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LOMO T-43 from Smena-8M conversion
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 5:11 am
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One guy wrote to me: "can you make T-43 from Smena-8M conversion for using it with the Sony NEX"?
I take lens block from Smena-8M, and fit this block to the Industar-61L/D barrel.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 5:54 am
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Wow, great idea. I have a scrap Industar-61 and a Smena I'm not likely to use again, so I might try do the same some day. Was it a straightforward job or did you run into problems? Smile


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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 5:56 am
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Very neat conversion work, well done. Lens looks good for a simple triplet.


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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:34 am
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miran wrote:
Wow, great idea. I have a scrap Industar-61 and a Smena I'm not likely to use again, so I might try do the same some day. Was it a straightforward job or did you run into problems? Smile


Main problem - make spacer between the lens block and barrel hole. I take some small parts from dead cheap zooms and glue it with epoxy resin.
Hard work - cut off "male" thread from the frame of the old 40.5mm filter those used as lens filter thread.
Label printed on the inkjet printer and impregnated with the epoxy resin, glazed on the sheet of the laminating film.
Small problem - find the punch for central hole in the label.


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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:48 am
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Samples from my copy of Smena 8M lens:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/siudym/albums/72157653540561986


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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:51 am
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Nice convertion!
T-43 is an interesting lens. On FF, borders are not great, but for Street photo, it's all good.


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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 4:56 pm
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A few photos from my T43 processed into mount Canon EF - modified in 2010, to this day my favorite macro lens Smile

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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:44 pm
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I one too. It is a nice lens Wink


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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:25 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:25 pm
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nukemall wrote:


One guy wrote to me: "can you make T-43 from Smena-8M conversion for using it with the Sony NEX"?
I take lens block from Smena-8M, and fit this block to the Industar-61L/D barrel.
See photos.









Samples:









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Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 8:22 am
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siudym wrote:
Samples from my copy of Smena 8M lens:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/siudym/albums/72157653540561986


Nice shots! The lens does a good job.


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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:08 pm
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Canon 450D + Smena 8M T-43


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With A7r


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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:47 pm
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I also really like this lens, very modest but surprisingly good; in particular I like the colours it gives me.

After seeing siudym's images, I will try it with my helicoid-M39 adapter Idea


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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:53 pm
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Wonderful shots, and a nice clean conversion. Well done.


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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:45 pm
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:45 pm
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We have liftoff!

This is what mflenses is all about, yes? Remain so much to be discovered!


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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:55 am
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these are excellent examples of the T-43 lens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and this is my humble shot

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