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Film Camera - Zenit 11 Helios Lens

  • 28-12-2013 2:33pm
    #1
    kaislinn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    So I'm taking the plunge into the world of film photography! Could be a terrible idea, but if you never try, you never know :)

    I'm looking at purchasing an old Zenit 11 as it's pretty affordable and is supposedly (reasonably) reliable for an old camera.

    I'm wondering is there a difference in the lenses of the following cameras:

    http://www.adverts.ie/film-cameras/zenit-11-58mm-f2/3704860

    http://www.adverts.ie/film-cameras/photographic-lot/3143019

    They seem to be similar but I'm a complete newbie so I could be totally wrong... Any help/advice would be great! :D


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  • #2
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    both lenses are the same, the famous or perhaps infamous Helios 44 :-D Great lens. Known for it's swirly wirly OOF when shot wide open, some examples here.

    Wouldn't get a Zenit 11 though. If you want in-camera metering it has a selenium meter which, if it still works, probably won't for long and won't be particularly accurate. If you're going for older screwmount bodies I'd go for a spotmatic 500/1000 or one of the cheap as chips Fujica or Mamiya bodies before I'd go with any of the FSU bodies.


  • #3
    kaislinn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭kaislinn


    Cheers, thanks Daire! I was actually looking for a Fujica, but couldn't find anything local and factoring in postage and stuff it just worked out too expensive. I hadn't looked for a Mamiya, I'll check them out. Any thoughts on a Minolta SR1? It's a pretty old model... Also your shots are something special! :D


  • #4
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    I am selling an Olympus 101 Power-Focus Film Camera , complete with Sigma Lens , and Flash ,

    All in Camera Bag for €90 including postage .


  • #5
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    allthedoyles wrote: »
    I am selling an Olympus 101 Power-Focus Film Camera , complete with Sigma Lens , and Flash ,

    All in Camera Bag for €90 including postage .

    Wouldn't touch an olympus 101 with a ten foot pole TBH.


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