Ignoramus ........ what lense?

[Limosos]

Hi,

Most of you would've seen my "Should I be scared" thread earlier. You were all really helpful but I have one more question.....

You all seemed very good at spotting different lenses, and have spoken about a number of different lenses. I please ignorance, as I wouldn't know a jupiter from my own rear end!

I have attached a link to a picture of the Zorki 4 I have bought (and eagerly await!!) and was wondering if you could tell me what lense is on there and the pros/cons for that lense.

Also, which lenses would you recommend for what?

Sorry very, very new!!

Cheers

Andy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12538116@N03/1303917063/

[Limosos]

I have no idea at all. I was hoping you lot might be able to help!? i'm so t'ick!

[MartinP]

I have one too ! Industar-50, a Tessar style lens, four elements in three groups, apertures 3,5 - 16 and it is coated. It is not at all terrible ! You will be pleased with the different "looks" you can get when you use it wide open or stopped down a bit. If you can get a lens hood, then that will help on sunny days, but the front of the lens rotates with focussing so you will need a round hood rather than a rectangular one. Filters for this family of lenses are often found in 36mm push-on size. Enjoy the camera :)

[Limosos]

I have one too ! Industar-50, a Tessar style lens, four elements in three groups, apertures 3,5 - 16 and it is coated. It is not at all terrible ! You will be pleased with the different "looks" you can get when you use it wide open or stopped down a bit. If you can get a lens hood, then that will help on sunny days, but the front of the lens rotates with focussing so you will need a round hood rather than a rectangular one. Filters for this family of lenses are often found in 36mm push-on size. Enjoy the camera :)

Thanks for that you're a legend! You've absolutely put my mind at rest!

thanks a lot :D

[wolves3012]

It is indeed an Industar 50. Not the fastest lens (f/3.5) but very sharp. Zorki 4 was more usually found with the rather faster Jupiter 8 (f/2) but you can compensate with faster film. Personally, I think the black I-50 looks nicer than the more common aluminium one.

As has been said elsewhere, we're all willing to bet that you'll collect more than one FSU so somewhere along the line you'll probably end up with a few different lenses if the I-50 proves a limitation!

[Limosos]

Lots of folks have said I will end up with lots of FSU cameras, i'm getting scared now!

Is this like FSU-aholics hahahaha?

My names Andy and I have problem......

[vrgard]

I just did a quick Google search and here's a couple of web pages that you might find useful and/or interesting:

http://home.att.net/~wayne.cornell/camera/lenslist.html

http://m42.povlab.org/lens_detail.php?lid=85


Enjoy your new toy when you get it and post some pics when you can.

-Randy

[TVphotog]

I prefer the chrome-ish J8 myself. Another nice lens is the Industar 61. For wide angle look for a Jupiter 12. You will of course need an external viewfinder. Since you will eventually get either a Jupiter 9(85mm) or a Jupiter 11 (135 mm) just spring for a turret finder. They are a little more expensive, but worth it. Of course, if you are going to have all these lenses, you might as well buy a couple of bodies as rear lens caps....

[MartinP]

I have an Industar-61 as well. It seems to be "sharper" - but that is probably down to having a higher contrast than the older lens, plus the coating is in a better state. The I-50 can give a very attractive soft-but-sharp look if you have one that is not hazy. Remember that these are old, simple and effective lenses rather than Summilux replacements !

They are also simple to relubricate if needed (for example, see here http://www.xs4all.nl/~tomtiger/zenrep/indus.html (http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etomtiger/zenrep/indus.html) ). There is a lot of information online available fortunately, in case it should be necessary.