Pindy Posted November 24, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 24, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Received a copy of this amazing book yesterday and noticed it all looked like one focal length. Could it have been wider than 35mm? Some pretty stunning reportage. Turns out my in-laws were actually honeymooning in Prague as this erupted—those crazy kids. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Hi Pindy, Take a look here Koudelka's Invasion 68—what lens?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
horosu Posted November 24, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 24, 2009 I think he used a 25 mm lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted November 25, 2009 Share #3 Posted November 25, 2009 Another earlier thread at RFF...http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=851398discussion Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pindy Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted November 25, 2009 Very helpful—thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted November 25, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 25, 2009 A 25, and a few shots with a telephoto with a pair of Practikas (sp?). Bulk film from the cod-ends of 35mm movie film reels. If you take a look at the Magnum in Motion piece, it opens and closes with some film clips of Koudelka boosting a ride on a Russian tank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted November 25, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 25, 2009 I have a 25/4 Zeiss Jena Flektogon on an Exakta IIa, and if Koudelka used that lens in Prague I have the greatest admiration for him. It's a terrific lens but it has an unbelievably long focus throw. Maybe he used a very small aperture, but I doubt it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted November 25, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 25, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have a 25/4 Zeiss Jena Flektogon on an Exakta IIa, and if Koudelka used that lens in Prague I have the greatest admiration for him. It's a terrific lens but it has an unbelievably long focus throw. Maybe he used a very small aperture, but I doubt it. Never mind the lens: there's nothing about those Exaktas that recommends them for photojournalism with live ammunition - except that they're as heavy and solid as a Nikon F. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noah samuel mosko Posted August 28, 2022 Share #8 Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) Flektogon 25mm is and was quite rare (especially in 60s Czechoslovakia) and I saw a photograph of Koudelka with two Exakta Varex IIb on his neck and there was definitely not Flektogon 25/4 mounted on any of them (because that lens has much larger diameter). On contrary, there was an interview with Koudelka and he mentioned 25mm/f4 Flektogon. https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/josef-koudelka-a-restless-eye/ so perhaps he might had one. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited August 28, 2022 by noah samuel mosko adding photo and link 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/104800-koudelkas-invasion-68%E2%80%94what-lens/?do=findComment&comment=4498385'>More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 28, 2022 Share #9 Posted August 28, 2022 Would you have some link to this book? I drove home from Prague as the Russians moved in in 68.., Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted October 11, 2022 Share #10 Posted October 11, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 2:01 AM, jaapv said: Would you have some link to this book? I drove home from Prague as the Russians moved in in 68.., https://www.bookdepository.com/Josef-Koudelka-Invasion-68-Irena-Sorfov/9781597110686?ref=grid-view&qid=1665509331989&sr=1-1 It's hard to find new at the moment, possibly out of print. I picked up a Russian edition in Prague in 2018 at the National Gallery's bookstore; they were running a big show of his invasion work to mark the 50th anniversary. There's another interview with him at the Aperture website: https://aperture.org/editorial/josef-koudelka-68/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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