Another outing with the Moskva 5

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On a long weekend with a particular photo shoot to try out, I took a selection of cameras in the car boot. On a short visit to the river I tried a few shots on the Moskva 5. In the past I had been a little disappointed with it's performance, but had probably not set it up properly (seating the lens correctly rather than expecting it to snap into position itself).

This shot is a narrow crop of the original. Looks great and has outperformed just about everything else I took that weekend.

Race day from Instow with Appledore across the river.....

 

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Yes, there isn't anything wrong with the M5. This shot looks great from side to side.

Was this handheld or a tripod?

I've compared the shots from the Super Ikonta C, the Moskva 4 and 5. Myself, I cannot really tell the difference.

When I stop down to at least f8, I get good sharpness from all Ikonta and Moskva lenses.

I use a tripod when it's practical and always a lens hood.

 

[dazedgonebye]

I never got to love mine, but I've seen plenty to like out of them.
I think persistence is a good quality with old cameras.

 

[rpinchbeck]

Argh! Mine is in pieces on my workbench. I got the shutter back together last week after a complete dismantle. Next is calibrate and adjust shutter.

Only problem, summer is too short to spend indoors at the workbench.

Cheers,

Russ Pinchbeck

 

[fidget]

Good to hear that there are other Moskva 5 (or repairer) users out there. Mine is made from two units, the shutter/lens from one and the body from another. So I have one in bits too.

The photo above was handheld at 1/250 f22 ish. Given the snap that the shutter has at this speed I was surprised that it came out as sharply as it did. I find it very difficult to hold the camera and operate the shutter, so have adopted a very strange grip, it looks like I am holding some kind of rocket launcher.....holding the open hatch (from the front) rather than the body.
Before I get too enthusiastic about it though, I should try some shots at other more open apertures....

The visit was to shoot the remains of a shipwreck out on rocks at lowest tide. It took a little scrambling to get there, so went fairly light, just a monopod, GA645 and the Isolette-Solinar (cause that just fits in my pocket!). The shots are a bit poor, both compositionally and technically (but is part of the learning curve). Now I wish I had taken the Moskva. Anyway, maybe next time.....

Engine and Keel at low tide. SS Collier: ran aground 1914. IsoletteII / Solinar