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[Joao]

Junost





Kiev 10 Automat



Komsomolets, the Mother of all Lubitels

 

[bobby_novatron]

Joao -- love that Kiev 10, it looks really cool. The design reminds me of a 1970's science fiction movie!

 

[Joao]

Joao -- love that Kiev 10, it looks really cool. The design reminds me of a 1970's science fiction movie!

Bobby, it is said that it could be Captain Kirk's camera (Startrek).

Regards

Joao

 

[Wulfthari]

Bobby, it is said that it could be Captain Kirk's camera (Startrek).

Regards

Joao

Do you know how to use it? I have two Kiev 15s and I still have to understand exactly how to use them.

 

[Joao]

Do you know how to use it? I have two Kiev 15s and I still have to understand exactly how to use them.

Yes, it seems quite intuitive, both in manual and automatic mode. The selenium meter seemed still reliable the last time I used it, several months ago. My camera has no flash socket, so I don't use it - and don't know anything about it.
Two problems however:
1) I need to put some kind of spacer under the film cannister to keep it in the right position - I don´t understand why they have left such a large space there (other FSU cameras from the same time have a normal sized compartment for the film). Perhaps something is missing in my camera ??
2) Weight. But I knew it when I bought it.

Regards

Joao

 

[bobby_novatron]

Can't remember if I posted a picture of this beauty previously or not -- this thread is getting kind of long!

Anyway, here's one of the more interesting pieces in my collection: a 'Sputnik' edition Fed 2. I know it's not authentic, and but it's a well-crafted 'fake' collectible. Plus, it still works as a daily shooter. 🙂

 

[Wulfthari]

Yes, it seems quite intuitive, both in manual and automatic mode. The selenium meter seemed still reliable the last time I used it, several months ago. My camera has no flash socket, so I don't use it - and don't know anything about it.
Two problems however:
1) I need to put some kind of spacer under the film cannister to keep it in the right position - I don´t understand why they have left such a large space there (other FSU cameras from the same time have a normal sized compartment for the film). Perhaps something is missing in my camera ??
2) Weight. But I knew it when I bought it.

Regards

Joao

Intuitive? In my Kiev 15s I still have to understand what the red bars inside the viewfinder do...not to mention the needle.

However here there's my small collection of soviet RFs, including the Zarya:

Actually I do have another Z6 and another Z4k but I felt redundant to put them in the pic.

I also just received my first J3!

It looks very clean and now my Soviet RF system is complete...notwithstanding the Russar.

 

[Dante_Stella]

Wulfthari (or anyone) - do you have any ideas about where to pick up a good J-3 these days? I would like to find one to put to the test against an Opton Sonnar.

Thanks!
D

 

[Swift1]

Wulfthari (or anyone) - do you have any ideas about where to pick up a good J-3 these days? I would like to find one to put to the test against an Opton Sonnar.

Thanks!
D

Fedka has some. Not inexpensive though.

 

[Wulfthari]

Wulfthari (or anyone) - do you have any ideas about where to pick up a good J-3 these days? I would like to find one to put to the test against an Opton Sonnar.

Thanks!
D

Good question...today it's very hard to get one in decent conditions and at decent price, in my case it belonged to an italian collector who used on his digital camera, I assume you can play the russian or ukranian roulette on evilbay.

 

[Fotohuis]

A new combination: Z-6 and J-9 with the universal VF.

 

[bobby_novatron]

Glamour shot of my FED-2. The Industar-50 didn't come with it originally, but I thought it looked very 'classic' mounted on the FED-2.

 

[ForestCap]

I'll be shooting with this combo the coming weekend.

 

[bobby_novatron]

Another one from my collection: the Leningrad. I don't use it often but I quite like this camera.

 

[Dante_Stella]

Another one from my collection: the Leningrad. I don't use it often but I quite like this camera.

That has an incredibly cool rangefinder.

Dante

 

[Wulfthari]

I always wonder why that idea of split screen rangefinder wasn't adopted by other makers, I find it the easiest RF to focus, even better than Leica's system.

 

[bobby_novatron]

Personally I find it kind of strange -- the center 'split screen' patch is difficult to align, and even with my 20/20 vision I am never 100% sure what exactly I'm focusing on.

Anyway, my Leningrad has a very temperamental spring mechanism and shooting with it is an exercise in frustration. I think I'll just keep it around as a collectible / paper weight. 🙄

I always wonder why that idea of split screen rangefinder wasn't adopted by other makers, I find it the easiest RF to focus, even better than Leica's system.

 

[bobby_novatron]

Soviet Film Fest.

 

[hamradio]

Glamour shot of my FED-2. The Industar-50 didn't come with it originally, but I thought it looked very 'classic' mounted on the FED-2.

Does your copy lock into infinity on the Fed-2? Mine doesn't, but locks perfectly on the Zorki-5 that it came with.

 

[Wulfthari]

These are my two Almaz 103, one black (83) and one made of a sort of brown colour (85), with the accessories they came with: