Olympus wrote:
I sold my Moskva 5, which is a Zeiss Super Ikonta knockoff; I got the
pictures back.. They are not very sharp, even though it's a 6x9cm film, and
I printed it as a 4x6". So the print is almost the same size as the film;
but it's less sharp than my OM shots on 35mm; I sold it already, those who
might be pondering like me, extending the OM line, or going into the MF
world; if you go MF, don't buy a Moskva 5, it's not very sharp, the red
window leaks like hoover dam.
I'd say be careful if you buy a Moskva 5, since they can
vary dramatically in quality, and many have deteriorated
since they were new. I owned one for many years and it was
always sharp as a tack, and its red windows were safe for
infrared as well as standard films. But at the same time, I
saw plenty of others with bent struts, inaccurate
rangefinder linkages, slow shutters, etc.
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