mike goldberg
The Peaceful Pacific
Hi All,
I ran into some unanticipated trouble and miserable looking negs recently,
when testing a Fed-2 with a J8 that had been collimated for the Bessa R
by Brian Sweeney.
Then, I wanted to know if I could use my CV 75/2.5 on the Fed-2.
Here's what Brian, our resident "lens expert" had to say,
It might be a real problem. The RF coupling of the FSU cameras often miss lenses made outside of the USSR, the wedge shapped pickup slips under the
RF coupling of a number of lenses. ALSO: the RF may be set differently, and it
may miss the focus. It's the same problem of using an FSU lens on a Leica,
but in reverse.
With so many FSU camera bodies out there, and a world of m39 screwmount
lenses available, I thought it would be worthwhile opening the discussion to others.
Ciao, mike
I ran into some unanticipated trouble and miserable looking negs recently,
when testing a Fed-2 with a J8 that had been collimated for the Bessa R
by Brian Sweeney.
Then, I wanted to know if I could use my CV 75/2.5 on the Fed-2.
Here's what Brian, our resident "lens expert" had to say,
It might be a real problem. The RF coupling of the FSU cameras often miss lenses made outside of the USSR, the wedge shapped pickup slips under the
RF coupling of a number of lenses. ALSO: the RF may be set differently, and it
may miss the focus. It's the same problem of using an FSU lens on a Leica,
but in reverse.
With so many FSU camera bodies out there, and a world of m39 screwmount
lenses available, I thought it would be worthwhile opening the discussion to others.
Ciao, mike