Hey all, I wanted to share some of my Lubi shots at http://www.lomo.us/forums/showthread.php? s=b22bfe523dfcd40e9cf7259765290fc1&threadid=1285&highlight=lubi ....
Hi, For the focussing problems, I use my Lubi 2 only for landscapes at infinity. It`s a good camera still, purchased in `77 in Canterbury for about 6 pounds,...
Hi I've recently purchased a couple of 166 universals and one of them has a very stiff focussing mechanism. I was thinking about taking it apart to fix, and...
Your diagram lies in the Lubitel that you won't disassemble. Honestly, these cameras are so easy to take apart and put back together that a diagram is not ...
Hello All We are running a little late with this project and would greatly appreciate your help. Would you please forward this to anyone who would be...
I just got my lubitel 166B at a local flea-market.. I wanted a medium format camera for a while now and bought the Lubi because it was a bargain...(I might...
... a ... MANGHENNA I use 100 speed for most of my lubitel shots. The rest of your answers are no, except for # 4 what is the flashlight for? And yes you can...
... just got my lubitel 166B at a local flea-market.. ... other camera. Try booth 100 and 400 and see which you prefer. Or tailor the film to your needs 400=...
Thanks for all the suggestion... I forgt to mention I'm from Italy so B&H won't be that easy to reach... I guess now i'll have to go out and try.... Ciao ...
Hello, Mangenna! I have answers to your questions that may help you. ... I use mostly 100 iso. For portraits I use 50 iso. The whole idea of medium format is...
Agreed, However, by flashlight I assume you mean an electronic flash. The Lubitel uses a leaf type shutter, so it is synchronized at all speeds for electronic...
Imagedepot takes Paypal. I think they are expanding to accept foreign currency. I have used Paypal to pay for an ebay Lubitel from the Czech Republic. You ...
Howdy folks, I'm a new member who just decided I'd like to try medium format, and I'm partial to cheap cameras, so I thought I'd go for Lubitel 166U. I got one...
Well, I figured out how to use the light meter. It was the GOST that was throwing me off. I wasn't seeing the ISO values that I expected, but then I figured...
take your meter out of its case "should" be a conversion for DIN and ASA speeds on the back....russian films are gost or ROCT....good luck.. ===== Nothing...
... Speed values in GOST (GOssudatchestvennii STandard in Russian, national standard translated) match roughly ISO values, ie if you take 130 GOST you can...
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Hi all, I'm currently looking to buy a 166 Universal (or B). As far as I can tell, there were two different versions made, one with russian writing on the...
Well, I can't speak to the difference between the russian writting and the english writting, but as for where to get one, I just received a new, in box, 166U...
Hi, I have two Lubitel 166U's. One says "MADE IN USSR" ("MIU") on the taking lens. The other says "MADE IN RUSSIA" ("MIR"). There actually are quite a...
Hi, Thanks for the replies - all good information, but doesn't actually answer my main question which to clarify is this: I have seen 2 different varients of...
Paul Info on specs, etc., for various Lubitels here: http://www.cix.co.uk/~rgivan/russian2.html No mention of any technical differences between "home" and...
... Just to say thanks to Joseph for publishing this info. Despite myself being a collector of Lubitel cameras - this weight/construction difference of 166U...
thanx for all th great advice.. i just got my first roll back today and... it was a color when i blived it to be BW.. Well the camera works great .. I tried...
thank you for your email ! I have a lubitel 166b but i don't use it . forthemore, i don't know how to put the film in it. and i'm a south korean. it mean...
I've seen a wide variation in posted images taken with Lubi's. From pretty sharp to almost Lomo quality... Is this common? Or a "user error"? Or just focus...
Hi Mixsx There is a good website for information on using a Lubitel, including loading film at, http://lubitel-resource.tripod.com/index.html It is in...
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