I picked up the negatives from my first roll through my new late 60s commie camera, the FED 2a. Everything looked good. All speeds worked and no light leaks or shutter curtain pinholes. The camera is a joy to use. It feels a lot like my Leica IIIc but with an updated combined rangefinder/viewfinder and a removable back which makes loading film easier than any Leica.

Here is a page with other pictures from the first roll.

Now I'm playing the battle of the lenses. The 35mm Jupiter 12 I ordered is somewhere in Italy and I haven't heard if it's been shipped yet. I really want that lens! The 50mm Jupiter 8 that I used on my first roll is not complete anymore. It had a *lot* of cleaning marks on the lens and focusing didn't feel right. I partially disassembled it. I couldn't get the focusing ring back on it's threads so the lens is pieces. Not a big deal, really. I planned on learning lens cleaning on this lens. The FED came with an Industar-61, which is not as nice but will do until the mint Jupiter 8 I ordered last night arrives from the Soviet Camera Store in the Ukraine. More later.