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Russian Lenses

14 July, 2018

Zeiss 50mm f/2 Planar vs Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 – by Simon King

By Simon King

For my approach to photography I find that 50mm makes sense for a lens with the greatest capacity for intimacy in an image. 90mm is my go-to for street composition involving lar...
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27 August, 2017

Jupiter-8m (Brian Sweeney modified) – Finding My Perfect Classic Sonnar PT8

By Hamish Gill

If you've been following this series of posts about the path I've been walking to find myself a perfect classic Sonnar, you will have likely come to the conclusion that I've bec...
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18 June, 2017

Jupiter-3 Review – Experiences with a flawed copy – Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar – PT7

By Hamish Gill

Through this path to find the perfect classic Sonnar I'm fast coming to the conclusion that all I'm actually doing is simply collecting Sonnars. I have no less than 8 already, 9...
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20 February, 2017

Fed4 & Industar И-61 lens review – Back in the USSR – by Howard Hurd

By HowardH

Early experiences with Soviet cameras left a lasting impression. I have always wondered what I would think if I used these cameras again today, after more years of experience in...
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15 May, 2016

Lomography 50mm f/1.5 Zenit New Jupiter 3+ Art lens Review

By Hamish Gill

A few months ago - the very same week the Lomography New Jupiter 3+ was announced - I had an email from a chap at Lomography in New York. He'd spotted I was having a lens from a...
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