Santtu Määttänen
Visual Poet
This thing is TINY, pretty much a speck on the face of a camera 
And it delivers surprisingly good dreamy otherworldly pictures. Not sharp by any means unless stopped down to f11 or smaller and even then it's a far cry from higher-end lenses of the time, not to mention modern ones.
But the fact that something this small can actually really deliver good usable results is amazing. I have one mounted on nikon fg20 now to be almost pocketable looking for a small m42 body but they all seem to be bit too big for the task I have in mind (jacket pocket "memo" camera, half frame would be a bonus but not available anywhere..).
Here are few pictures taken with Zenit E and this wonderful lens. I had a new Agfa APX400 shot at 320.
Birch by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
Path by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
Birch and a rock by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
Dreamscape by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
And it delivers surprisingly good dreamy otherworldly pictures. Not sharp by any means unless stopped down to f11 or smaller and even then it's a far cry from higher-end lenses of the time, not to mention modern ones.But the fact that something this small can actually really deliver good usable results is amazing. I have one mounted on nikon fg20 now to be almost pocketable
looking for a small m42 body but they all seem to be bit too big for the task I have in mind (jacket pocket "memo" camera, half frame would be a bonus but not available anywhere..).Here are few pictures taken with Zenit E and this wonderful lens. I had a new Agfa APX400 shot at 320.
Birch by Santtu Määttänen, on FlickrPath by Santtu Määttänen, on FlickrBirch and a rock by Santtu Määttänen, on FlickrDreamscape by Santtu Määttänen, on FlickrSid836
Well-known
Good examples of Industar-50-2 are very sharp at all apertures. This is how sharp a good one can get wide open:
Industar-50-2 on Sony Nex-3NL
Industar-50-2 on Sony Nex-3NL
locheeboy
locheeboy
Works great with digital, love it on my XD7 - almost P+S...
and it takes a nice photo, as well...
and it takes a nice photo, as well...
Jerevan
Recycled User
If you want small, I think the Pentax pre-Spotmatics can be a fun way to go (S1, S3, SV etc) if you are okay with no in-camera meter.
Larry Cloetta
Veteran
Nice shots, thanks for the heads up!
Santtu Määttänen
Visual Poet
I actually own a Pentax SV But I have this lens mostly on my Nikon FG-20, it's lighter and smaller and with a good quality m42-nikon adapter, quality is good as well. If only there would be a smaller Nikon body I would love to use it (since I mainly shoot Nikon in SLR world) or some tiny tiny m42 body to carry in a pocket with this lens (viewfinder body would be good enough for that purpose, but not sure if there's any).
But I have this lens mostly on my Nikon FG-20, it's lighter and smaller and with a good quality m42-nikon adapter, quality is good as well. If only there would be a smaller Nikon body I would love to use it (since I mainly shoot Nikon in SLR world) or some tiny tiny m42 body to carry in a pocket with this lens (viewfinder body would be good enough for that purpose, but not sure if there's any).
