Best russian lens for my Fed 2?

[laudrup]

I've got a jupiter 12 35mm lens...which i use on my zorki 4k...it's fantastic, I'm really pleased with some of the results i've acheived.

well worth considering. Its a copy of a pre-war zeiss biogon apparently, it's sharp and contrasty!

Good luck

Adam

 

[mcgrattan]

I have an Industar-61 L/D for my Fed-4 and I love it. It may be my favourite lens --- particularly, as other commentators have noted, a few stops down from wide open.

I also have a Jupiter-9 -- an 85mm 'portrait' length lens -- which is nice but not as contrasty as the Industar-61.

Just recently I bought a Kiev with a Jupiter-8 and while I've only put a few rolls through it, the Jupiter-8 also looks a nice lens.

 

[Ole]

I have used Industar-61L/D, FED-2 lens, IN-22, IN-50, Elmar 90, Hektor 135 and Voigtländer Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 on my FED-2.

So far I prefer: FED 50/3.5 because it's collapsible, IN-61L/D because it's great, and the Elmar 90mm because the FED has a long enough base line to be accurate with it. And it can be dismounted without having to open the camera and poke a finger through from behind, unlike the 135mm Leitz Hektor. And the 21mm VC Skopar lives on a Bessa-L - DoF is so great that a rangefinder is superfluous.
The IN-22 and IN-50 don't work all that well on FEDs.

 

[jmailand]

I have the IN-61L/D it takes great pictures, very sharp,and contrasty. Maybe some day I get a Leica to use it on. Though my FED 5B works good, I got it more as a collectors item then a user camera. I love the russian lettering on the camera.

James.