Brad Bireley
Well-known
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
Nice! Really good shots there 
Screwy
All the gear no idea
Some nice shots there and glad to hear you've sorted your light leak .
Think I may have to seriously consider getting an Iskra looking at those but I suppose I better wait for the Moskva 2 and 4 to arrive and let the wife get acclimatised first
Paul
and glad to hear you've sorted your light leak .Think I may have to seriously consider getting an Iskra looking at those but I suppose I better wait for the Moskva 2 and 4 to arrive and let the wife get acclimatised first
Paul
leica M2 fan
Veteran
A few months ago I had an Iskra that was to look at it, a beautiful camera to behold. When I took the first roll it had light leaks all over and the frames were not registered correctly and overlapped. I sent it back and got a refund but, now that I see your pictures I realize what could have been. Too bad for me but great for you that yours is fixed.
Joao
Negativistic forever
Hi.
Great photos! Can you provide some details about what you have done? I’m
waiting for my first prints with an Iskra and I am afraid I may have to deal with
a similar problem (fingers crossed). Thanks in advance
Joao
RF: Zork(1, 4), Fed(5, 2), Sokol (Automat, 2), Junost, Iskra, Kiev-4,
TLR: Komsomolyets, Lubitel (2, 166B), Flexaret
SLR: Zenit (3M, E, EM, ET, TTL, 12XP, 122K,19, Photosniper), Kiev-10, Olympus OM-2
Other: FED-50, Kiev35A, Smena (7, 8M), Estafeta
Great photos! Can you provide some details about what you have done? I’m
waiting for my first prints with an Iskra and I am afraid I may have to deal with
a similar problem (fingers crossed). Thanks in advance
Joao
RF: Zork(1, 4), Fed(5, 2), Sokol (Automat, 2), Junost, Iskra, Kiev-4,
TLR: Komsomolyets, Lubitel (2, 166B), Flexaret
SLR: Zenit (3M, E, EM, ET, TTL, 12XP, 122K,19, Photosniper), Kiev-10, Olympus OM-2
Other: FED-50, Kiev35A, Smena (7, 8M), Estafeta
JonP
Established
Brad
Did you patch or just paint your leaks, I can't find mine at all. I thought I had it and have peobebly got two, leaving just one. Like you I know what she can do, so I need to get this done
Did you patch or just paint your leaks, I can't find mine at all. I thought I had it and have peobebly got two, leaving just one. Like you I know what she can do, so I need to get this done
leica M2 fan
Veteran
Brad
Brad
Looked again at your Iskra photos - great photos. I love those colors and everything is nice and sharp. Good going.
Brad
Looked again at your Iskra photos - great photos. I love those colors and everything is nice and sharp. Good going.
Brad Bireley
Well-known
Thanks everyone for the nice comments about the photos.
I used fabric paint. I applied it with a small paintbrush. Since I did not know where the leak was I painted a thin coat over the bellows. I let it dry for just about 48 hours. Which was not long enough. When I opened the camera some of the creases in the bellows were stuck. I carefully worked it opened & hope that I did not recreate another leak. Which everything seems to be working fine. I think I'm still going to have the bellows replaced after seeing how nice the lens performs!
Brad
I used fabric paint. I applied it with a small paintbrush. Since I did not know where the leak was I painted a thin coat over the bellows. I let it dry for just about 48 hours. Which was not long enough. When I opened the camera some of the creases in the bellows were stuck. I carefully worked it opened & hope that I did not recreate another leak. Which everything seems to be working fine. I think I'm still going to have the bellows replaced after seeing how nice the lens performs!
Brad
Joao
Negativistic forever
No lighleaks in my Iskra
No lighleaks in my Iskra
Hi.
I was afraid of some lightleaks in my Iskra but the first photos are fine: no lighleaks at all. The performance of this camera exceeded my best expectations!Some photos attached scanned from contact prints. Film was Ilford HP5plus.
Regards
Joao
RF: Zork(1, 4), Fed(5, 2), Sokol (Automat, 2), Junost, Iskra, Kiev-4,
TLR: Komsomolyets, Lubitel (2, 166B), Flexaret
SLR: Zenit (3M, E, EM, ET, TTL, 12XP, 122K,19, Photosniper), Kiev-10, Olympus OM-2
Other: FED-50, Kiev35A, Smena (7, 8M), Estafeta
No lighleaks in my Iskra
Hi.
