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\nThe 75mm f4.5 taking\u00a0lens of the Lubetel 2 is made from only three glass elements know as a Cooke Triplet a design who’s variants date back to 1893.\u00a0 There are\u00a0limitations to how much distortion this simple lens design can mitigate and it’s evident in the results.\u00a0\u00a0I actually consider it a\u00a0‘feature’ of this camera that can be exploited to effect.\u00a0 When focusing near to the camera and using a wide aperture the background is thrown into a swirling sea of distortion.<\/p>\n

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\nParadoxically when focused further out and stopped down the camera can produce surprisingly good results.
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Keeping these characteristics in mind you can use the Lubetel 2 to make images that look like they came from a cheap plastic lensed camera or one with far better optics just don’t forget which is which.\u00a0 Then there is the viewfinder which is more like looking through a cardboard tube than a viewfinder.\u00a0 It’s like one of those sidewalk chalk drawings that have to be viewed from one particular spot anywhere else and it doesn’t look right.\u00a0 The one spot where it does work is frustratingly \u00a0just slightly out of arms reach unless you have\u00a0orangutan arms. The shutter release is\u00a0 a tiny little lever that is situated perfectly so that your finger will impede the shutter cocking lever when you go to take the picture.\u00a0 The solution for this is to use a remote shutter cord with your third hand.\u00a0 All problems aside its an interesting looking camera with different textures and materials and my model has ‘MADE IN USSR’ on the side which amuses me.<\/p>\n

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More about the Lubitel 2 by searching my blog\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Search Lubitel 2
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