Taking the Iskra out and about

[titrisol]

Iskra was a brand of tools for me

Nice shots, and looking into the camera it seems that is was made by KMZ, the same guys that made Zeiss-clone Kiev and lenses
so it must have a decent lens on it (industar????)

[alexvaras]

From CameraWiki:

“Lens: Industar-58 (ИНДУСТАР), 75mm f/3.5; Tessar design with 4 elements in 3 groups; Aperture: f/3.5-f/22, possible to set separately“

[titrisol]

So it is probably a good Tessar clone! KMZ's lenses for Contax were very good and some outstanding
SOme say it is a super isolete clone, I think is more a Nettax

[P C Headland]

Lovely. Is that a reflection in the lower left window of the old building?

Yes, a reflection of the fence around it, and port equipment in the background. I'm not sure how much longer it'll be left standing - quite a few buildings in that area were damaged in the earthquake, and most have already been taken down.

[P C Headland]

It's certainly a decent lens, and overall a really nice camera to use. Yes, the winding mechanism has often been abused, but I think that is because they got so much actual use. It is a very closely based on the Agfa Super Isolette. The winding mechanism, lens and focus arrangement is very similar.

It's not quite the sharpest folder I've got, that accolade would go to the Certo Six, but it is one of the nicest to use.