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| saipan59 |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 5:12:27 PM
I have a FED-2b with the Industar-26m.
What are my options for a low-profile lens? I gather that an "Orion-15" is one choice. Are there others? I don't care much about focal length or speed - the priority is to make the overall camera 'thinner', for clandestine concealment.
-Pete
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| ZorkiKat |
Posted - May 26 2012 : 09:14:04 AM
The Industar-22's spring loaded locking tab will catch on the FED-2's vulcanite. The lens mount is set rather low, and there will be no rear clearance for the lens's locking pin. There was an I-10 collapsible made specifically for the FED-2. Their locks clipped on the front part so there is no protrusion in the rear anymore.
I-69 were made for 18X24 halfframe Chajka cameras... they will vignette terribly on the 24X36 format. And this is not just dimming- the black areas are non-image areas, so there is nothing there which can be corrected later. Stopping down the lens will not help. More details here:
http://www.zorkikat.com/industar-69-28mm/265/ |
| Jacques M. |
Posted - Feb 27 2012 : 04:21:57 AM
Russar 5,6/20mm, Orion 6/28mm... They are the shortest.
The Jupiter 12 is too a good choice: more voluminous but less expensive.
Of course, the Fed 4,5/28mm. But it is quite impossible to find and was made too early for you (1938).
Jacques.
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| Vlad |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 9:15:46 PM
Pete, but keep in mind that flatter version is for Zenit mount and not rangefinders.. the rangerfinder one is as big as Jupiter-8.
vlad. |
| saipan59 |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 8:34:04 PM
It appears that the I-50 may be a reasonable choice for me...
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| Vlad |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 8:26:58 PM
Now that I think about it I think I-69 vignettes like crazy on full frame rangefinders because it's made for half-frame Chaika.. if that's something you're looking for...  And from what I remember in terms of what focus issues it has on full frame rangefinders - is the backfocus on Chaika is slightly off.. |
| Vlad |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 8:23:30 PM
You can supposedly use this lens:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/INDUSTAR-69-2-8-28-Russian-Wide-Angle-Pancake-Lens-M39-/170791978802?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item27c3fec732#ht_4495wt_1139
Industar-69 is from Chaika camera, it does have standard M39 mount but I believe the focus on it is non standard it may need some modification to focus to infinity on FED-2.. I'll let the lens experts here provide more info on compatibility...
Cheers,
Vlad |
| saipan59 |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 7:24:24 PM
Oh, and I should mention that I'm only interested in cold-war-vintage options.
Pete |
| saipan59 |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 7:13:43 PM
Thanks folks. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the collapsible lenses are only "functional" when they're extended, right? To clarify what I want: it would be a lens that is focused at infinity, and the total thickness is short.
Pete |
| Messsucher |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 5:42:48 PM
Why not a collapsible Fed 50/3.5? There were Fed-2b's fitted with it... (I guess the Russar is far too expensive, and the finder adds some extra bulk!) |
| Vlad |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 5:34:19 PM
Industar-22 is collapsible 50mm/3.5.. Industar-50 is a also pancake-style lens 50/3.5 as well.. |
