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kyrcy
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 Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 10:16 pm Post subject: M42 Soviet/Russian lenses |
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kyrcy wrote:
Any opinions about these not very popular M42 Soviet/Russian lenses?
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2
Jupiter-36b 250mm f/3.5
Helios 77M-4 50mm f/1.8
Vega-12b 90mm f/2.8
Volna-9 50mm f/2.8
Kaleinar-3b 150mm f/2.8
Zenitar 50mm f/1.7
Zenitar 50mm f/1.9
Zenitar 50mm f/2
Mir-10A 28mm f/3.5
Mir-3b 65mm f/3.5
Mir-24M 35mm f/2
Mir-26b 45mm f/3.5
Mir-38b 65mm f/3.5 |
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jamaeolus
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jamaeolus wrote:
The only one of those I have is the mir 3b in pentacon 6 mount. It was way cheap is very nicely constructed came with all the "fixin's" filter case box and provenance in Russian from 1982. Appeared completely unused, I tried it and I think it is pretty good. I think I spent 40 USD all in. Certainly worth that. Of course, on my a7ii its a rather large and heavy chunk of glass but for studio or if your not going far its a FL that is not easily accomplished with a prime.
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Humulus
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Humulus wrote:
I have:
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2
Helios 77M-4 50mm f/1.8
Zenitar-M 50mm f/1.7
MIR 24M 35mm f/2
My favourite lens from the list is the Zenitar. It is quite sharp wide open and has nice and smooth bokeh. Jupiter and MIR are both soft wide open and lack contrast. If you want a good MIR 24M alternative, look for CZJ Flektogon 35mm. The Helios 77M-4 is OK (the corners are very soft wide open, though) but the busy and swirly bokeh can sometimes be a pain in the ass. I also had the MIR 10A but I found it useless on my Canon 5D since it blocks the mirror. |
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miran
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miran wrote:
I think the Kaleinar 150 and the Mirs 65 and 45 are medium format lenses, the 150 being a short tele and the 65 and 45 wide angle lenses. So if yours are M42 they must have been adapted to M42 I would guess. And consequently they're much bigger and heavier than they really need to be for the focal length / aperture combination if used on small format.
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BurstMox
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 6:15 am Post subject: Re: M42 Soviet/Russian lenses |
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BurstMox wrote:
| kyrcy wrote: |
Any opinions about these not very popular M42 Soviet/Russian lenses?
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2
Jupiter-36b 250mm f/3.5
Helios 77M-4 50mm f/1.8
Vega-12b 90mm f/2.8
Volna-9 50mm f/2.8
Kaleinar-3b 150mm f/2.8
Zenitar 50mm f/1.7
Zenitar 50mm f/1.9
Zenitar 50mm f/2
Mir-10A 28mm f/3.5
Mir-3b 65mm f/3.5
Mir-24M 35mm f/2
Mir-26b 45mm f/3.5
Mir-38b 65mm f/3.5 |
Have/had them. But I can't compare with Western lenses since I never owned any.
Jupiter-9: soft wide open, sharp at 2.8, smooth bokeh.
Jupiter-36b, heavy, prone to flare, but not bad sharpness at all. Good lens according to me.
Helios77: I find it on bit under the 44 regarding to sharpness. Still is swirly bokeh.
Vega-12: smooth bokeh, sharpness not bad. A cheap variant for a 90mm lens.
Volna-9: I'm not fan of that lens, but here not long time ago was topic where was shown nice photos with this lens.
Kaleinar: very good lens to my eyes. Wide open not the sharpest, but not soft like jupiter-9. Big and heavy, not very practiczble to use, but it deserve to be used.
Zenitar 1.7: great lens! Nice bokeh, sharpness wide open, not only on center.
Zenitar 1.9: also good lens, it swirl more than 1.7, but a bit less sharp.
Zenitar 2.0: very good nd serious lens. It's the last evolution of the 44 series.
Mir-10a: it perform good for a vintage wide angle. Sharp.
Mir-24: I like this lens, I find it sharp even wide open.
Mir-26b: didn't used it a lot, it's prone to flare, especially intern flare.
Mir-38b: I recently used it again, quite pleasant lens. Bokeh is dynamic, sharpness is not bad.
If you want to see samples. You can check my site.
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y
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y wrote:
Jupiter-9 - This lense features huge sample variation. The silver ones tend to be good. However, I used to have a black one which wasn't sharp even past f/4.0.
Volna-9 - Nice macro. Unusual star-shaped aperture. It tends to be overpriced.
Zenitar-M 50/1.7 - Very good performer. Exceptional sharpness wide open. Its bokeh is also very good. The only issue is absence of multi-coating - with multi-coating it would be a real killer.
Zenitar-M2 50/2 - Nice sharpness and bokeh. However, its shape and plastic body are letdowns. It tends to be overpriced. |
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BurstMox
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BurstMox wrote:
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Zenitar-M2 50/2 - Nice sharpness and bokeh. However, its shape and plastic body are letdowns. It tends to be overpriced. |
Early models contain more metal components.
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marino24
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Location: italy
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marino24 wrote:
i have 5 of them , love them all 😁
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2
Volna-9 50mm f/2.8
Zenitar 50mm f/1.7
Mir-10A 28mm f/3.5
Mir-24M 35mm f/2 |
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newst
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Location: Troy, MI USA
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: M42 Soviet/Russian lenses |
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newst wrote:
| kyrcy wrote: |
Any opinions about these not very popular M42 Soviet/Russian lenses?
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2: If you can find a good copy this is an excellent lens. The hard part is finding a good one. Mine is a bit soft wide open butas this was designed to be a portrait lens that is not a problem. Stopped down it sharpens up quickly.
Helios 77M-4 50mm f/1.8: A solid performer, decently sharp with nice color rendition but just another good 50, nothing special.
Zenitar M 50mm f/1.7: Very sharp, smooth bokeh, great color. One of my favorite 50s. Don't tell anyone about this or the prices will go up.
Edit...You can get this lens in a multi-coated (MC) version, mine is.
Mir-24M 35mm f/2: A solid performing 35mm, a modernized MIR-1 with better coatings but with a touch less character. |
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