White in middle of frame with FED2 + Industar 26?

If you like to shoot into the light, try out a Jupiter-8. In my experience the Sonnar-formula lenses do considerably better at managing direct light, though of course you can still induce flare without a hood.
 
Lens cap. A hood can be made from a black plastic coffee cup. If you get any holes in the curtain use a black silicone rubber to cover the spot.
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The collapsibles (FED 50 3.5/I-22/I-50) are all the same basic formula as the I-26M: four elements in three groups in the basic Tessar-type arrangement; the J-8 is completely different, being a Sonnar-type with six elements in four groups. The downside to the collapsibles is that hoods are not readily available. I love my FED 50/3.5, but it's not as flare-resistant as my J-8 by any stretch of the imagination.
 
Thanks a lot! I have a friend who has a Zorki with a Jupiter. I'll see if I can use that for a roll or two before I look into getting one myself.
 
02Pilot said:
The collapsibles (FED 50 3.5/I-22/I-50) are all the same basic formula as the I-26M: four elements in three groups in the basic Tessar-type arrangement; the J-8 is completely different, being a Sonnar-type with six elements in four groups. The downside to the collapsibles is that hoods are not readily available. I love my FED 50/3.5, but it's not as flare-resistant as my J-8 by any stretch of the imagination.
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Agree. Jupiter-8 doesn't disappoint.
 
olind said:
How are the collapsable fed-lenses? I think they look so cute :)
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Don't try mounting an I-22 on a FED-2, as they don't fit. Get the I-10.

BTW, here is that photo I tried to post earlier, before I knew where Flickr hid the BB Code button. It's a Walz hood "For Sonnar", which makes it a 40.5mm on an Industar-26M mounted on a Zorki 1D/B.



I never had a bit of flare with this lens/hood combo.

PF
 
farlymac said:
Don't try mounting an I-22 on a FED-2, as they don't fit. Get the I-10.

BTW, here is that photo I tried to post earlier, before I knew where Flickr hid the BB Code button. It's a Walz hood "For Sonnar", which makes it a 40.5mm on an Industar-26M mounted on a Zorki 1D/B.



I never had a bit of flare with this lens/hood combo.

PF
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Surely you would get better imaging with a "for Tessar" hood? ;)

There are a lot of 40.5mm hoods on eBay, many are perforated like this one, and some are angled as well. I have one of those, which is OK on FSU and Barnacks but is brilliant - nearly invisible in the VF -with a Leica M standard VF (Hexar RF in my case).

I have it mounted on my uncoated Sonnar, and it works well despite the lack of "Sonnar" on the hood :)
 
Hi,

The Chinese make and sell a lot of them on ebay, just search on the filter size. I'd buy a Jupiter-8 in your shoes but get the other one cleaned when it arrives. A lot of them suffer from old age, meaning haze inside. (And a lot of them suffer from clowns who do it themselves and put a lens element back in the wrong way round... )

Regards, David
 
Scrambler said:
Surely you would get better imaging with a "for Tessar" hood? ;)

There are a lot of 40.5mm hoods on eBay, many are perforated like this one, and some are angled as well. I have one of those, which is OK on FSU and Barnacks but is brilliant - nearly invisible in the VF -with a Leica M standard VF (Hexar RF in my case).

I have it mounted on my uncoated Sonnar, and it works well despite the lack of "Sonnar" on the hood :)
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I normally use it on my Contax IIa Opton Sonnar, but like a lot of my gear, it's interchangeable. I got this one because it was cheaper than a new one. I'm not fussy about brand names.

PF
 
"Don't try mounting an I-22 on a FED-2, as they don't fit."

What?! It was a kit lens. There is a small problem with collapsible lens - the lens focusin ring pin is slightly scratching the body when the scale is near infinity but that is a fixable problem.
 
farlymac said:
I normally use it on my Contax IIa Opton Sonnar, but like a lot of my gear, it's interchangeable. I got this one because it was cheaper than a new one. I'm not fussy about brand names.

PF
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I figured as much - which is why all the smilies. It just tickled my fancy. I'm the same with brands. Have even been known to interchange lens caps- my RF Nikkor that didn't come with a cap is now a Sigma ;)
 
MikeDimit said:
"Don't try mounting an I-22 on a FED-2, as they don't fit."

What?! It was a kit lens. There is a small problem with collapsible lens - the lens focusin ring pin is slightly scratching the body when the scale is near infinity but that is a fixable problem.
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Sort of. There was a special version of the collapsible 3.5 lens used on the FED 2. Like most 3.5 FED lenses it had a Leica-like aperture lever, but did not have the usual pin-and-socket infinity catch. The FED 2's lens flange is very thin, and most lenses with an infinity catch will jam before reaching the infinity setting.

Cheers,
Dez
 
MikeDimit said:
"Don't try mounting an I-22 on a FED-2, as they don't fit."

What?! It was a kit lens. There is a small problem with collapsible lens - the lens focusin ring pin is slightly scratching the body when the scale is near infinity but that is a fixable problem.
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The kit lenses for the FED-2 were the I-10 (early models), and I-26M (C model on up). The I-22 was a kit lens for Zorki cameras.

PF
 
Hi,

My copy of the FED 2 instruction manual shows what is clearly an Industar 26L on the camera and a plain Industar 26 on the cover photo.

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I copied this page just to show an amendment to the book that might, perhaps, date it more precisely. Has anyone any idea of its date?

Regards, David

PS What a happy life the bloke in the illustrations (and his girlfriend) lead. But why does he wear his beret everywhere?
 
MikeDimit said:
''Originally a FED lens with alluminum or brass face. " http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?913907245

I do not argue. Just I do have different sources that claim it was a kit lens but not the only.

The problem with the pin is fixable - just adjust the pin to the shorter distance.
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Apparently after his number PT5275, they were no longer used on the FED. And if you look at his FED-2 page, he never mentions the I-22 as being used on the camera, just the FED 3.5/50, and the I-26M. I've read in Meizenberg's that only the I-10 and I-26M were used.

And olind, here is an article on Zorkikat's site about lens hoods.

PF
 
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