My recent foray into the delights of Russian lenses resulted in the weirdly styled and not completely shit Industar-22.
But the $29 extravagance that was the Industar-22 was accompanied by the slightly more down-market Industar-50 at $17. Again, it took shots that weren’t shit; but it was destined for a higher purpose as a macro machine.
Somewhere on the wide wide world of web, I found reference to a macro lens solution involving an Industar-50, and adapter and a set of extension tubes. The tubes (cost $9) arrived yesterday, and the device was screwed together.
Initial results are not promising, which is why I am not posting any here (but now see update below). There is a light fog drifting across the images, maybe related to the fact that my copy of the lens sports what appear to be air bubbles in the glass, probably not a design feature. Two fellow idiots have ordered the same set-up, so will wait to see their results. Maybe I need to lash out another $17 on another Industar-50, or maybe I need to just junk the whole contraption and forget about it. I remain cautiously pessimistic.
Update:
It’s actually rather good.
It’s a bastard to focus, but it can get really close:
Not bad for $17.
Comments 🔗
2010-12-08| TheSon saysIts probably just dirty - chuck it in the washing machine on a colours wash, sort it right out
2010-12-08| Spike saysProbably where the bubbles came from….