Rich Lahrson wrote:
>> ...After 6 months on the Russian Camera List.......
> Could you provide an URL?
It's russiancamera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - or try
to s*bscr*be at www.yahoogroups.com
> Are the 50/1.5 and the 85/2 good practical lenses (the Jupiters)?
I haven't got the f1.5 but it has a good reputation, as has the 85/2, one of
which I have but haven't yet seen the results.
Everything I get to know about the Kiev 4 system goes into my Kiev-4 page on
my website - www.keithberry.telinco.co.uk
> BTW, many Leitz lenses, older, have not aged well due to
> 'clouding',
> something to do with a previously Leitz glue that decomposes. I
> believe this is only true for the older Leitz screwmount lenses and
> not those from Canon, Nikon and Russian made. This makes them
> often a better practical choice from a performance/price basis.
I now have 14 Russian lenses (12 of them 50s!) and although they are of
variable quality in the metal and iris departments, I have yet to see one
with anything wrong with the glass, which is always sparkling clean, unlike
the rest of the camera! One of mine came with a green filter that I couldn't
see through, but the lens behind it was immaculate.
> The Russian lenses are such a great buy. You can put a rangefinder
> outfit together for a few hundred dollars, not thousands like with the
> Leica M system. To close, there even some Zuikos in screwmount!
Yes, I saw one on eBay but I wouldn't bid on it because it was at a time
when I was buying Kievs and fighting the temptation to buy a screwmount
camera. Eventually I failed, and now I'm trying to resist buying a medium
format one.
Regards,
- Keith
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