Industar И-61 53mm f2.8 on Sony A6000 : A Keeper fo sure

[bwfcnottingham]

I only discovered the joy of using manual lenses on modern cameras last summer.

I've become a bit addicted.

I read this form and google many of the lenses quoted.

One lens that caught my eye was the Industar И-61.

I bought one over the Easter vacation (it was attached to a Fed 4), so here are my first few online posts with the impressive little powerhouse

Pin sharp, clear results

Apart from the wall pic, these images were post processed as Raw files in Rawtherapee and GIMP

The wall pic was edited as a jpeg , in GIMP

I hope you like them too

A photo of me

Vintage Lens Testing : Industar И-61 lens and me by Phil Howcroft, on Flickr


My best friend , some might say my only friend !!

Vintage Lens Testing : Industar И-61 lens and Ruby by Phil Howcroft, on Flickr


Andy from the local charity shop

Vintage Lens Testing : Industar И-61 lens and Andy by Phil Howcroft, on Flickr


An impressive wall !!

Tattoo's This Way : Vintage Lens Industar И-61 by Phil Howcroft, on Flickr

Here's the said lens on the Fed 4 (photographed with a Helios 44M - 4

Russian Camera and Glass photographed with Russian Glass by Phil Howcroft, on Flickr




A keeper for sure

[kypfer]

I've yet to find a "bad" Russian lens that wasn't actually mechanically faulty.

I first met an Industar in 1969 on my first SLR, a Zenit 3m, and have kept one to hand ever since. I now have a small selection of serviceable Industars and Jupiters, almost all bought before the advent of mirrorless cameras, when the prices started to rise, and they continue to satisfy ... just need to use them more! Summer's coming

[uddhava]

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