When I saw the negative, I found lot's of leakage along the edge of the film. It did affect in the image. So I plan to fix the leakage with the light buffle. I...
Hi I've decided to dig out my old Lubitel 166 project after shelving it for some time. I have mould / fungus growth on the inside of my lens element. I...
Hi everybody, I just got the prints back from the shop. I realized that my lubi is out of focus right now. the first pic I took, I used high F-stop but when I...
Hmm, It is quite a very good idea to have an active moderator for this group to maintain some functions of the website like Mr. Martin stated. Anything from...
Just got my "new" 166. Talk about a beginner!! My question is "How do you open the viewfinder? I don't want to force anything until I know what I'm doing. I...
Well, I've created a forum about lubitel camera, Where everybody can post photos, or talking about photography, it's not a replacement of this group but...
i have lubitel 166b and i have troubles loading the film. it will be my 1st roll of film in this camera. the spool in the top section of the back part. ho do...
Hi to everybody, just want to let you know that I added a new file to my folder in files...this is a photo of a friend of mine..took it with a big metz...
Hello to everybody, Although I signed to this groups many months ago, this is the first time that I write on it. I'm Emiliano from Italy and I'm the appy owner...
Thanks Warren and Joseph for taking time to look at my pictures I'll be a little more conscious of where my fingers are! What with the time it takes me first...
thanks that was what i assumed. it was just the little pictures of the sun and a light bulb that threw me. I'm going to go and take my first medium format...
Sorry to ask something so thick but I would be grateful for advice. I've just come across a Lubitel 166B and am about to use it for the first time, but don't...
Hello everybody, After quite a long time I'm back to Russian and Ukrainian cameras. I got myself a Lubitel 166 (neither B nor Universal, just a plain 166) and...
aloha. Just bought a Lubie 166 U (The Russian domestic version with Cyrillic lettering). Had the same problems with opeing the top viewfinder. Pried it and it...
Hi, Well I've just got my first set of prints back from my Lubitel, though not my best pictures..rather rushed off to see what the camera can do, I quite...
You know guys, its certainly been a very very long time, I just realised yesterday that its been almost 12 mnths since I last went out with anyone special ;)....
Ok so I bought it off e-bay for £7 plus P&P so it's not the most expensive photographic purchase in history, and the main reason is to see if I like TLR /WLF...
Hi everybody, I'm a new member of the group and I recently ran a roll of Kodak 160NC 120 film through my Lubitel 166U. This is the first roll of film I've ...
After taking a couple of frames [Lubitel 166U], I opened the back. Well, to be fair, it fell open. This was not the Lubitel's fault; I suspect the evil hand...
Hi, My Lubitel 166B arrived today and so I've just joined your group, straight away I note someone asking about a sticky shutter!!!!!!Well the shutter on my...
Hi folks - can anyone advise me on fixing a sticky shutter on a 166B? It occasionally sticks open when set to B or 1/15th, though it seems OK at other...
Hi I have just started using a lubitel 166 U, with the film mask in place to use it as a 4.5 x 6. On development of the film, the camera functions fine, except...
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...
