Soviet lenses club

G1DRP · 09-27-2013, 09:46 AM

Tair-3-Phs. This is cropped but shot wide cropped at ISO1600. Pentax K-x.

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pentaxpete · 09-28-2013, 04:51 AM

I have a RUSSIAN MTO 500mm mirror lens , bought in teh 1960's frmo a camera dealer called 'Brocks cameras' long since gone broke -- I uswed to use it with B&W film for Sport for the local newspapers -- it fould teh Pentaprism of my Digital K10D but it works ok wioth all my screw-thread cameras -- it came with a wooden box and several useful filters I use on my Pentax 6x7 and Hasselblad -- it came with a M42mm screw adapter over the Leica M39mm thread as it was really designed for Russian Zenith earlt M39 models ... Shown with one of my Zeniths

Praktica MTL3. 'Activa 200' ( Konica) film outdated rated at 100 ASA

Praktica LB, 2002 outdated Fuji Press 800 film rated 200 ASA -- I put the car lights out of focus the show the 'Doughnut' effect'

Homer Simpson -- " Ah --- DOUGHNUTS !"

arsn.r3d · 10-05-2013, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Great shot, thanks ! J

Thanks Jean!

Here's one taken with its Russian brother. Helios 44-2.

shiner · 10-06-2013, 01:27 AM

Another with 44K-4 and #3 Pentax tube:

Jean Poitiers · 10-06-2013, 06:41 AM

Arrived yesterday ... a cheap French fleabay purchase ... roughly treated, but good glass ... a Jupiter 11A 135/4 ... probably the filthiest lens I have ever bought, but I will clean it up and will hopefully have some fun with its 12 blades ... Salut, J (xpost)

G1DRP · 10-07-2013, 12:17 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Arrived yesterday ... a cheap French fleabay purchase ... roughly treated, but good glass ... a Jupiter 11A 135/4 ... probably the filthiest lens I have ever bought, but I will clean it up and will hopefully have some fun with its 12 blades ... Salut, J (xpost)

I had one of those about 20 years ago. I used it with a converter, on my ME Super and it was very sharp indeed.

utak · 10-07-2013, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

some fun with its 12 blades ... Salut, J

Damn...you are raising the bar...will now need to go to Tair 11, 20 blades...Look forward to your photos!

Jean Poitiers · 10-07-2013, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by utak

Damn...you are raising the bar...will now need to go to Tair 11, 20 blades...Look forward to your photos!

Me, too ... I need to clean it up a bit ... a really dirty and stiff-ish focus helix inside the lens ... Salut, J

scratchpaddy · 10-07-2013, 12:34 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

I will clean it up and will hopefully have some fun with its 12 blades ... Salut, J (xpost)

I'll do you one better and post a shot with my 13-blade Helios 44!

The Soviets sure did like their blades.

edit: Hey, this is post 1990: the year I was born!

My bike is older than I am, and this lens is much older...

Nikonshooter · 10-07-2013, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by scratchpaddy

I'll do you one better and post a shot with my 13-blade Helios 44!

The Soviets sure did like their blades.

edit: Hey, this is post 1990: the year I was born!

My bike is older than I am, and this lens is much older...

makes me wonder why they stopped making lens with so many blades.

Jean Poitiers · 10-07-2013, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by scratchpaddy

I'll do you one better and post a shot with my 13-blade Helios 44!

Which one is that ?! So that I can be on the "out-look" for it ... merci, J

scratchpaddy · 10-07-2013, 01:02 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Nikonshooter

makes me wonder why they stopped making lens with so many blades.

I believe the # of blades has less effect than people think. It changes the shape of the out-of-focus highlights, and the number of points on highlight starbursts. That's about it. The smoothness of the bokeh is all about the glass.

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Which one is that ?! So that I can be on the "out-look" for it ... merci, J

What!? Here I was, thinking you were the Helios King, with cabinets full of them... but you don't have one of the 13-blade versions?

I've lost all respect for you!

It's one of the earliest versions, unpainted, with an M39 mount. I don't have any pictures of the lens, but I'll make one later for ya. They can be found on e-bay fairly easily. Maybe they never sold them in France? I got mine from a reputable eBay dealer from the Ukraine.

In the meantime, there's an excellent post on another forum that lists pretty much every Helios 44 version ever made. It's the 6th post here:

Complete Helios Lens list anyone?

Jean Poitiers · 10-07-2013, 01:06 PM

More Russian blades ... can you guess the lens ...

Jean Poitiers · 10-07-2013, 01:08 PM

Originally posted by scratchpaddy

I believe the # of blades has less effect than people think. It changes the shape of the out-of-focus highlights, and the number of points on highlight starbursts. That's about it. The smoothness of the bokeh is all about the glass.

What!? Here I was, thinking you were the Helios King, with cabinets full of them... but you don't have one of the 13-blade versions?

I've lost all respect for you!

It's one of the earliest versions, unpainted, with an M39 mount. I don't have any pictures of the lens, but I'll make one later for ya. They can be found on e-bay fairly easily. Maybe they never sold them in France? I got mine from a reputable eBay dealer from the Ukraine.

In the meantime, there's an excellent post on another forum that lists pretty much every Helios 44 version ever made. It's the 6th post here:

Complete Helios Lens list anyone?

Merci ... brain-fart time ... didn't think about the 39mm ...it's time for me to go to bed ... Salut, J

**Billy Joe** · 10-07-2013, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

More Russian blades ... can you guess the lens ...

