how to use a lubitel

Okay this was suggested by my friend Fatah

Congratulations on the new camera by the way.

I've actually been wanting to do this for awhile

but never got the time to do it.

And I actually wanted to make a video about it

but I'm sick at the moment.

Okay first here's a video on how to load any lubitel camera

So now, we learn how to focus using the lubitel.
Focusing is really easy.
Once you've mastered the focusing on the lubitel,

Focusing on any other TLR camera will definitely be easy for you.

So okay, open the top part

of the lubitel
So now what you'll have is this

okay so now to focus.
So can you see that circle in the middle of the viewfinder ?
You have to focus using that.
You cant really see it but theres a small circle in the bigger circle
and theres a line in the middle of the smaller circle.



If you notice,the image above the line is different than the one below the line.
So what you want to do is you turn the ring from the lower lens
like the picture above
until both images
(top and bottom of the smaller circle)
are the same.
And once they're the same,
the object is in focus.
Its actually very very easy.

Another way to focus without using the line
is to aim the subject on the 2 circles
and turn the ring on the lower lens
until that subject is very clear on the circles
and the background is blur.
Once that happens, the subject is in focus.
Some photographers use this method
because its actually a bit faster than the line method.

Okay so now for the setting
this is where people are usually worried about.
I understand that despite being a Lomo camera,
the lubitel IS harder to use than any other lomocams.
But its okay, one of the things that I enjoy about the Lubitel is how you have to
take your time to set everything
THEN take take your photo.

Okay so if you buy the lubitel 166+ like i did
you'll be given this chart

So this is just a ROUGH guideline
on how to set your lubitel.
If you're a beginner, you can apply it.
But I actually never did.
I did alot of experimentation instead.

The mystery dial on the side of the lubitels
does not affect the pictures in any way.
they are just there to remind you

of the ISO of the film you're using so that you wont forget.


Well that's about it.
If you need to ask something,
drop a comment and I'll update this post according to the question