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Jeff Zen
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 Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:56 pm Post subject: Magic Russian Lenses? |
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Jeff Zen wrote:
I own, or have owned, the following Soviet lenses:
Volna 9 ( 2 copies )
Mir-24m
Mir-1b
Helios 44-3 ( 5 copies )
Helios 44-2
Helios-44m
Helios-77m-4
Zenitar-m 50mm f1.7
Jupiter 9
I love the Mir-24m, Helios 44-3, and Volna 9, and consider them almost
magical lenses. My question is this, what other Soviet era lenses
do forum members recommend for their sublime, almost magical, qualities?
( Besides the Helios 40-2 which I could never afford.) Thanks.
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themoleman342
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themoleman342 wrote:
The Mir 20m has incredible color saturation which is somewhat difficult to find in a 20mm wide-angle. |
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indianadinos wrote:
Tair 11-A ?
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pulatom
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pulatom wrote:
I consider the Tair-11a one of the best 135mm's for M42 mount, very sharp even wide open and renders a nice BG. If you can't afford Helios 40 then go for Cyclop, it's a magical lens (provided you like soft focus and strange bokeh  ).
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
Helios-40 8,5cm M39
Jupiter-9 8,5cm RED P Contax, Leica mount
Jupiter-12 35mm RED P f2.8 Contax, Leica mount
Jupiter-9 85mm f2 silver SLR
Tair3-S
Tair-11A
Tair 133mm alu
Kaleinar 100
VEGA 90,120
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Laurentiu Cristofor
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Laurentiu Cristofor wrote:
Try any of the 135mm: Jupiter 11, Jupiter 37, and the Tair 11. The Jupiter 21M is also an interesting lens, although it's pretty large and heavy.
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Attila wrote:
| Laurentiu Cristofor wrote: |
| Try any of the 135mm: Jupiter 11, Jupiter 37, and the Tair 11. The Jupiter 21M is also an interesting lens, although it's pretty large and heavy. |
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William
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William wrote:
I'd recommend the Jupiter 21M as well, I think that focused reasonably close it does have some magical quality in the rendering. It can strain the neck though. The Tair-3s makes the Jupiter look compact but it is very capable at resolving |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Tair11 is great.
Does it have to be Russian? The Meyer Trioplan is one not to be missed for character when use wide open.
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dsmlogger
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dsmlogger wrote:
I can only speak of Russian lenses I've used extensively.
Mir-1B 37mm f/2.8
Jupiter-37A 135mm f/3.5
Jupiter-11A 135mm f/4
Helios 44-2 58mm f/2
Industar-61L/Z 50mm f/2.8
Industar-50-2 50mm f/3.5
Jupiter-8 50mm f/2.0
All great lenses, with wonderful colour rendering and attractive bokeh!
I also have other Soviet lenses but haven't tested them yet properly but I expect much of them.
Lenses like Tair-3C, Telear-H, Jupiter-9, Jupiter-12 etc.
All in all, I don't think that there are bad Soviet lenses, all of them seem to be very nice and give more than usable results on digital cameras.
Even if some of them are a bit inferior to their German counterparts, they can achieve wonderful results and are all worth a try. |
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Jeff Zen
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Jeff Zen wrote:
Thanks everybody! I greatly appreciate your advice.
I've decided on the Jupiter 37A. The Tair 11a prices I've seen are too high for me right now. |
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aoleg
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aoleg wrote:
Little known, but MC Kaleinar-5H (100/2. is a superb lens. Difficult to find in good condition (soft coatings prone to scratching), it renders extremely smooth images. Other than that, Zenitar 16/2.8, Peleng 17/2.8 and 8mm fisheyes are great regardless of origin. Mir-10A is interesting, at least (28mm/3.5). MC Mir-20M is great (20mm/3.5).
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metallaro1980
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metallaro1980 wrote:
| Attila wrote: |
| Laurentiu Cristofor wrote: |
| Try any of the 135mm: Jupiter 11, Jupiter 37, and the Tair 11. The Jupiter 21M is also an interesting lens, although it's pretty large and heavy. |
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