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None of the Feds, Zorkis or Zenits used any such 'finger shredding' dials. They simply pulled up to set the appropriate speed against an index point. Yes the Leningrad and Kiev/Contax copy used the...

Hi Jon,
Back in 60's and 70's when I lived in Leicester I took photos of many amateur and professional theatre productions, and although the maximum aperture available to me at that time was f2.0...

Not sure why this emphasis regarding high ISO numbers, This has only crept in since digital became so widely used, and then simply because the new technology permitted this. I always use what I...

Original Mirandas were built like tanks, had reliable shutters, and used good materials with careful tolerances. They were often used for scientific and astronomical purposes.
Sadly later cameras...

Again a new lens-but why all this obsession with the darn things! Back when I got my first SLR in 1967, I had three lenses-58mm Helios, 30mm Lydith and 135mm Orestor. I still have them, and they...