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  • Members: 890
  • Category: Medium Format
  • Founded: Jun 9, 1999
  • Language: English
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Hey Guys, In the kit(box,pakage)of the lomo Lubitel U camera, there is a small plastic case with a metal piece that looks like a small frame. What do I use it...
9 Sep 15, 2005
7:57 pm

waverlyboy2003
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After my Lubitel 166B was stolen last year, I bought another one on the internet. When I came to try it out, I found that instead of the frosted glass...
4 Sep 1, 2005
7:04 pm

Maurice Dukes
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Hi everyone. I've had a Lubitel 166U for a few months and have finally gotten around to practicing some night photography. I realized that the lack of a need...
13 Sep 1, 2005
6:45 pm

Sergiy Shpak
norbii2000
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Ok, guess i was paranoid back there. It seems that on the lubitel 166 olimpic edn, you need to turn the dial forward once to load the shutter and another time...
5 Aug 20, 2005
5:30 pm

Joseph Long
jos_long
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Hi guys, i got a mint, at least i think its mint as the strap is unused yet. haha. Just got it yest. May i know how to advance the film? i dare not wind the...
1 Aug 17, 2005
4:31 pm

xuhao_creations1
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I'm new to the whole photography thing and just got a lubitel 166u. I've taken mostly outdoor shots to test some stuff out, but as it's hot as hell in south...
11 Aug 1, 2005
10:37 pm

Joseph Long
jos_long
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Hi to everyone. I'm a new member in club. I am living in Iraklion, Crete (Hellas). I have a "Lubitel 166 Universal" and my mirror is broken so I can not see...
20 Jul 25, 2005
11:46 pm

rolandgivan
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Hi everybody, I just deleted the old pics in my folder, and added some new ones, shooted with Kodak Tri-x 320 and T-Max 400, always between f8 and f22....
6 Jul 23, 2005
12:30 pm

Anthony
luromeo
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Hi everyone, I am not a new member but I have been reading the posting regularly. Here now, I got a question to ask you guys. My Lubi 166U's ground glass looks...
4 Jul 12, 2005
6:44 pm

Joseph Long
jos_long
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2 Jul 9, 2005
2:25 pm

nramvhzskeez
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I have just been given an unused Lubitel 166B - nicely packaged and all but without instructions for use! Most of it is self- explanatory (I am used to...
5 Jul 6, 2005
9:41 pm

Maurice Dukes
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As I am not able to reach the photosection anymore I entered a file called Kalevala in the File-section. Some old and new photos are in that file..... Dutch...
1 Jul 5, 2005
9:11 pm

Marc van den Broek
sveiks6671
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Hi, I just joined this group. I own a Lubitel B and I'm impressed with the quality and negatives it produced. I've uploaded one of the first images I've taken...
3 Jul 5, 2005
2:46 pm

Richard Richter
ridicuul
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Hi everyone, Just thought I would drop a note to introduce myself as I have just joined this group. I have bought a Lubitel 166 camera (Olympic Games version...
4 Jul 2, 2005
10:47 am

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1 Jul 1, 2005
4:18 pm

nina2oxlo8
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My Lubitel 166 Universal has lain sadly unused for a while because the gears connecting the two lenses slipped. I think I once heard that there is a way to...
12 Jun 30, 2005
11:45 pm

Joseph Long
jos_long
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On some of my rangefinders I more or less have a center "dot" or circle that I use to focus, however it's much easier to use a rangefinder in low light...
8 Jun 29, 2005
1:16 pm

Joseph Long
jos_long
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True, True. It's good to go into some record stores and see LP's selling right along with CD's. And in my heart of hearts I believe that film will never...
2 Jun 21, 2005
12:46 pm

Joseph Long
jos_long
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Just as long as Kodak doesn't sellout and stop making Tri-x and Plus-x. But if they did, I'd just start buying more HP5 and FP4. And that would be the last...
2 Jun 20, 2005
12:01 am

Joseph Long
jos_long
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I think one of the points that Joseph has made is exactly how I feel right now about the digital revolution. I could really care less about the mom or dad who...
4 Jun 17, 2005
10:30 pm

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3 Jun 17, 2005
7:16 pm

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As long as Ilford doesn't do the same...and if they do, I guess I'll have to find another brand. "with digital the geeks have turned the photographic process...
1 Jun 17, 2005
4:42 pm

Steven Sow
oculus76
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I'm glad that someone else finds truth in that quote. What hurts me so much is the "forced obsolescence" that the digital world is trying to impose. Schools...
7 Jun 15, 2005
2:56 pm

Jerome Kerleau
jkerleau
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It is possible to load 35 mm film in the lubitel, the only thing is that you have to also spool the paper backing from a developed roll along with the 35 film,...
2 Jun 13, 2005
8:10 pm

Joseph Long
jos_long
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Hello! Looks like I got my L166U from the same source :-) It came complete appart from the viewfinder adapter for 6x4.5. Anyway, I'll stick to 6x6. I came to...
9 Jun 13, 2005
5:50 pm

Jerome Kerleau
jkerleau
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Hi all, First, I always was too reluctant to write the following, but now it seems to be the time. Does anyone here know, what happened to Tommy Poulsen of...
3 Jun 13, 2005
4:15 pm

Luke Bosman
lukebosman
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Hi All, Just received a Lubi 166U, and have a problem with loading film. Maybe it sounds funny, but there's no way I can fit the empty spool in upper slot. I...
6 Jun 12, 2005
1:03 pm

Warren G.Dolbashian
warrendolbash
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Hello! I just received my Lubitel 166U and I am facing a newbie problem. Despite my reading of an english translated manual I couldn't get to load a film......
7 Jun 6, 2005
9:59 pm

Martin Luerkens
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hi all just got a lubi 166B from my local shop...spanking new,glass clear,mechanics running smooth and precise...loaded with some agfa apx 400 will post...
6 Jun 3, 2005
12:12 am

Christopher Graham
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Hi all. Question: does the 6x4.5 mask for the Lubitel 166U allow the camera to take more pictures? With a Kiev 645, for example, you can get 16 pics instead of...
6 Apr 30, 2005
3:14 pm

Jay Y Javier
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