How much flare you can get out of an Industar 61 L/D

[Carriage]

At least this much

I was wondering if it was going to be an issue but wasn't expecting this much. Have ordered a lens hood and will be more mindful in the future. Good thing I was just a guest and not the actual photographer.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Something is wrong with yours copy.

 

[Carriage]

Maybe. It seems fine in most conditions. Anything simple I can do to check it out?

 

[Carriage]

This is the same lens.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Look at the back for not blacked by black paint parts. I've had the same flare with Industar-10 due to this issue. It was not always and unpredictable.

 

[sojournerphoto]

At least this much

I was wondering if it was going to be an issue but wasn't expecting this much. Have ordered a lens hood and will be more mindful in the future. Good thing I was just a guest and not the actual photographer.

Bridal veil?

 

[p.giannakis]

I had a couple of these lenses in the past, although I never experienced anything similar. Having said that, controlling flare was not great either. These are great lenses for the price they usually fetch but I never noticed any of the legendary qualities that people bang about on the net.

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

I don't think they are the only lens that does that, in those conditions and without a lens hood...

Regards, David

 

[catintheflat]

I had the same effect when I took photos opposite to sun with my FED 3. Maybe my flare wasn't as much as yours but looks similar.
In other situations everything was ok with no flares and ultra sharp.

 

[David Hughes]

Yes, for this type of photograph you need a lens hood, some shadow on you and the camera and an incident light meter. I reckon the flare would not be so bad if the exposure was OK but it seems over-exposed by about 2 stops to me...

Regards, David

 

[Carriage]

Out of interest how are you judging the exposure, David? I was aiming to get the people in the shade exposed correctly (groomsmen, bride and groom) and based on the other slides that worked I think I was doing okay.

 

[mwooten]

I've achieved that level of flare with my Industar. As stated before a lens hood really helps. My hood came from an eBay seller called, I think, heavystar2 ( 40.5mm threads ).

 

[David Hughes]

Out of interest how are you judging the exposure, David? I was aiming to get the people in the shade exposed correctly (groomsmen, bride and groom) and based on the other slides that worked I think I was doing okay.

Hi,

I was looking at the two young ladies on the right and their shadows (and some are pointing straight at you) but as important is to stand in the shade and use a lens hood.

Regards, David

 

[mburns]

I have a copy of an Industar 61 which lacks a good coating on its front surface, and it also is missing a black baffle in the barrel behind the glass.

All the same, the pictures were fine with it, but I never took any risk of flare with that camera.

 

[traveler_101]

I had an awful experience with an Industar 61 L/D. It almost put me off Russian lenses altogether. Awful flair, poor contrast and poorly constructed - it was a rattle bucket. Yes, i tried it with a hood. In an another thread on FSU 50s, now current (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97967), I found two experienced buyers who recommend staying away from the L/D in favour of earlier I-61 models.

 

[Valkir1987]

A coated Tessar design with only 6 coated reflecting surfaces, there is not much what can go wrong. A lens with more elements would only suffer frome more flare. Multi-coated lenses can prevent more flare, but even those can't do miracles.

I have had many Industar 61 lenses. It is really at the edge of what a Tessar design is capable of, but it performs surprisingly well.

Most of them are really greasy and need cleaning. Oil and grease can get onto the glass surfaces when the lens ages.