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Used properly, the Lubitel 166B, is a good camera for banging around in places a more expensive camera might be a concern. Rugged, basic, lightweight. This is not a camera for snapshots, though it will DO snapshots. It has a funky, but serviceable spot for focus in viewfinder, it works best with the included fold out magnifier. Use it. It works. The best way to use this camera, is to see, compose, set exposure, focus then hit the shutter. See, you need to LOOK at the scene or subject and figure out how you want the picture to appear. Compose, position the camera, light, subject and scene to include and display the image you want. Set exposure, there are two controls for exposure, shutter speed and aperture. These need to be set for the light and film used. There is MORE to consider than simply getting the right amount of light. The shutter controls motion blur, of the camera, and the subject. The aperture controls depth of focus (out there). (Purists insist this is depth of field, but whatever, it's focus.) Therefor you need to decide how to set the aperture and shutter to present the picture you want. Read up a good article on taking good pictures, it's all about choosing camera position, lighting, focus and exposure. This camera has a very sharp lens for a triple element coated lens. Certainly good enough to get great pictures. It's NOT a toy, used properly it can capture wonderful images. To take snapshots, use ISO 100 film, set the aperture to the dot between 8 and 11, set the focus to the dot between 8 and 11 meters, Use the sport finder, ignore the focus screen, focus will be good from about 12 feet to the mountains. Then adjust the shutter speed to expose correctly, 250 for mountain snow and white sand beaches in full bright sun, 125 for average summer sunlight mid day, 60 for early morning late evening, and hazy mid day, 30 for early early, late late, and cloudy dark, use a tripod when shooting below 1/60th. The Lubitel camera is capable of capturing images, the same images that ANY camera commonly used by normal people can capture. 45 MikeRead full review
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This is a fun camera. It is a cheap way of accessing medium format photography. For roughly 100 dollars, one buys the ability to start making beautiful images. With a little research on the depth of field of the camera and a light meter, getting a great shot isn't hard. The camera is sturdy and reliable and a must for anyone beginning with medium format. Other cameras of its build like the Mamiya 330 are a little more expensive but offer interchangeable lenses and better overall construction.
The camera is fully manual so there is no lightmeter and you have to focus by hand, so if you are looking for a simple point and shoot camera where you don't have to think about what you are doing this may not be the one for you. It is however a very capable little camera, easy to focus (with the pop out focusing magnifier), has a huge viewing area, and easy to use controls. The 166B uses medium format film which for me is a big plus, I shoot mainly black and white and process my film by hand and get wonderful results, if you've never used a waist level view finder it can be a bit weird at first but once you get the hang of it you'll love it. The body is plastic which some see as a negative, but I like it because it keeps the weight down, it is much lighter than other TLR cameras. All in all, it's a great value for the money (as long as you don't go to the lomography website and pay over 300 bucks for it).Read full review
Quite simple camera in use. Wide medium format 120 film well transmits tones and semitones. With vintage lens "triplet 75 * 4.5" charge color film can be obtained, and a cool color-shift. On Ebay, you can book an extra wide-angle attachment and make wonderful pictures of nature or architecture or anything else. I recommend for a first acquaintance with the medium format.
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i love this camera because is to easy for use and the image is to really nice nice...i compare this lomo camera with rolleiflex...but is the similar image
