Tair-11A is highly  appreciated among  amateurs and professionals abroad. We suppose, that they are the fifth at the top. The fifth position, most likely, is connected with the unavailability of the lens. Focal length is  135mm and maximum aperture F/2.8 allows  to get  very good cont

Specifications of Mir-1V: Focal distance: 37mm Max and min aperture: F2.8-F16 Number of lenses / groups: 6 lenses in 5 groups MDF: 70cm Weight: 240g Number of diaphragm blades: 8 Mount: M42 thread The diameter of front filter: 49mm Resolution of TU (center/edge): 45/23 lines/mm Transm

Before  releasing ‘black’ lenses there is  a  white model Jupiter-9 2/85 in Lytkarino The optical scheme of Jupiter-9 2/85 was copied from Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2/85.   Surely, Sonar has much better optical performance than its younger  brother. Jupiter-9 2/85 is  made of metal and g

The legend of the last century is a popular lens Jupiter 37A 3,5/135. It is called a small telephoto or  big portrait camera.  It’s an absolute  truth.  They say, Jupiter 37-A takes the second place for the best Soviet portrait lens in the range of 85-135mm. The Jupiter-37A has

Industar-61 L/Z MC is a very sharp lens.  It is not surprisingly that  all the industry  performed on the optical scheme Tessar,  has the other name «Eagle eye.» The first impression is that they are  really, deep-set glass and the small size of the holes resemble exactly Ca

Industar 69 2.8/28 is  the lens from the Soviet camera ‘Chaika’. There are several variations of ‘Industar-69’:  at first the camera models ‘Chaika’ was a fixed  with lens, then the models ‘Chaika-2, -2M, 3’ were non-fixed installed as shown in this review. Industar 69 2.8/28 is  the

The specifications of Industar 29 2.8/80: Focal length: 80mm Aperture: F/2.8-F/22.0 The number of aperture blades: 11 pieces Optical design: 4 lenses in 3 groups, the scheme Tessar (Tessar, eagle eye) Mount\thread: lens Mount from the camera a salute. Weight: 340 MDF: 0.9 m The diamet

MC Helios-77M 1.8/50 is a very interesting lens. Firstly, letters «MC» mean, that it has a multilayer blooming. Secondly, I want to pay your attention that there is no manufacturer’s name on my MC Helios-77M 1.8/50.  It’s probably an export variant of lens. Besid

MC Helios-77M-4 1.8/50 is a quite rare and good high-aperture prime lens. In it’s time it was a qualitative standard lens for some roll-film cameras «Zenit».  Now you can find  MC Helios-77M-4 1.8/50 on the flea market, it can be used as a good manual lens for modern c

Specifications of  MC  Helios-123Н 1.4/50: Focal length: 50mm Max and min aperture:   F1.4-F16 Number of aperture blades: 7 pieces, grey matte color Optical scheme: 7 lenses in 6 groups Weight: 270g MDF: 45cm The diameter of front filter: 52mm It can be installed on Nikon cameras with