It is official. The Lubitel has arrived and I can now be a formal member of the Lubitel Blogger Society! Rannie has posted great information on what a Lubitel is and how it works. Now I just have to find instructions in English and figure out how it works! (You can see the one I got here on E-Bay.)
Ciscley is picking hers up at the post office today – I’m sure we’ll both have photos from it by the end of the weekend!
Links of note:
:: Roland’s Guide to all things Lubitel
:: Basic Guide to Using the Lubitel
:: The Lubitel Gallery (Includes tips on how to take great pictures.)
:: The Lubitel 166 Resource Page (Beware of evil Tripod pop-up ads!)
5 replies on “I’m a Member…”
I’m Thrilled! I can’t wait to play. And I’m so releived that yours turned out to be in good condition. I always get butterflies in my stomach when other people buy things based on something I do. I can throw my own money around like it grows on trees but I panic over every cent my friends spend.
Cannot wait to see what you photograph. I think the Lubitel will really suit your film photography style (aka Europe photos).
Now if only I could go back to Europe – right now – so I could take more! Maybe I’ll have to go to Boston again instead…
Anyone know of a good source for 120 film? I can’t seem to find it anywhere!
B&H, of course. Here’s a link to print film and slide film in 120 formats. 🙂
I just purchased a Lubitel 166b on ebay. It should be showing up in a couple of weeks. I was inspired by your post =). I have now posted on it as well…
New toy!!
After reading many praises of the Lubitel my wife and I decided to pick up this little gem today. I