a few weeks ago i picked up a lubitel 166 universal at a local flea market. it’s beauuuuutiful.
here are a few shots from my first roll of film.
kinda dreamy, right?
Update: 6.11.09 – I’ve been posting more and more pics from the lubitel over at my Street art and Concert Photography site : Street and Stage enjoy 
Update: 7.15.09 – finally got around to posting those cross processed shots!
Hey these are wicked-I am not a pro but have just bought a lubitell 166 universal off ebay-got any tips?? I know nothing. I bought it cause I wanted to get into medium format and like lomo style.
What kind of film brings out the lomo colurs good??
Many thanks.
hey there! i’m by far a pro with the lubitel either, so no worries
i tend to go for the faster films since i seem to always find myself in lower-light conditions. (the probable exceptions being the above photos
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i shot the above on kodak ektachrome 400iso 120 film. all n all i’d say that i was happy with it, especially since i really didn’t know what i was doing with the lubitel at the time. not that i do now either but … always learning, always learning.
you probably know about this film link, but just incase:
http://beta.lomography.com/magazine/films
great resource for examples, reviews, etc. my next two rolls were shot on fuji provia 400xpro film which i’ll be picking up later today. i’ll be sure to post some examples to check out
re: general lubitel tips at this point. i’d suggest a lil black electrical tape to secure the top clasp area as it can easily become unclasped in a bag, etc. (i learned that the hard way) also, in leu of carrying a lightmeter i’ve been using my canon g10 in manual mode to get a preview of exposure settings before taking the shot on the lubitel. in theory that should work smashingly. time will tell tho, eh?
congrats on your new toy! they really are beautiful
Hi, I’m thinking of picking one up as well! You’ve just sealed the deal for me! Love the photos!!
thanks jen, glad you like!
just posted some x-pro shots from the lubitel that you might like as well (linked above)
have fun!
hey, i just want to buy the lubitel 166 . whats the diffrent for 166 and 166+ .. and do you know diffrnt for blackbird fly and lubitel??
i’m new to lomo. and your shot sooooo amazing ….
anyway, can we use 35mm on lubitel??
hiya! thanks for the kind words, they made my morning
you can see a list of the “improvements” that come with the 166+ here
while some of these things are nice (the dedicated 35mm adaptor, zone focus, “improved” viewfinder) i’d say that they’re more marketing gimmicks than anything else. personally, i’d pick up an old lubitel 166 universal (or any other version that looked to be in good shape) on ebay for what they *should* cost – about $50 (instead of the $300+ via Lomo.) that way you can buy other fun little cameras (olympus xa’s / konica c35’s) with the money you saved! If you just want to buy a new lomo / don’t want to deal with ebay though I fully understand.
the blackbird fly, while very, very pretty is a 35mm *only* camera.
and yes, you can use 35mm film on any lubitel, it just takes a lil work (but isn’t that always half of the fun with lomography?
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links:
lomo site
35mm on lubitel
one more thought, if you’re really thinking about spending 300+ dollars on a medium format camera, you might want to check out a Kiev 88 instead. it’s a muchhhhh nicer camera, basically a hasselblad knockoff. you won’t get the same quirkiness of the lubitel, but you will get amazing photos and an all-around nicer camera. check out these photos by “flowertrip” on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowertrip/tags/kiev/
good luck and let me know how you make out!