Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
Chris, my first visit to this thread and I've spent a happy hour browsing (and admiring) your photos. It's great to see quality bw. So many excellent images and they all hang together beautifully.
I can also recommend the Industar 61 53mm f/2.8. Dirt cheap and very sharp across the frame, with good contrast.
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boardwalk detail, Long Reef beach, Sydney 2018 #419 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr
Nice image. I actually have an Industar-22 on the way that should be here this afternoon. I bought it from someone on Photrio for $25, including shipping! That lens is a 50mm f3.5 collapsible. It is a Tessar design, and I think your Industar 61 is too.
I'm looking forward to playing with it. Only thing I am worried about is focusing accuracy since I'm going to use it on Leicas, not on Soviet cameras.