Industar 61 L/Z 50mm 1:2.8, A Close Focus Friend

The Vintage Enthusiast: Image making with an Industar 61 L/Z 50mm 1:2.8, across its focus distance.

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The Industar 61 L/Z 50mm 1:2.8, commonly found as standard lenses on FED and Zorki rangefinder cameras, is a 4-element in 3-groups construction and comes with a six-blade iris providing a range of apertures from f/2.8 to f/22. Coming in as a simple, sleek, and sturdy design, the lens is acknowledged as one of the best normal SLR lenses to come out from the FED factory in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

The lens elements are multicoated, images are surprisingly sharp and contrasty, and a focal length of 50mm makes it worth the fit as a standard for normal use.

Industar 61 L/Z 50mm 1:2.8

Though not designated as Macro, the 61 L/Z has a close focus of 30cm, and with its front element located deep in the barrel, you can go without the need for a lens shade, which also makes macro shooting a very functional aspect of the lens.

Olympus E-P5, Industar 61 L/Z 50mm f/2.8

On the E-P5, the lens looks slightly longish, extending out 95mm (including the M42/M4/3 lens adapter) from the lens mount face at its closet focal length, it does not add too much to the camera's weight, though. The effective focal length is now 100mm. The focus and aperture rings are easily manipulated with the thumb and index finger of your left hand.

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