Happy 2019. Oh my God what a great Blog year 2018 it was.

I wish a Happy 2019 to all of you , with health and luck.

2018 was a challenging year for me in many aspects of my life but overall I would describe it as a strengthening experience. That as a fact took a toll on my blogging activity. This year I had only 26 new posts, but it was the year that this blog had the most views since 2015 by far. I wanted to share an input on what attracted your interest mostly this year.

2018 Top 5 Visited Blog Posts

• Taxiarchis, Mandamados Mytilene, May 30 2015
• Nikon FM10, Zoom Nikkor 35–70 mm f/3.5-4.8 zoom lens. February 13 2015
• LUNA from Lomo is the… Lubitel 2 , renamed for the Greek market. October 4 2015
• A Walk Around Piraeus, Statue of Themistocles. March 1 2015
• Fujica STX-1 ,35mm SLR|Sexy lady from the past. February 18 2015

As it can easily be seen the common thing in all these posts is that they all are from 2015. Also 3 out of 5 are related to film cameras and analogue photography. The other 2 are travel blogs , photos from trips with my camera.

But how about the new posts from 2018, which where the most visited?

Here are the TOP 5.

• 28th October 1940, Memoirs “The Wounded Italian Soldier”. October 27 2018
• Raindrops……. April 6 2018
• Separated In Eternity But Forever In Love. January 7 2018
• Midnight Oil, February 21 2018

• Τρίκορφο Φωκίδας, Trikorfo Fokidas, April 9 2018

Here the 3 out of 5 posts are B&W related posts, one is a travel post and the last one is a history related post.

I would like to thank all of you around the world that have visited my blog and I hope that 2019 will be a creative year for all of us.

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LUNA from Lomo is the… Lubitel 2 , renamed for the Greek market.

LUNA by LOMO, Lubitel 2

I recently bought my first medium camera from the flea market for an undisclosed , dirt-cheap price. The lucky camera that i saved from oblivion was named LUNA, I immediately understood it was a USSR LOMO made Lubitel 2. Since I had never encountered that brand, I did a little research and found out it is the 4th edition of the Lubitel 2, built somewhere around 1975-1977.

“It is identified as PK1455. Camera identical to PK1420 “No-Name” version , but under export name “LUNA”. Intended for Greece market. Very uncommon to find.” source

It was in good condition with its original leather case. I really like this little camera and I’m looking forward on testing it.

LUNA by LOMO, Lubitel 2

LUNA by LOMO, Lubitel 2

LUNA by LOMO, Lubitel 2

LUNA by LOMO, Lubitel 2

LUNA by LOMO, Lubitel 2

Some data on the camera specs.

The Lubitel-2

After one million three hundred thousand Lubitels produced, GOMZ re-evaluated the design and decided to add a self-timer and a flash sync. This redesign was done by G. Barkovski, according to Princelle, thus creating the Lubitel-2.

The literature claims that the Lubitel-2 came in two shutters: a ZT-5 with speeds of 1/10s to 1/200s, and a ZT-8 with 1/15s to 1/250s. I don’t know what to make of this: I think the difference in speeds is probably an artefact of labeling rather than anything technical, and is the result of the postwar introduction of the new power-of-two shutter speed system: 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 (noted as 1/15), 1/32 (noted as 1/30), 1/64 (noted as 1/60), 1/128 (noted as 1/125), 1/256 (noted as 1/250), 1/512 (noted as 1/500), 1/1024 (noted as 1/1000), and so on, that took the place of the earlier decimal system that counted 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200, et cetera. Converting to the newer system simply means writing 1/60 instead of 1/50, and assuming the difference to be within your margin of error. Info from Alfreds Camera Place

Here is an Excerpt from the 1971 book/brochure “Discover Rewarding Photography” by Ronald Spillman A.I.I.P:

“Lubitel-2

An extremely versatile 6×6cm twin-lens focusing reflex taking twelve pictures on 120 roll film. Although this camera is priced at the lower end of the scale, it incorporates most features required by the keen beginner and yet has a performance that will satisfy the critical user.

The lens is a 75mm coated f/4.5, which focuses down to 4′. The leaf shutter is behind the lens, has five speeds from 1/15th to 1/250th second, and is synchronized for flash.

The Lubitel-2 is a camera without frills. You wind on the film by means of an ordinary knob and there is a window to show you the frame numbering on the back paper. There is a clever helical screw mount to the taking lens. As this is rotated it turns the upper, viewing lens to similar focus. Viewing is by means of an always-in-focus convex lens giving a brilliant image. A circular ground-glass spot at the center is used for focusing. There is a folding magnifier and a flip-up direct vision viewfinder incorporated in the folding hood. The camera contains a filter compartment, has a delayed action device built into the shutter, and is supplied with ever-ready case.”

Info from Alfreds Camera Place

Not Old Enough,F75

“Not Old Enough” F75 and Sigma AF 35-70mm, Lucky SHD100

B&W Film LUCKY SHD100 & F75 with Sigma AF Zoom Master 35-70mm, Homebrewed

I had a run again of the extra cheap B&W film Lucky SHD100 using the F75 with Sigma AF Zoom Master 35-70mm, Home brewed Rodinal and here are some results that I am no ashamed off. Added some Lightroom 5 magic and here we are….

“Walk The Line” Salamina, Restis Nikon F75, Lucky SHD100,Sigma AF 35-70mm Rodinal 1:100 Semistand 60min

Salamina Restis

Salamina Restis

Salamina Restis

Salamina Kinosoura

Salamina Kinosoura