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MIR-24H 35mm f/2.0 on Sony A7RII
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 2:50 pm    Post subject: MIR-24H 35mm f/2.0 on Sony A7RII Reply with quote


My copy was made in 1994 from the Arsenal Factory in Kiev. I bought this lens for about $80 USD locally two years ago.

There is a discussion on the resolution in this thread https://forum.mflenses.com/mir-24h-mc-35mm-f-2-vs-minolta-md-35mm-f-2-8-t84937.html . My copy seems to behave pretty similar to the lens tested above. The only thing I would like to add is the lens seems to suffer from obvious field curvature at the edges. The color aberration at wider aperture is pretty obvious too, which you can see in the bokeh balls and edge of high contrast areas. The color aberration can be a good thing if you want to some vintage feel to the image or it can be a bad thing if you want more neutral color reproduction.

I will focus on showing the bokeh of the lens in the following photos. The rear bokeh has pronounced edges in most of the photos.

(The samples below are converted from raw to jpeg using the camera standard profile in Adobe Lightroom. Clarity and vibrance both set to +16. It is best to download the photos and view them at 100%.)

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for sharing your observations.

IMO the lens is somewhat of a mix between a modern and a vintage lens, I do like it.

It has very good resolution (also wide open), can focus really close, and generally has good (non distracting) bokeh.
I've noticed CA in some images, and I think its multicoating is not great (glare in extreme situations).


Click for full size:
PeratalladaMIR24H by devoscasper, on Flickr

PeratalladaMIR24H_10 by devoscasper, on Flickr


PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The lens design is more close to vintage design yet the lens coating is more modern, although the coating is not as effective as other modern MC coating.

Bokeh is more on the neutral side. Whether you like it or not is more a matter of user preference.

For about $100, i would recommend this lens. The KMZ version seems goes for a lot more due the better build quality?


PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
calvin83 wrote:

Bokeh is more on the neutral side. Whether you like it or not is more a matter of user preference.

For about $100, i would recommend this lens. The KMZ version seems goes for a lot more due the better build quality?


KMZ versions are supposed to have the best quality (control). On top of that, these lenses are quite uncommon, they were very very expensive for a Sovjet lens. The smooth bokeh is definitely a thing I like about this lens. It’s better then other vintage fast 35’s I had. That makes is very suitable for food photography etc.


PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
caspert79 wrote:


KMZ versions are supposed to have the best quality (control).


I used to have both. And discovered completely no difference. So, I sold my KMZ sample.


PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LittleAlex wrote:
caspert79 wrote:


KMZ versions are supposed to have the best quality (control).


I used to have both. And discovered completely no difference. So, I sold my KMZ sample.


Not really surprised. Mine is non KMZ and totally fine.
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