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Alex,
Yep! It sure does!
Kevin
Alex Daskalov wrote:
] Thanks Rob. Does the front turn during focusing though?
]
] On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 08:49:41 -0000, ragnarosk [rob.[email removed]] wrote:
] ] Alex,
] ]
] ] It's done the same way as on the Smena4, with a [in this case
] ] grooved] ring, the I-10 uses the same system as the Leitz Elmar
] ] 3.5/50.
] ]
] ] http://users.telenet.be/bobkeppens/i22.jpg
] ] and the elmar
] ] http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/images/51996.jpg
] ] [this one only for 375$ :-]
] ]
] ] regards rob
] ]
] ] --- In [email removed], Alex Daskalov [[email removed]..]
] ] wrote:
] ] ] Oops.
] ] ] I meant that I wished I could set it from the top.
] ] ]
] ] ]
] ] ] On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:58:57 -0400, Alex Daskalov [[email removed]..]
] ] wrote:
] ] ] ] How is the f-stop on these lenses actually set? I have a Smena 4,
] ] and
] ] ] ] I hate how the f stop has to be changed by looking at the camera
] ] from
] ] ] ] the front rather than at front. And it doesn't help that the focus
] ] ] ] ring actually turns the entire aperture assembly. I guess it is
] ] this
] ] ] ] way in the I-22?
] ] ] ]
] ] ] ]
] ] ] ]
] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 09:28:13 -0000, ragnarosk [rob.[email removed]..]
] ] wrote:
] ] ] ] ] Jay,
] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] IMHO the accuracy can be partly a consequence of low amount of
] ] ] ] ] parallax. I've read somewhere that the size of view on the
] ] Leica II
] ] ] ] ] was designed as being the common part of the view at infinity
] ] and the
] ] ] ] ] view close to 1 meter. Consequently the area will be slightly
] ] ] ] ] smaller than the true view, but highly accurate.
] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] A few months back, I thought I've found the perfect sunhood for
] ] the
] ] ] ] ] collaps. lenses. I've never seen a Russian one and the prices
] ] for
] ] ] ] ] Leica material are idiotic. The Kalo 35 sunhood I've found has
] ] an
] ] ] ] ] elliptic shape, the long and small axis compare to each other
] ] almost
] ] ] ] ] like 24 - 36. Of course I forgot that the front part of the
] ] Russian
] ] ] ] ] lenses rotate when focussing :-] [and it doesn't fit the I-61]
] ] ] ] ] I've made myself one from a piece of plastic tube that fits,
] ] but IIRC
] ] ] ] ] Leitz made some that even left the possibily of easy changing
] ] the f-
] ] ] ] ] number.
] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] Regards rob
] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] --- In [email removed], 'Jay Y Javier'
] ] [[email removed]..]
] ] ] ] ] wrote:
] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] Rob
] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] This was exactly what I was looking at this morning.
] ] Examining the
] ] ] ] ] negatives I developed last night- negatives shot with an early
] ] post-
] ] ] ] ] war FED [with a little round mushroom shaped shutter button]-
] ] and was
] ] ] ] ] quite amazed by how accurate its little viewfinder was. In
] ] terms of
] ] ] ] ] accuracy, it is not just parallax which is considered here, but
] ] the
] ] ] ] ] actual field of view seen through the viewfinder viz. with the
] ] field
] ] ] ] ] captured on the negative itself.
] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] The old FED viewfinder really shows a sharp rectangle through
] ] the
] ] ] ] ] eyepiece, whose field down to the corners are well- defined. In
] ] ] ] ] contrast, I was looking through the Zorki-4 viewfinder, which
] ] was
] ] ] ] ] larger, but whose edges were hard to see- or at least hard to
] ] see
] ] ] ] ] fully at once.
] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] Lens hoods can make this a bit difficult. I found that an old
] ] ] ] ] rectangular Canon lens hood which was straight on the top
] ] [nothing
] ] ] ] ] curved to block the view], and even has part of the hood's back
] ] ] ] ] punched through to allow viewing.
] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] Jay
] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] [email removed] wrote:
] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] ]Alex, Jay,
] ] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] ]Another plus is that the FED1 & ZORKI 1[2] have less
] ] viewfinder-
] ] ] ] ] ] ]parallax than the later types. The viewfinder is closer to
] ] the
] ] ] ] ] ] ]optical axis of the lens [The FED-Zarya even hasn't any
] ] horizontal
] ] ] ] ] ] ]parallax]. On the other hand lenses like the J3/8, I-61 and
] ] even
] ] ] ] ] I-
] ] ] ] ] ] ]50 [rigid] will obscure a part of the view, but this is no
] ] serious
] ] ] ] ] ] ]handicap. [with a sunhood it may be more difficult]
] ] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] ]Regards Rob
] ] ] ] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] ] ] ]
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