Identify FED2 Lens

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

http://www.cameramate.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_50&products_id=62

I bought that camera but I have to wait two weeks.

Can you identify the lens ?

Cheers ,

Umut

 

[Samuel Hotton]

Umut,
The lens is a Industar 61LD 55mm f2.8. These lenses are USUALLY very sharp with better than average contrast.
Sam

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Thank you Sam

Umut

 

[Xmas]

http://www.cameramate.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_50&products_id=62

I bought that camera but I have to wait two weeks.

Can you identify the lens ?

Cheers ,

Umut

It is going to be a long two weeks...
The lens is a triplet design with the rear group a cemented doublet, a copy of the Zeiss Tessar.

It will be ok if it has not been mistreated, by owner or during maintenance.

The significant risk is the focus may be stiff from the grease lubricant turning to wax over the years. The good news is this is relatively easy to cure yourself, but try it first.

Performance will be better if you buy a lens hood, a sunshade. But wait until you try it out first.

The only things critical you need to know are

- you need to down load the owners instruction/user manual from the web, probably available in Russian or English. Loading film is not easy un;less you do this.
- you need to avoid pointing the lens at the sun because the shutter is silk fabric coated with a rubber solution and the lens will burn holes in the fabric quickly or over time sun burn the fabric and make it brittle.

When you try to load the first film it is best to trim the film with scissors to make it easy to fit. Before 1960 all the commercial film cassettes came pre trimmed to fit a Fed 2 or Leica, but they stopped doing that afterwards.

It is a fun toy as well as a usable tool.

Noel

 

[AgX]

Film loading:

http://jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page345.htm

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I used two IIF with Summitar and one IIIC with Elmar and a Leicaflex with Summicron. I have experience with film loading to Leicas. But It was 10 years ago and I forgot how to rewind the film in to the spool back. I was thinking what you kindly think , I would be needed to read the guide.
I found this camera extremelly cheap but I have eye on Leica Copy German Submariner .
I am really want to see the negatives , they explain every quality.
I am after saturation but not film but lens. Some of the pictures of this lens reminded me Rusinov designs , is there any touch of him ? Is it possible to learn the glass details and the prescription of this lens ?
I want to have a biogon copy Jupiter 12.
I found Leica S2 Summaron color palette somehow too saturated and strong in Graffiti shots and fashion shots. But there is also very ugly mustard colors also. I supprisingly found these two Russian lenses have same advantage or disadvantage.
I selected and used Leicas after long analysis of fifty years old popular photography annals. These shots engraved in my mind and I easily visualize the pictures at viewfinder.
I never liked any zeiss designs at these annals. But some pictures at the web rebuilt my hope. I think some pink cast will help me to take antiques shops pictures , there are not too many.

Cheers,
Umut

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

And I love the buttery smooth winder , position and the feel of the shutter , heavy thin body and the whispery velvetly silent mechanism. I had been used a zorki may be 20 years ago and it is not different than the Leica mechanism. Lens was collapsible Industar and it was dead lens . I gave it to back.
I hope this time I am lucky.
AgX , I looked your link and it is excellent , no need to worry anymore.

 

[Xmas]

Film loading:

http://jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page345.htm

I always carry a small pen knife which has a small pair of scissors, on the autos key ring.

Noel