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scratchpaddy · 04-18-2020, 06:03 PM - **3 Likes**

A year and a half ago, a ticket to a baseball game was thrown at me at work. It was a Tuesday, so no one else wanted it. I don't have any interest in sports, but hey, it was free after the $4 bus/train ticket to get there. Cheaper than parking. I'm cheap.

I took the Jupiter 8, tiny and inconspicuous for public transit. Also cheap.

Now, it seems strange to see so many people in one place.

**paulh** · 04-19-2020, 01:03 PM - **4 Likes**

Oaks in April - Industar 50-2 on *ist D:

Jorgario · 04-19-2020, 04:23 PM

Originally posted by paulh

Oaks in April - Industar 50-2 on *ist D:

Very nice picture and bokeh ! I bought once a very cheap Industar 50-2 but its focus was not working (it turned but didn't go back and forth !!).

**paulh** · 04-20-2020, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by Jorgario

Very nice picture and bokeh ! I bought once a very cheap Industar 50-2 but its focus was not working (it turned but didn't go back and forth !!).

Thanks! You should be able to find a good one fairly easily. I bought mine from a forum member for about $25. Cheap entertainment

Jorgario · 04-20-2020, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by paulh

Thanks! You should be able to find a good one fairly easily. I bought mine from a forum member for about $25. Cheap entertainment

Mine was very cheap but not working at all !! Good idea: a forum member ...

**paulh** · 04-22-2020, 10:57 AM - **4 Likes**

An autumn walk in the woods - one of Jeannie's (and my) favorites. Industar 50-2 on *ist D:

niblue · 04-27-2020, 01:00 AM - **5 Likes**

I've got quite a few old soviet lenses that I must dig out and have a play with on the K1. Here's a shot from one of them, a Mir-1B, using my K10D. Quite an interesting rendering of the out of focus highlights.

Stagnant · 04-30-2020, 07:20 AM - **4 Likes**

Helios 44K-4 on Pentax K-3 II.

1/320, F5,6 or F4, ISO100. Processed in DxO Photolab 3.

Under bright sunlight the lens producessomewhat muted colours, but I decided to keep the image as close to the "original" as possible.

**paulh** · 05-02-2020, 12:59 PM - **5 Likes**

Autumn at Little Bear Creek, Colleyville TX - Industar 50-2 on *ist D:

Benz3ne · 05-12-2020, 05:22 AM - **2 Likes**

Helios 44-2. Yes, it was delicious and cold. Reasonably edited to pull detail and contrast out of the original, flared image.

I have an Industar 50-2 en route to me too! Hopefully it's working fine, apparently everything turns reasonably smoothly so I'll give it an assessment when it arrives. At £12 (same as I paid for my Helios, above, as it happens) it's worth a punt!

fiveseven · 05-17-2020, 05:49 PM - **4 Likes**

K10D

Jupiter 9
f2

Benz3ne · 05-18-2020, 01:46 AM - **3 Likes**

This Industar 50-2 is great fun. Funky little lens with heaps of character. So simple to use, leave it at f/3.5-f5.6 and be snap-happy.
Pretty sure these were taken wide-open, on the Sony A7iii.

Benz3ne · 05-19-2020, 03:25 AM - **6 Likes**

Very easy to push some character into these shots in post. Industar 50-2 + A7iii.

fiveseven · 05-30-2020, 07:30 PM - **3 Likes**

Jupiter 9

K10D

Scout · 07-02-2020, 02:02 PM - **2 Likes**

Hello, this was taken with Zenitar 16 (on Sony A7ii), just to show this lens has nothing to envy newer fisheye lenses

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04-18-2020, 06:03 PM - 3 Likes	#3946
scratchpaddy Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,361	A year and a half ago, a ticket to a baseball game was thrown at me at work. It was a Tuesday, so no one else wanted it. I don't have any interest in sports, but hey, it was free after the $4 bus/train ticket to get there. Cheaper than parking. I'm cheap. I took the Jupiter 8, tiny and inconspicuous for public transit. Also cheap. Now, it seems strange to see so many people in one place.

04-19-2020, 01:03 PM - 4 Likes	#3947
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	Oaks in April - Industar 50-2 on *ist D:

04-19-2020, 04:23 PM	#3948
Jorgario Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San José Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,769	Originally posted by paulh Oaks in April - Industar 50-2 on *ist D: Very nice picture and bokeh ! I bought once a very cheap Industar 50-2 but its focus was not working (it turned but didn't go back and forth !!).

04-20-2020, 01:19 PM	#3949
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	Originally posted by Jorgario Very nice picture and bokeh ! I bought once a very cheap Industar 50-2 but its focus was not working (it turned but didn't go back and forth !!). Thanks! You should be able to find a good one fairly easily. I bought mine from a forum member for about $25. Cheap entertainment

04-20-2020, 04:16 PM	#3950
Jorgario Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San José Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,769	Originally posted by paulh Thanks! You should be able to find a good one fairly easily. I bought mine from a forum member for about $25. Cheap entertainment Mine was very cheap but not working at all !! Good idea: a forum member ...

04-22-2020, 10:57 AM - 4 Likes	#3951
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	An autumn walk in the woods - one of Jeannie's (and my) favorites. Industar 50-2 on *ist D:

04-27-2020, 01:00 AM - 5 Likes	#3952
niblue Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 181	I've got quite a few old soviet lenses that I must dig out and have a play with on the K1. Here's a shot from one of them, a Mir-1B, using my K10D. Quite an interesting rendering of the out of focus highlights.

04-30-2020, 07:20 AM - 4 Likes	#3953
Stagnant Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 603	Helios 44K-4 on Pentax K-3 II. 1/320, F5,6 or F4, ISO100. Processed in DxO Photolab 3. Under bright sunlight the lens producessomewhat muted colours, but I decided to keep the image as close to the "original" as possible.

05-02-2020, 12:59 PM - 5 Likes	#3954
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	Autumn at Little Bear Creek, Colleyville TX - Industar 50-2 on *ist D:

05-12-2020, 05:22 AM - 2 Likes	#3955
Benz3ne Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Cymru Posts: 2,356	Helios 44-2. Yes, it was delicious and cold. Reasonably edited to pull detail and contrast out of the original, flared image. I have an Industar 50-2 en route to me too! Hopefully it's working fine, apparently everything turns reasonably smoothly so I'll give it an assessment when it arrives. At £12 (same as I paid for my Helios, above, as it happens) it's worth a punt!

05-17-2020, 05:49 PM - 4 Likes	#3956
fiveseven Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NV/CA Posts: 370	K10D Jupiter 9 f2

05-18-2020, 01:46 AM - 3 Likes	#3957
Benz3ne Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Cymru Posts: 2,356	This Industar 50-2 is great fun. Funky little lens with heaps of character. So simple to use, leave it at f/3.5-f5.6 and be snap-happy. Pretty sure these were taken wide-open, on the Sony A7iii.

05-19-2020, 03:25 AM - 6 Likes	#3958
Benz3ne Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Cymru Posts: 2,356	Very easy to push some character into these shots in post. Industar 50-2 + A7iii.

05-30-2020, 07:30 PM - 3 Likes	#3959
fiveseven Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NV/CA Posts: 370	Jupiter 9 K10D

07-02-2020, 02:02 PM - 2 Likes	#3960
Scout Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 583	Hello, this was taken with Zenitar 16 (on Sony A7ii), just to show this lens has nothing to envy newer fisheye lenses