industar-69 half frame lens

[bellyface]

I went ahead and found me an old industar-69 28mm half frame lens. Made all the necessary mods detailed by Hammish Gill

I have to say, this thing is really nice. small, great for street shooting. It's not RF coupled, but that's ok. It vignettes a little much, but I guess I'm fine with it. @ $40 from russia, I have no complaints.


EPSN3965_i69 by bellyface, on Flickr


EPSN3954_i69 by bellyface, on Flickr


EPSN3945_i69 by bellyface, on Flickr


EPSN3936_i69 by bellyface, on Flickr

 

[pb908]

Nice pictures!
I think I'll need to get one after seeing your result.
Did it hard to use? I mean, by zone focusing on Rd1? What aperture do you use to get sharp images without vignetting?

 

[bellyface]

no matter what F stop you use, vignetting is there. It's intended for use on a format smaller than 35mm, so, expect this characteristic. I was using F5.6, F4, no issues. @ infinity focus is pretty good at around 16'+ lighting was pretty dull though. I bet @ F8 I can pull in a little more detail. I'm very happy with the results. It's my poor man's 28mm with no coupled focus!

 

[RFH]

Congrats on joining the I-69 fan club. It's a surprisingly good lens. You'll like it, I'm sure. Lately I've been using it on my R-D1 to practise my Bruce Gilden routine, i.e. harassing random strangers with up-close flash shots. Good fun, nice snapshot lens.

 

[k.a]

shot with the industar and a M8, it's a great lens (for that money) and the modification is easy to do yourself. like most russians, it's a bang for the buck

 

[bellyface]

great shots guys! here are a few more...


Staacke by bellyface, on Flickr


EPSN3992_rd-1 by bellyface, on Flickr


EPSN3982 by bellyface, on Flickr