I fell down the Soviet photography rabbit hole, and it's so much fun. You can just experiment with different lenses, cameras, and focal lengths for a fraction o

I fell down the Soviet photography rabbit hole, and it's so much fun. You can just experiment with different lenses, cameras, and focal lengths for a fraction of the cost, and usually without sacrificing much quality. I picked up a Zorki 1 off Ebay for peanuts, and it works perfectly. It's small, has a collapsable lens, and just lives in my jacket pocket all the time. It's quite heavy, and every control has a very satisfying mechanical feeling. You can also pick up lens adapters (usually m39 for rangefinder, and m42 for SLR) to use Soviet glass on modern mirrorless cameras. The Helios 44-2 is a really really good lens for the price, and is a great companion to my Sony A6000