Looks kinda like my TAIR 11a

10-06-2013, 06:41 AM	#1985
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	New acquisition ... images to come later ... Arrived yesterday ... a cheap French fleabay purchase ... roughly treated, but good glass ... a Jupiter 11A 135/4 ... probably the filthiest lens I have ever bought, but I will clean it up and will hopefully have some fun with its 12 blades ... *Salut*, J (xpost)

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09-27-2013, 09:46 AM	#1981
G1DRP New Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 6	Tair-3-Phs. This is cropped but shot wide cropped at ISO1600. Pentax K-x. Attached Images

09-28-2013, 04:51 AM	#1982
pentaxpete Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brentwood, Essex Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 367	I have a RUSSIAN MTO 500mm mirror lens , bought in teh 1960's frmo a camera dealer called 'Brocks cameras' long since gone broke -- I uswed to use it with B&W film for Sport for the local newspapers -- it fould teh Pentaprism of my Digital K10D but it works ok wioth all my screw-thread cameras -- it came with a wooden box and several useful filters I use on my Pentax 6x7 and Hasselblad -- it came with a M42mm screw adapter over the Leica M39mm thread as it was really designed for Russian Zenith earlt M39 models ... Shown with one of my Zeniths Praktica MTL3. 'Activa 200' ( Konica) film outdated rated at 100 ASA Praktica LB, 2002 outdated Fuji Press 800 film rated 200 ASA -- I put the car lights out of focus the show the 'Doughnut' effect' Homer Simpson -- " Ah --- DOUGHNUTS !"

10-05-2013, 01:22 AM	#1983
arsn.r3d Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 303	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Great shot, thanks ! J Thanks Jean! Here's one taken with its Russian brother. Helios 44-2.

10-06-2013, 01:27 AM	#1984
shiner Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N GA USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,127	Another with 44K-4 and #3 Pentax tube:

10-07-2013, 12:17 PM	#1986
G1DRP New Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 6	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Arrived yesterday ... a cheap French fleabay purchase ... roughly treated, but good glass ... a Jupiter 11A 135/4 ... probably the filthiest lens I have ever bought, but I will clean it up and will hopefully have some fun with its 12 blades ... *Salut*, J (xpost) I had one of those about 20 years ago. I used it with a converter, on my ME Super and it was very sharp indeed.

10-07-2013, 12:29 PM	#1987
utak Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 928	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers some fun with its 12 blades ... Salut, J Damn...you are raising the bar...will now need to go to Tair 11, 20 blades...Look forward to your photos!

10-07-2013, 12:32 PM	#1988
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by utak Damn...you are raising the bar...will now need to go to Tair 11, 20 blades...Look forward to your photos! Me, too ... I need to clean it up a bit ... a really dirty and stiff-ish focus helix inside the lens ... Salut, J

10-07-2013, 12:34 PM - 1 Like	#1989
scratchpaddy Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,361	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers I will clean it up and will hopefully have some fun with its 12 blades ... Salut, J (xpost) I'll do you one better and post a shot with my *13-blade* Helios 44! The Soviets sure did like their blades. edit: Hey, this is post 1990: the year I was born! My bike is older than I am, and this lens is much older...

10-07-2013, 12:36 PM	#1990
Nikonshooter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 118	Originally posted by scratchpaddy I'll do you one better and post a shot with my *13-blade* Helios 44! The Soviets sure did like their blades. edit: Hey, this is post 1990: the year I was born! My bike is older than I am, and this lens is much older... makes me wonder why they stopped making lens with so many blades.

10-07-2013, 12:36 PM	#1991
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by scratchpaddy I'll do you one better and post a shot with my *13-blade* Helios 44! Which one is that ?! So that I can be on the "out-look" for it ... *merci*, J

10-07-2013, 01:02 PM - 1 Like	#1992
scratchpaddy Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,361	Originally posted by Nikonshooter makes me wonder why they stopped making lens with so many blades. I believe the # of blades has less effect than people think. It changes the shape of the out-of-focus highlights, and the number of points on highlight starbursts. That's about it. The smoothness of the bokeh is all about the glass. Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Which one is that ?! So that I can be on the "out-look" for it ... *merci*, J What!? Here I was, thinking you were the Helios King, with cabinets full of them... but you don't have one of the 13-blade versions? I've lost all respect for you! It's one of the earliest versions, unpainted, with an M39 mount. I don't have any pictures of the lens, but I'll make one later for ya. They can be found on e-bay fairly easily. Maybe they never sold them in France? I got mine from a reputable eBay dealer from the Ukraine. In the meantime, there's an excellent post on another forum that lists pretty much every Helios 44 version ever made. It's the 6th post here: Complete Helios Lens list anyone?

10-07-2013, 01:06 PM	#1993
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	More Russian blades ... can you guess the lens ...

10-07-2013, 01:08 PM	#1994
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by scratchpaddy I believe the # of blades has less effect than people think. It changes the shape of the out-of-focus highlights, and the number of points on highlight starbursts. That's about it. The smoothness of the bokeh is all about the glass. What!? Here I was, thinking you were the Helios King, with cabinets full of them... but you don't have one of the 13-blade versions? I've lost all respect for you! It's one of the earliest versions, unpainted, with an M39 mount. I don't have any pictures of the lens, but I'll make one later for ya. They can be found on e-bay fairly easily. Maybe they never sold them in France? I got mine from a reputable eBay dealer from the Ukraine. In the meantime, there's an excellent post on another forum that lists pretty much every Helios 44 version ever made. It's the 6th post here: Complete Helios Lens list anyone? Merci ... brain-fart time ... didn't think about the 39mm ...it's time for me to go to bed ... *Salut*, J

10-07-2013, 03:49 PM	#1995
Billy Joe Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 374	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers More Russian blades ... can you guess the lens ... Looks kinda like my TAIR 11a