dazedgonebye
Veteran
I was shocked at the quality out of that ugly, beat up, little lens...all the more so because I did a very crude rangefinder adjustment (still can't get the vertical very close) and shot at f4.
I really can't get over that Industar 26....
Kodak UC400...I think it's my new favorite.
I really can't get over that Industar 26....
Kodak UC400...I think it's my new favorite.
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reagan
hey, they're only Zorkis
Hey, with a handsome young man like that to take pictures of, how can you go wrong? Pretty nice tones, heh? Pics look good to me. Congrats!
fraley
Beware of Claws
Great pics! You have a winner 
It's very satisfying to take pictures you like with such unassuming gear, isn't it?
It's very satisfying to take pictures you like with such unassuming gear, isn't it?
Adam-T
Event Photographer
lookin' Real good !! .. It`s great to see these classic and now very Cheap cameras doing the business! ..
dazedgonebye
Veteran
Thanks guys...I am pleased.
Thanks Reagan,
That's my 7 year old. He's got deep blue eyes that make you think about giving up black and white photography.
Thanks Reagan,
That's my 7 year old. He's got deep blue eyes that make you think about giving up black and white photography.
oscroft
Veteran
I was similarly impressed by the I-26 I got with my FED 2 too - I think it's a greatly overlooked lens.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
oscroft said:
Easy to see how it could be overlooked. Mine at least is beat up, butt-ugly, full of fine dirt and falling apart.
I cannot tell you how low my expectations were.
reagan
hey, they're only Zorkis
Ahh, seven - about time for his first Zorki. Although... his hold on that bottle is more of a Contax/Kiev grip. Quick! Tape his fingers together!dazedgonebye said:
My two granddaughters (ages 6 &10) stayed with us about 3 weeks this summer. Upon their arrival, I immediately bought them a couple of throw-away shooters. The older took some pretty decent shots, while the younger had her's spent in about 17 minutes... pictures of a leaf on the ground, weeds, a stick, her seat belt, her foot... etc.
dazedgonebye
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That one hasn't shown an interest in photography. His older brother (10) enjoys playing around a bit.
Unfortunately, I can't afford film for a 10 year old with impulse control problems...so he's got an old 2mp digital. Now that I think of it, that old thing cost as much as my Fed-2.
Both boys are color blind, btw. Perhaps they'll have a future in black and white photography.
Unfortunately, I can't afford film for a 10 year old with impulse control problems...so he's got an old 2mp digital. Now that I think of it, that old thing cost as much as my Fed-2.
Both boys are color blind, btw. Perhaps they'll have a future in black and white photography.