Macro rings allow the lens focusing closer, but when they are on, you cannot focus on infinity. I like using Industar 50-2 for macro photography with macro rings. The lens makes quite ugly results when used against bright light. To avoid vignetting, you have to set the aperture to around f8-f11. I like shooting foggy cityscapes with Industar 50-2, low contrast adds up to the atmosphere. This portrait was shot at ISO 5000 (Canon 6D) The lens shows pretty good sharpness in the center and works surprisingly well in low light. ![]() Note that vinjetting puts an additional accent to the subject in the center. The left side is in the shadows, but low contrast makes the image still usable. The light on this portrait is far from perfect. It is strong at the left and right, but it is weaker on the top and bottom. And, in my opinion, Industar’s vignetting is a bit different from other lenses. ![]() When Industar 50-2 is wide-open – it makes it big. Vignetting – dark areas in the corners, it comes from the lens, but can also be added later in an editor. (for low-light I prefer Helios 44-2 because it is faster I like doing it for some old architecture, or portraits in some classic environment. And obviously, when I want to give vintage look for pretty much anything.Shooting portraits, that include a bit of environment (at F3.5 and higher).When I want to add an additional accent to the subject in the center.I personally like using Industar 50-2 for a few cases: Basically anything, that can bring an atmosphere or a remote location. Street, landscape, portraits, documentary. Industar 50-2 review for travel photographyĪs I always tell, that travel photography is a bit of everything. ![]() Of course, it doesn’t take much effort to slightly desaturate blue in Lightroom, but with the classic lens, you have it straight away. It would fall out the “palette”, where all of the colors are calm-greyish. For Industar 50-2 the focal length is indeed 50mm, but it is F3.5! If this was shot on a modern lens – the well-lit bus would be strikingly blue. NOTE: In USSR they have a bit misleading naming for lenses. You use something simple and the result strongly reminds the film era. When you take an Industar lens – you don’t have all this. They bring improved colors, reduce flare and do other things. Modern lenses benefit from advanced coating technologies. It is also surprisingly sharp in the center (for its age/price/size). The lens is low contrast, it has fluffy out-of-focus areas and large vignetting (on a full-frame). Industar 50-2 is probably the second popular Soviet lens, after Helios 44 series. Industar 50-2, the classic low-contrast look. But the image you get has some interesting, different look. Vintage lenses don’t have the same image quality as modern ones, they may have some optical imperfections and are optimized for the film. As soon as you use some sort of non-ordinary equipment – your photos stand out. Well, most of the people shoot with popular cameras and lenses, as a result, the images look similar. Instead, I will share my thoughts about the gear and what it can add to your travel photography. Professional reviewers have time, resources and the audience for that. It is not a “classic” review about specs and sharpness (etc.). Many of my readers are here because of travel photography, so I decided to make some posts about photo gear. ![]()
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