What´s the diference between this lens: Industar-26M Industar-61 L/D Thanks, Charles...
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Ebruchac@...
Aug 10, 2000 6:39 pm
Welcome to the group. Here is a good website to start out--information,and even manuals for Russian/Ukranian cameras; ...
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Charles Dias
deepblue97@...
Aug 10, 2000 6:41 pm
Hi, Anybody have the manual of the Zenit 3 or know where I find the manual online??? Thanks, Charles...
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Charles Dias
deepblue97@...
Aug 10, 2000 8:13 pm
Hi again, I was looking the past messages of this newsgroup and checking some links included in this messages and I find out that the default lens for the...
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Kevin Kalsbeek
krkk@...
Aug 10, 2000 11:42 pm
Charles, The Zenit-3 could easily have come from the factory with a Helios-44 58mm lens. Princelle lists the Industar-50 3.5/50 as being the standard lens, ...
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Kevin Kalsbeek
krkk@...
Aug 10, 2000 11:50 pm
Charles, Can't tell you with absolute certainty, but both seem to be variants of the FED/Industar Leitz Elmar sort of copies the Soviets produced. Both lenses ...
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Tom Piel
t.piel@...
Aug 11, 2000 6:03 am
Your site is looking good, it had several links I didn't have :-). I have a Zenit 3 Users and fan page at my site (under photo tips) so if you have the time...
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Tom Piel
t.piel@...
Aug 11, 2000 6:30 am
Hi, I have three Zenit-3 two have the Helios 44-2 2/58 mm and one has the Industriar 3.5/50mm one of the sets is an original from 1972 with the Helios. (others...
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Wei Z Zhang
super_ikonta@...
Aug 14, 2000 6:03 am
What lens is on Fotosniper? Thanks. Wei __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from...
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Kevin Kalsbeek
krkk@...
Aug 14, 2000 6:08 am
Wei, The Tair-3S 300/4.5. Pretty good glass if you stop it down to at least f8. Best, Kevin...
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Wei Z Zhang
super_ikonta@...
Aug 14, 2000 6:50 am
Thanks Kevin. I have three more questions though, is the Tair-3S lens a M42 thread mount lens or bayonet? Do you think it's possible that I can exchange the ...
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John Stewart
radiojon@...
Aug 14, 2000 12:45 pm
The PhotoSniper uses a modified 300mmm f 4/5 Tair lens. It is "semi auto." You cock it open and when the trigger is pulled on the gunstock, the lens snaps...
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Tom Piel
t.piel@...
Aug 14, 2000 12:58 pm
Hi Wei, the Tair 300mm uses M42 thread mount. the thread on the photogun does NOT work with your tripod thread on your camera some sniperset had an adapter...
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John Stewart
radiojon@...
Aug 14, 2000 1:55 pm
Unless they have changed it, the m/42 mount on the PhotoSniper Tair lens can be easily removed. Then, it is possible to take a T mount, remove the center ring...
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Marc James Small
msmall@...
Aug 14, 2000 2:18 pm
There have been a fairly extensive number of variations with the Photosnaiper kits over the years. FS-2 1937-43 FED body, reflex housing, 4.5/300 GOI lens....
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Tom Piel
t.piel@...
Aug 14, 2000 6:34 pm
Hi Marc, I hope you can help me with this... Have you ever heard of a PhotoSniper probably a FS3 with a Green (lightgreen) Tair Lens? it has several filters in...
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Marc James Small
msmall@...
Aug 14, 2000 7:16 pm
... The FS-3 was grey (not green) until the end of the 1960's, and black thereafter. The spelling on EVERY one I have ever seen is "Photosnaiper" or...
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Kevin Kalsbeek
krkk@...
Aug 14, 2000 10:20 pm
Hi Wei, The lens mount is nominally M42, but you can remove the mount and install a gutted T- mount to adapt it to other cameras. No it is not practical to use...
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Steve Greene
sgreene@...
Aug 15, 2000 2:38 am
Anyone have any experience with this camera? Any major problems, pitfalls? Is the film speed setting read automatically from coded films, or can you push to...
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Tom Piel
t.piel@...
Aug 15, 2000 10:17 am
Hi Marc, thanks for the info, I'll add it to my page as soon as I can find the time. Can you give me the url of Princelle? I never heard of them and I really...
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Charles Dias
deepblue97@...
Aug 15, 2000 1:01 pm
There is any rule in this newsgroup about posting swaping-buying- selling ads?? Thx, Charles...
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Marc James Small
msmall@...
Aug 15, 2000 3:37 pm
... Jean-Loup Princelle is not on the net. But his book -- MADE IN USSR -- is the standard work on Soviet/Post-Soviet camera gear. He is currently working on...
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Nathan Dayton
nathandayton@...
Aug 15, 2000 4:25 pm
Just for curiosity what is wrong with the name www.commiecameras.com? ... for Russian/Ukranian cameras; ... awful name;...
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steve.pocklington@...
Aug 15, 2000 4:30 pm
I need to get the top plate off a Zorki 4K, but cannot figure out how to remove the thumb operated film advance lever. This is no problem on the Zorki 4, but...
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Ebruchac@...
Aug 15, 2000 5:05 pm
Sorry,Nathan....poor choice of words on my part. Ed...
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Nathan Dayton
nathandayton@...
Aug 15, 2000 5:53 pm
... I did not take offense. i just was curious. In my job I have discovered that anyone can have a better idea at any one time and I like to collect them for...
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John Stewart
radiojon@...
Aug 15, 2000 6:35 pm
Hey gang, what's up with this: Zenit 620 35mm AF camera. Doesn't look "Russian" unless they are assembling from imported parts. $47 is that the best price...
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Ted Bradshaw
ted@...
Aug 15, 2000 7:18 pm
... Let's hope that the translations are better than those in the first edition! Ted Bradshaw....
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Tom Piel
t.piel@...
Aug 16, 2000 11:27 am
Thanks, this gives me a good reason to take the day off and have a lookround for this book. :-) L8tr.... Tom ... USSR -- is ... currently...
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pat kilpatrick
naishman@...
Aug 19, 2000 12:06 am
No one said not to. I have a Kiev 88, a gold "leica" zorki and a Fed 5c for sale with lot's of accessories. Charles Dias <deepblue97@...> wrote: There...
