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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-15-2013, 10:02 PM
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Since Pentax said that if they get enough feedback from people wanting tethering they will look into it I figure we may as well have a petition here, so here goes.
Pentax, please give us tethering support!
-Scotty Bishop
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-13-2015, 11:02 PM
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Helios 40, almost wideopen.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-04-2015, 04:14 AM
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Jupiter 6
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-28-2015, 12:50 PM
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Mmm...to be honest I DO like the "heavy metal" style of the Almaz, as said before I have two of them, one '83 in gloss black and a 85 in that funky metalized black finish, I find it very attractive, also a grip similar to the LX was "officially" available, but it's impossible to find.
As said before the camera feels solid in your hands (...and it's not solid inside...), I bet the leatherette in reality it's not leatherette but real leather, the case surely is as well as the other small case that contained the accessories (screens, cable, flash turret, eyecup...) with embossed the famous St.Petersburg's statue of Peter the Great.
It's smaller and lighter than a Nikon F2 but bigger than a LX, and it handles well, I would say it's a good meterless camera, I wish I could try the 102 with Volna 4 but I've been told in the ex soviet socialist repubblics they can also 600 euros for it and to be honest it's not worth of.
This is the second one, it came with a Helios 44K-4 without coating (yes it looks like glass), again just B&W shots because I've to use the sunny 16 rule:
This is the Volna, as you can see it's a completely different beast:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-28-2015, 11:24 AM
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Russian/Soviet projector lens.
Static hair moment.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-26-2015, 04:52 PM
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When you start to read the story of the Almaz you realise why Communism failed!:lol:
However just as curiosity this is one of the two prototypes of the aperture priority Almaz 101 (probably the prism was copied by the Minolta XM):
This is the 102 with Volna 4 f1.4:
This is one of the many prototypes of the Kiev 18, whose troubled development started in 1978 and terminated in 1993:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-16-2015, 07:51 PM
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Few of Jupiter 9's
The latest one... Made in 1954, M42 so it's possible a conversion from Zenit SLR or RF version. What's interesting is that the yellow or gold coating is what Soviets used in the 70's and 80's, most if not all early Soviet lenses usually had blue coating.
Very clean and smooth operating lens.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-02-2015, 12:24 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-13-2015, 02:00 AM
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Helios 40, not wide open) (this time it was about 90 % misfocused images)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-06-2015, 11:58 PM
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Helios 44-2 (with Raynox DCR-150)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-27-2015, 07:59 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-25-2015, 12:52 PM
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Here's a tutorial on how to adjust infinity focus: Fisheye MC Zenitar-N 16mm f/2.8 Lens
As for the filters: the Zenitar comes with three colour filters that can be screwed into the rear of the lens for black & white film photography, plus a clear filter to use when you haven't got a colour filter installed. Some people argue that the filters are part of the lens's optical path and should always be used, but in fact they are just simple dioptres of no real optical importance. For use on a DSLR you'll get better sharpness and contrast without any rear filter, but you will have to adjust infinity focus to compensate for the lack of the dioptre effect.
If you've never had the rear filter installed but haven't adjusted infinity focus, I'd expect that's the reason why you've been getting soft results.
A simple experiment is just to unscrew the rear filter and look through it with your own eyes. Once you've seen how poor quality it is, I'm sure you'll want to get rid of it. Unless you want to keep it for b&w film. Trust me on this one, the Zenitar is on a whole different level of sharpness and contrast without it.
EDIT: This rant applies to APS-C only. If you shoot film with the Zenitar, or are planning to use it with a full frame DSLR, you might well need the rear filter to improve corner sharpness with those formats.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-25-2015, 12:56 AM
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This might start a big discussion, but here goes anyway. . .
Are you using your Zenitar 16mm with the clear rear filter still in place? I tested mine with and without the rear filter, and sharpness and contrast are dramatically improved without it. And I do mean dramatically.
Of course, if you remove the rear filter you have to readjust infinity focus, but that's easy on the Zenitar. You just slide the rubber grip off the focus ring and loosen (NOT remove) the three screws underneath. Without the rear filter, the Zenitar is an amazingly sharp lens stopped down and is useable wide open.
For de-fishing I use the PT Lens Photoshop plug-in. You lose the extreme corners in the de-fishing process, but the end result is about the equivalent of a 14mm rectilinear lens for a fraction of the price.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-21-2015, 09:47 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-13-2015, 04:44 PM
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Not quite, no, but they're very much usable. The Soviet m39 SLR cameras had an ever so slightly shorter flange focal distance than M42/K. The difference is so slight that you'll still be able to focus 20-30 meters away, and if you stop down to f/11 or more, it's close enough to infinity as to make no difference. I have an Industar-50, Helios 40, and Helios 44 all in m39 mount, and I can't complain.
Just be sure you're getting the actual pancake m39 model, not the Leica-mount (LTM) m39. The FFD for a Leica-mount lens is so far different that you'd only be able to use one of them for macro.
This is the SLR m39 version, which will basically work:
This is the LTM version, which will not work:
This is the older, collapsible LTM version, which will also not work:
Despite the differences, all three of these lenses are labeled "Индустар-50" on the front.
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Excellent! I hope that's not the very last photo you mean to post here. ;)
One more from last year with the Helios 44 (m39), which I never posted here somehow. I made calenders for a dozen or so people at the dog park, and this was one of the 12 pictures in all of them.
Her name is Princess Leia, though I don't really see the resemblance. :confused:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-05-2015, 09:37 PM
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All those great Industar pictures posted two weeks ago convinced me to spend a day using nothing but. I have an Industar-22, which is optically identical to the 50 and 50-2, but older, with a collapsible body. It's more like the FED 1/Industar 10 Pinholecam posted with three weeks ago. Mine is from 1951.
I've always liked the glow you get on old, single- or un-coated lenses from before this was "fixed" by more effective coatings. I mean, I wouldn't want it in all my pictures, but it's a nice effect once in a while.
It's amazing what $20 can still get you. :)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-03-2015, 05:39 PM
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Here's a few with the Zenitar 16mm on a PK mount. I have come to really love this lens. It always seems to deliver for me.
All taken on a Pentax K5
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-01-2015, 05:08 PM
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Grabbed this one a little over an hour ago in the backyard. Love my Helios 44-2. So much character.
 Path of the Golden- by C Rankin, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-28-2015, 01:13 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-25-2015, 05:54 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-22-2015, 08:30 AM
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An old battered silver Jupiter 11, every time I use it I wonder why it's not always in my bag.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-16-2015, 07:48 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-16-2015, 08:28 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-24-2015, 11:12 PM
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
01-15-2015, 03:11 PM
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The K-3 with BG-5 grip price is back down to $799.95 at B&H (it was at this price previously, but then went up $100 which is how it's still currently priced at Adorama.) If you decide to purchase it, I'd like to suggest to please use the product link provided so that this great sight gets credit for the sale. :cool:
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