lenses and finder. Now I can use the 35mm lens with the universal finder. My 65mm finder goes back with my Super Press 23 kit. I had thought about a FSU camera often, especially when I used to read more about them in the earlier RFF days. I always wanted a Kiev as I have a thing about Zeiss lenses.
Don’t you think things look a little unbalanced in the photo? I think I need either a 28mm or a 15mm to go with the 35mm. I am thinking about it. If I could get enough for the 35mm I would sell it and get both a 28mm and a 15mm. Well, that's not going to happen. 😀
I have been surprised by the smallness of the 50 f/1.8, and the largeness of the 85mm f/2. It is shorter but heavier than the 135mm. But aside from the imbalance, I think they all look nice. I haven’t figured out for sure what to do with them though. You can take photos with these, right? 😀 😀
As an aside, can any of our Russian speakers tell me what the inscription is on the bottom of the Kiev?
Next was my daughter’s trip to visit my brother. He gave her a camera case to bring back to me. She called me about it and I told her if it was too much trouble to carry it back on the plane to just leave it there and I would make other arrangements. She said after seeing the contents of the camera case, and having heard me talk about it, there was no way she wasn’t bringing it back. Bless her heart!
As you can see from the photos of the case, it has some vintage camera gear in it. There are two flash holders, and some clear and IR bulbs(still good!) in the top of the case to go with them. There are some other odds and ends, filters and a series VI filter holder, a self timer suitable for use with the shutter release cables there. There is a GE meter that doesn’t seem to work, and a GE photo information book(interesting). There is also a dark cloth and two notebooks I used when using the 9x12 folder and 127 insert.
The thing that I have long wanted to get back is the 9x12 camera, and accessories my father made. He took a cheap 127 plastic camera, cut off the lens, and mounted it on fiber board.
He then put a small ground glass on another fiber board. I often marvel at the precise measurements needed to pull that off. But he did it.
In my first year of college I took a lot of pretty good color photographs at the local museum back home with that rig. All on tripod and timed(hence the notebook). Museums aren't usually lighted for photography. The director was even impresed. He had known my family since he had taken over the museum when I was very young. He probably never thought I would ever take such good photos.
Sorry for the long post, but I just wanted to share. The philosophy part and the reason I put this post here instead of perhaps in the Folding Cameras forum?
My father died about 1954. Sure wish I could have shared some of my own photography appreciation with him. ... and thanked him for sharing his with me, even when I was so young it didn't mean much. He patiently planted seeds that grew. It is something we can all do.

Don’t you think things look a little unbalanced in the photo? I think I need either a 28mm or a 15mm to go with the 35mm. I am thinking about it. If I could get enough for the 35mm I would sell it and get both a 28mm and a 15mm. Well, that's not going to happen. 😀
I have been surprised by the smallness of the 50 f/1.8, and the largeness of the 85mm f/2. It is shorter but heavier than the 135mm. But aside from the imbalance, I think they all look nice. I haven’t figured out for sure what to do with them though. You can take photos with these, right? 😀 😀
As an aside, can any of our Russian speakers tell me what the inscription is on the bottom of the Kiev?

Next was my daughter’s trip to visit my brother. He gave her a camera case to bring back to me. She called me about it and I told her if it was too much trouble to carry it back on the plane to just leave it there and I would make other arrangements. She said after seeing the contents of the camera case, and having heard me talk about it, there was no way she wasn’t bringing it back. Bless her heart!


As you can see from the photos of the case, it has some vintage camera gear in it. There are two flash holders, and some clear and IR bulbs(still good!) in the top of the case to go with them. There are some other odds and ends, filters and a series VI filter holder, a self timer suitable for use with the shutter release cables there. There is a GE meter that doesn’t seem to work, and a GE photo information book(interesting). There is also a dark cloth and two notebooks I used when using the 9x12 folder and 127 insert.
The thing that I have long wanted to get back is the 9x12 camera, and accessories my father made. He took a cheap 127 plastic camera, cut off the lens, and mounted it on fiber board.

He then put a small ground glass on another fiber board. I often marvel at the precise measurements needed to pull that off. But he did it.

In my first year of college I took a lot of pretty good color photographs at the local museum back home with that rig. All on tripod and timed(hence the notebook). Museums aren't usually lighted for photography. The director was even impresed. He had known my family since he had taken over the museum when I was very young. He probably never thought I would ever take such good photos.
Sorry for the long post, but I just wanted to share. The philosophy part and the reason I put this post here instead of perhaps in the Folding Cameras forum?
My father died about 1954. Sure wish I could have shared some of my own photography appreciation with him. ... and thanked him for sharing his with me, even when I was so young it didn't mean much. He patiently planted seeds that grew. It is something we can all do.
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