I was afraid of some lightleaks in my Iskra but the first photos are fine: no lighleaks at all. The performance of this camera exceeded my best expectations!Some photos attached scanned from contact prints. Film was Ilford HP5plus.
Regards
Joao
RF: Zork(1, 4), Fed(5, 2), Sokol (Automat, 2), Junost, Iskra, Kiev-4,
TLR: Komsomolyets, Lubitel (2, 166B), Flexaret
SLR: Zenit (3M, E, EM, ET, TTL, 12XP, 122K,19, Photosniper), Kiev-10, Olympus OM-2
Other: FED-50, Kiev35A, Smena (7, 8M), Estafeta
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Screwy
All the gear no idea
OK it's settled , I definitely need an Iskra . Looks like the kids are getting medium format cameras from Santa Claus this year
Nice shots Joao but your doing nothing to ease my GAS
Paul
Nice shots Joao but your doing nothing to ease my GAS
Paul
Xmas
Veteran
Brad
Could you please say what environment was it in for 48 hours, temperature, ventilation & did you paint the outside of the camera bellows or the inside.
I really like to know first, before I do the same...
I dare not look at your photos otherwise another FSU would be in my collection, sorry
Noel
Could you please say what environment was it in for 48 hours, temperature, ventilation & did you paint the outside of the camera bellows or the inside.
I really like to know first, before I do the same...
I dare not look at your photos otherwise another FSU would be in my collection, sorry
Noel
Brad Bireley
Well-known
Joao,
Your Iskra seems to working great! Nice photos!
Xmas,
The temp was around 65-70 F. I have a seperate studio from my house & I'm not sure what the temp was at night. Now this was for the 1st 24 hrs. Then it was in my car for the 8 hrs & then in a hotel room for the remainder of the time before I closed the camera & it sat closed for about 12 hrs or so before I used it.
I painted it only on the ouside.
As nice of photos that this camera takes I'm going to get the nice new bellows on it.
The Iskra I have I aquired on ebay from a US seller ($25!) who did not want to get it fixed. The camera did not wind the film. I sent it to Oleg & he did wonders on it! If you think you just want one, guess what? Like me you'll want another just in case you're only one stops working!
Brad
Your Iskra seems to working great! Nice photos!
Xmas,
The temp was around 65-70 F. I have a seperate studio from my house & I'm not sure what the temp was at night. Now this was for the 1st 24 hrs. Then it was in my car for the 8 hrs & then in a hotel room for the remainder of the time before I closed the camera & it sat closed for about 12 hrs or so before I used it.
I painted it only on the ouside.
As nice of photos that this camera takes I'm going to get the nice new bellows on it.
The Iskra I have I aquired on ebay from a US seller ($25!) who did not want to get it fixed. The camera did not wind the film. I sent it to Oleg & he did wonders on it! If you think you just want one, guess what? Like me you'll want another just in case you're only one stops working!
Brad
Joao
Negativistic forever
Thanks Paul and Brad for your comments.
Brad: My Iskra followed the same route as yours!. I bought it as “faulty” from an US seller, send it to Oleg, and got it back a couple of weeks ago.
Regards
Joao
RF: Zork(1, 4), Fed(5, 2), Sokol (Automat, 2), Junost, Iskra, Kiev-4,
TLR: (2, 166Komsomolyets, Lubitel B), Flexaret
SLR: Zenit (3M, E, EM, ET, TTL, 12XP, 122K,19, Photosniper), Kiev-10, Olympus OM-2
Other: FED-50, Kiev35A, Smena (7, 8M), Estafeta
Brad: My Iskra followed the same route as yours!. I bought it as “faulty” from an US seller, send it to Oleg, and got it back a couple of weeks ago.
Regards
Joao
RF: Zork(1, 4), Fed(5, 2), Sokol (Automat, 2), Junost, Iskra, Kiev-4,
TLR: (2, 166Komsomolyets, Lubitel B), Flexaret
SLR: Zenit (3M, E, EM, ET, TTL, 12XP, 122K,19, Photosniper), Kiev-10, Olympus OM-2
Other: FED-50, Kiev35A, Smena (7, 8M), Estafeta
