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Industar 50/3.5 - Always Dependable
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The little Industar 50/3.5 is SUCH a bargain of a lens! It always delivers crisp, clean colors and I don't think there could be more of a "sleeper" in the photographic universe.

Always dependable, always a joy to use.

I would love to see other Industar 50/3.5 images here, so please post some of yours with the "mighty mouse" Industar!



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Thank you. Excelent pic.

Which aperture do you like to use the industar?

Rino.


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I used only one times, what a shame! I will take out more .


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Is that the little pancake one?


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It indeed is a surprising lens.

The following shots were taken with this (older) version on the EOS 350D:

Industar-50 3.5/5cm

Marburg 1


Marburg 2


Marburg 3


Marburg 4


Marburg 5


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Shocked

i have got it as well !!! I have to agree with Attila -- what a shame that I won't use it !

@ shrek -- it's a pancake -- propably the smallest I've ever seen Smile

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i love this lens too..


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dr.volkan wrote:

i love this lens too..


Yowsers!!!! Shocked


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That's the Soviet Tessar clone, no? Looks like a pretty sweet performer for everything from scenics to macro. One question, though: are the macro shots shown here taken with the lens alone or is an extension tube involved?


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That must have been shot with an extension tube ... or I really don't know my lenses. Shocked


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Focusing and flare can be a problem, but it's a very good lens!


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Hmmmm .... It is an Elmar clone ....

You can use it for macro, landscapes, portraits ...








I used a black film canister to make a sunshade . Little work . Efficient .

Very Happy


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yes i use extension tubes


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dr.volkan wrote:
http://www.fotokritik.com/photos/orig/0/6/8/068059/264c805ba01a344d297ab2e0bac3e068.jpg
i love this lens too..
http://www.fotokritik.com/photos/orig/0/6/8/068059/e56f77572aa46a7c1032f78ba40382b6.jpg

1st: 10/10
2nd: 15/10 Very Happy


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Some astonishing shots from the baby pancake - I must use mine more often and post some shots.


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Holeeee Kowwww! What AMAZING shots! It is really a KICK to see these wonderful images come out of a ridiculously cheap "no name" lens!

Judging by the beauty of these images, it isn't JUST the lens though...the photographers are showing some excellent work.

It kinda makes me think twice when looking at some modern super-Canon EF Mark XIV, IS, ER, Photon Forty, L-Quality, anti-abberration lens....and then looking at the results from the Industar 50 worth about $10 or so. Razz Shocked Cool

Just call me totally impressed!


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İ am studying a new project..
İ wish i will show industar 50 3.5 maybe as good as CANON MPe 65


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dr.volkan wrote:
i am studying a new project..
İ wish i will show industar 50 3.5 maybe as good as CANON MPe 65


Judging on the few images I've seen from you Doctor...I have no DOUBT that you'll bring that industar into the limelight! Your work if fabulous.

And Carsten - I think there is a neat video adventure-type game that uses Marburg as a backdrop for parts of it....called Syberia or something like that.


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Shocked Awesome pictures guys!


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this shot from Turkey Ege Altınoluk


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Wow! You must be live in paradise ?! Please fill your location in your profile!


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You are really making a case for the fun of macro photography! I am IMMERSED in the grasshopper image....it pulls me right down to the tiniest details...it's like seeing an insect and ALL of its permutations for the first time! Fabulous.

Was this with the industar? Shocked


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mine is black version



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piticu! Fabulous, just really fine black and white image. This is a lot of fun, seeing what can be done with that little "piece of crap lens" (!!), as one of my photographic friends called it! Very Happy

Mine is the black one as well, piticu. The lens looks DWARFED by the big Nikon...but you know what? Just look at it a little while, and it looks pretty damned cool if you ask me.