![]() ![]() Soviet manufacturing was not noted for its rigorous quality control, and this plus the many decades that have passed since these lenses were built suggests that there is likely to be some variability in the images they produce. Three of the four are Tessar-derivatives – four elements in three groups – while the faster Jupiter is a Sonnar-type, with six elements in three groups. Seeing this collection of lenses, clearly there was nothing for it but to do a comparison test. The latest was a FED 50/3.5 (also referred to as the Industar-10) collapsible this came with a free bonus Industar-50, which is very similar in design, but which has also been crudely converted into a fake Leica Elmar and has an extraordinary amount of damage to the front element (it looks like it was cleaned with sandpaper, maybe to make it look older or something). I then upgraded to a Jupiter-8 50/2, which I’ve been very happy with and which enjoyed a short stint as the regular lens on my Canon P before returning to the FED. My late model FED-2 came with the standard original equipment Industar-26 52/2.8. ![]() Without really trying, Your Humble Filmosaur seems to have accumulated an array of 50mm Soviet LTM lenses. ![]()
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