Budget Medium Format Camera: Lomo Lubitel 166

[@williamcurwen7428]

I have a Lubitel 2. What is really special about the Lubitel is the Cooke triplet lens. Stop down to f5.6 and set the focus to 2 metres, with the background 6 metres away, and you have a superb portrait camera with the most amazing bokeh. Forget about sharp, with the Lubitel it becomes irrelevant.

[@NickSmithPhoto]

Old lenses always have great character.

[@yelonhesli]

Amazing video, and of course beautiful photos. This lens is pretty sharp

[@NickSmithPhoto]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@dimabliznets8783]

very impressive photos especialy on lomography film

[@xander1052]

I have the original GOMZ Lubitel 2 (pre renaming to LOMO) and despite being 30 years older than a 166, the only real difference is that all of the shutter speeds are very slightly slower.

[@NickSmithPhoto]

I do wish though that they offered more speeds than just the select few it has.

[@Argo-F-Ur-Sef]

I just nabbed the last one.

[@Zetaphotography]

The Polaroid Guy does this video and now everyone is making a Lomo Lib 166+. Who is paying $400 for this?

[@glaurung666]

Come to Russia, they a sold here for almost free. There were millions of them produced in 1955-1981, not a rare artefact. I got the one I have for free.

[@ΚοσμαςΒιδαλης]

Im paying 40€