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Morfeus
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 Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:17 pm Post subject: Forgotten and found again (Kiev inside :-) ) |
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Morfeus wrote:
Hi,
just wanted to tell you a little story. As I become more and more adicted to manual focus lenses, I remembered a few weeks ago, that I forgot about some stuff i have bought many years ago.
Almost 20 years ago I had to sell my complete Hasselblad equipment because I needed the money. But I regreted that a lot, so I was looking arround for a cheaper replacement. As I was in Athens, Greece, a lot at that time, I came across the russian fleamarket, which existed at that time. Lots of emigrants where bringing caviar, tools, stoneware, porcelain, silver and the like to that fleamarket to make some money when they arrived in Greece. Off course they also brought cameras and lenses  .
I found a nice Kiev 88 in like new condition and met the guy selling me this camera a few times in the future and bought lenses and other stuff. As I was still short on money I bought a cheap aluminum toolbox and some ugly cheap foam and made myself a camera case.
I left this case with camera and lenses in storage in the cellar for many years and now remembered that I must still have it. But - I didn't find it  . Looked for it many times but it had dissapeared. Some days ago I was searching for something else in the storage of my company's premises and what did I see?. Yes, the DIY camera case:
_MG_7764.jpg by pictorlucis, on Flickr
_MG_7767.jpg by pictorlucis, on Flickr
To be continued.... |
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lahnet
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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lahnet wrote:
Sweet........
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Morfeus
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Morfeus wrote:
So, what is in that case?
Obviously we have a Kiev 88 with 2 magazines and a polaroid back.
Lenses:
Volna-3 2.8/80
Vega-28B 2.8/120
Mir-26B 3.5/45
Telear-5B 5.6/250
Konverter K-6B 2x
Lens Hood
Some Filters
The Variosix F obviously was a remain from my previous Hasselblad equipement...
I bought a Kiev88 to EOS adapter which arrived some days ago. Did not have the time to try out the lenses as most of them had lots of dust inside and it took me some time to clean them.
The only test shots that I was able to do are with the Vega on a short walk today:
DOF:
_MG_7751.jpg by pictorlucis, on Flickr
wide open, ISO 400, 1/250sec
3-D, bokeh:
_MG_7742.jpg by pictorlucis, on Flickr
wide open, ISO 400, 1/1000sec
Colors:
_MG_7738.jpg by pictorlucis, on Flickr
wide open, ISO 400, 1/400sec
B/W:
_MG_7732.jpg by pictorlucis, on Flickr
wide open, ISO 400, 1/200sec
All taken handheld with a 5D MarkII, raw, no PP except standart values in LR. |
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martinsmith99
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Nice samples. It all looks in great condition too.
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themoleman342
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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themoleman342 wrote:
Wow! It took me a long while to build a complete set like that for my kiev 88...
And you just find one!  |
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goombles
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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goombles wrote:
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Wow! It took me a long while to build a complete set like that for my kiev 88...
And you just find one! |
A very nice discovery indeed 
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Attila
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Nice find Congrats!
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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patrickh wrote:
What a great find (then and now)
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couchpotato
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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couchpotato wrote:
Wow, so pretty, like a gemstone. Congrats. |
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Morfeus
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:38 am Post subject: |
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Morfeus wrote:
| themoleman342 wrote: |
Wow! It took me a long while to build a complete set like that for my kiev 88...
And you just find one! |
well, it took almost 20 years in my case
@ all
Thank you for your kind comments.
I am quite impressed from the IQ of the Vega, especially from the 3-D capabilities. I did not expect that. However, from the very few test shots taken, it seems that its qualities show only at closer distances. At larger distances I am not so much impressed, but I may just need to do a bit more testing... |
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:41 am Post subject: |
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exaklaus wrote:
What a nice surprise!
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Morfeus
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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Morfeus wrote:
Strong colors from MIR-26B 3.5/45mm. Wide open, ISO800, 1/125sec, handheld:
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themoleman342
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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themoleman342 wrote:
Those colors sure do pop! Sometimes the Mir gets a bad reputation because of the amount of lemons present, much like the Zenitar 16mm. It does have considerable distortion but that's just a characteristic of its design. Looks like you have a great copy though. |
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Morfeus
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Morfeus wrote:
They definately pop. What a pity that I have to convert them to sRGB from Adobe RGB so that users of stupid browsers can also enjoy them - sort of...  |
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Morfeus
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Morfeus wrote:
Finally, 2 test shots with the Volna-3 80mm f/2.8. Wide open, ISO 800:
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Morfeus
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Morfeus wrote:
I really start to like the Vega a lot:
Vega Vega-28B 2.8/120 @ 5.6, 1/125sec
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TBaker
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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TBaker wrote:
Wow...that's a great story. What are the Kiev's like for reliability? Anything to look out for if looking when buying one? |
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
Stunning image! Congrats!
Most important rule buy from a photographer, seller who say clearly , working copy tested with film , other ways risky as all old camera.
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