I-61 Ld S/n #9491934

[mike goldberg]

Good morning, All...

I've asked one of my trusted Sellers to hold this lens for me.
With S/N #9491934, I've learned that it was made in the
Kharkov factory in 1994-95.

Does anyone know what COATING is on this lens?
Spasibo, mike

 

[mjflory]

Hmm... I don't know, but mine has yellowish-orangish reflections under a bright light. It's a nice little lens. I think you'll enjoy it.

Pazhalsta (spelling?), mike too

 

[nzeeman]

Pazhalsta (spelling?), mike too

пожалуйста
(pozaluista)

and this means "please"
if you wanted to say "youre welcome" its - Не за что (ne za chto)

 

[mike goldberg]

The Seller says it has a "lantan" coating.
It is reasonable in cost, and other's in the know...
have recommended it.

Looks like I'm going for it 😉
Spasibo, mike
PS: My grandparents were born in Kiev.
My wife, Israeli born of parents who immigrated here in the 1930's,
is studying Russian. She's a very serious student. Da!

 

[darkkavenger]

Mike, I sent you a flickrmail in reply to yours 🙂

Dobré rano,
max

 

[AlexBurdov]

All I61 is "lantan" coating.

 

[Spyderman]

If I remember well it was that the Lanthanum was used in the glass... nevertheless it's a great lens. The speed of 2.8 usually hides the focussing error on Leica standard cameras, and so it has better reputation than J-8, J-3 or J-9.

 

[wolves3012]

The "L" of L/D refers to the Lanthanum Oxide glass used in these lenses.This is a high refractive index, low-dispersion glass. I don't think the coating is any different but I'm not totally sure on that part. Probably a fluorite/flouride type.

I-61 is a good, sharp lens. I can't tell the difference between I-61 and I-61 L/D.

 

[mjflory]

пожалуйста
(pozaluista)

and this means "please"
if you wanted to say "youre welcome" its - Не за что (ne za chto)

Thanks, nzeeman!

My half-dozen words of Russian are left over from an amazing trip I took in 1972 -- at 20 years old -- when I returned from a term abroad in Tokyo via a Russian ship to Nakhodka (near Vladivostok -- no Americans allowed there!), a 24-hr train ride to Khabarovsk, and then six days on the Trans-Siberian to Moscow. After an all-too-short stay in Moscow I took the overnight to Leningrad (now St Petersburg once again, of course) and (once again, all too soon) another overnight to Helsinki. By that time I was not feeling well -- probably from drinking the water in Leningrad -- and left my two heavy SLR's at the youth-hostel desk despite warnings. When I came back, they were gone -- along with all my pictures of Russia! So I'm a big fan of lightweight cameras...

 

[Xmas]

Some of the later Ru lenses seem to be multi coated, but with a three group lens it wont make any difference.

Noel

 

[ZorkiKat]

The I-61 L (L for лантаного according to a Technointorg catalogue= lanthanum glass) made for rangefinders were not marked as having multi or single coating. However, many I-61L ("I-61 L/Z") made for SLRs during the 1990s were marked "MC" - multi coating(??).

Whether single or multi-coated, I-61 are great lenses. I've both versions of the I-61 L/Z with and without the MC mark. I see no difference in their abilities.

A good lens hood will always be useful.

Jay.

 

[nzeeman]

Thanks, nzeeman!

My half-dozen words of Russian are left over from an amazing trip I took in 1972 -- at 20 years old -- when I returned from a term abroad in Tokyo via a Russian ship to Nakhodka (near Vladivostok -- no Americans allowed there!), a 24-hr train ride to Khabarovsk, and then six days on the Trans-Siberian to Moscow. After an all-too-short stay in Moscow I took the overnight to Leningrad (now St Petersburg once again, of course) and (once again, all too soon) another overnight to Helsinki. By that time I was not feeling well -- probably from drinking the water in Leningrad -- and left my two heavy SLR's at the youth-hostel desk despite warnings. When I came back, they were gone -- along with all my pictures of Russia! So I'm a big fan of lightweight cameras...

wow!!!!
that was a nice trip. i would like to travel around russia. i hope i will have money for that one day in future...