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  Wednesday  October 6  2004    11: 36 AM

commie cameras

Well, I've finally jumped into the deep end of the pool. I bought a commie camera from someone named Igor in Ukraine.

It's a Zorki 6 built in 1960. I got it for $21.The lens is non-standard — the standard lens is an Industar-50 f3.5. A slower lens than what I need. This camera comes with a Jupiter 8, a 50mm f2 lens. Much better, although I have no idea if this particular lens is any good. No claims were made for the condition of the lens. I was planning on putting on the f2 Summitar 50mm lens that's on my grandfathers Leica, anyway. (The leica needs new shutter curtains.) It's a collapsable lens which should make for a compact camera with the Zorki. It would be interesting to compare the two lenses. It will need some touch up paint and some new leatherette to replace the cheap nylon and, eventually, a Jupiter 12 35mm lens. Hopefully, in two weeks, what I think I ordered will arrive. Anticipation.