In this article tested few Russian lens, Helios 44/77/81/89/103, Jupiter 8/9/12, MIR 24, Zenitar-M 50 f1.7, Tele-Zenitar 135mm f/2.8
Portraits with Soviet lenses
Tag: M42
Russian lens Mix Helios 81N Helios 77-M4 Helios 89 Helios 44-M7 Helios 44-2
Helios soup. It contains:Helios-81N (50mm f/2, Nikon F). Probably the sharpest and more contrasty of all. That also makes it a bit more modern-looking, though it definitely is Helios. That extra bit of sharpness is useful when placing subjects off center and when using longer focusing distances. Helios 44 and Biotar 58 fall apart in those […]
Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 55mm f1.4
Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 1.4/55 + Praktica BX20 + Kodak Vision 3 500T motion picture film. Made by Adolfo
Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 55mm f1.4 Zebra
All Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 1.4 55 have a M42 mount. All lenses come with the typical black-silver “Zebra” look. One thing you need to now about Zebra lenses is that they are radioactive (I kid you not!). Zeiss engineers experimented with using different elements to enhance the sharpness of the lens. Pancolar lenses were produced with Thorium, […]
Tomioka Yashinon 55mm f1.2
AUTO YASHINON® DS-M TOMIOKA, which was produced within the years 1973 to 1974 for approx. 6 months in a very low quantity. The most important innovation about this lens is, the remarkable fact, that it is one of the worldwide first computer calculated lenses. DS-M TOMIOKA will only work in the automatic aperture mode. 7 […]