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06-22-2012
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Stopping by to say Privet
Thought I'd stop by. I've got a Zorki 4 and Industar 50 on the way from the Yukraine.
BTW, google tells me that privet is Russian for Howdy  |
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06-22-2012
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Здравствуйте и Добро пожаловать 
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06-22-2012
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Здравствуйте и Добро пожаловать |
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06-22-2012
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I generated it with babel fish so who knows what it actually says ... supposedly 'hello and welcome!" 
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06-22-2012
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Gracias.
(Google tells me that's spanish for my hover craft is full of eels.)
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06-22-2012
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pure dumb luck, my friend
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welcome from central texas...and congrats on your zorki 4...still trying to figure mine out.
(keith, love that posting script and your fluency...ya na panimya parurski (oh,that's awful), but i am good for adin, dva chitri...) what little russian i know has faded since my last trip to beslan, russia for a community relief effort i cobbled together in '04 and a follow-up in '07...
breathe, relax and enjoy.
smiling gecko, aka kenneth
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06-23-2012
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Hi and welcome to RFF. Make sure you do not adjust the shutter speed of your Zorki 4 unless the shutter is cocked. Cocking after changing the speed can cause damage. Enjoy the camera, the standard Jupiter 8 lens is well regarded and should produce good results.
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Zorki: 1e (x2), 2C, 3M, 4, 4K, 5, 6
FED: NKVD, 1g, 2e, 3a, 3b, 4L (x2), 5B, 5C
Kiev 4, 4A
Leica IIIC
Yashica Minister III
Zenith C, Zenit C, Zenit E
Minolta XG M, Z1
Nikon P50
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06-23-2012
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welcome from alabama ...
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06-26-2012
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Welcome from Memphis, txchappy! I have a FED-2 and use a variety of lenses with it - lenses are dirt cheap on eBay, or see Fedka.com for good prices on refurbished Soviet gear.
Love your earlier reference. "There are no good white basketball players." |
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06-26-2012
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Welcome aboard!
The Zorki and Jupiter are a good starting point...a nice way ease into the FSU side of photography. Just make enugh room on your shelves for the almost inevitable additions.
Rob
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06-30-2012
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Got the camera today. Looks pretty nice, shutter works well. Gonna load some film in it later today. Has the red '50 years of communism' stamp on the back.
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06-30-2012
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hey, they're only Zorkis
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Has the red '50 years of communism' stamp on the back.
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Congtats! Have fun. I'm just gonna have to break out the red Sharpie and doctor one of mine up. Maybe, "8 Years of RangefinderForumism". ... ism. 
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06-30-2012
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Welcome and congrats. I have two Zorki 4's myself. They're really enjoyable cameras to use.
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06-30-2012
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Loaded with Pro 400H. Snapped a few shots. It’s hard to get a good tight focus on a 4 year old boy who can’t stay still for more than 1/100th of a second.
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06-30-2012
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hey, they're only Zorkis
reagan is offline
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It’s hard to get a good tight focus on a 4 year old boy who can’t stay still for more than 1/100th of a second.
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yeeeeah, not an easy gig. My grandson here, not even close to 4, but in motion constantly.
Outside light, f8 + pre-focus @ 3m should give you about 6ft of DOF to catch the little dynamo. 
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06-30-2012
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Nick Merritt
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Pronounce it "Pree-VYET" -- means "regards," literally, but "howdy" captures it. Hope you enjoy your package from Ukraine.
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Originally Posted by texchappy
Thought I'd stop by. I've got a Zorki 4 and Industar 50 on the way from the Yukraine.
BTW, google tells me that privet is Russian for Howdy |
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06-30-2012
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Добро пожаловать в Восточном Техасе
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Chto? |
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07-01-2012
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Chto?
Welcome to eastern Texas? Did not know people spoke so much russian in the US . Welcome, comrades!
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