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grishazzz · 04-23-2009, 01:09 AM

Tair 11A 2.8/135mm- old russian lens
Recently I've got this lens as an addition to my m42 park:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/57952-tair-11a-2-8-135mm...sian-lens.html

jake.astig · 06-14-2009, 08:32 AM

From a Helios 44-4M with cross processed kodak slide film

georgweb · 06-14-2009, 02:42 PM - **1 Like**

Grishazz, cool lens and here's some more info

Jake, like the last blurry one, can't see much crossprocess in it (sure depends on the colors)

Here's one from a two-blade aperture lens and you can see it in the diamond-shaped highlights

M42 MC Zenitar-ME1 1,7/50 on K100D @f/2 from the long literature night, reading on the street

Best, Georg (the other)

ovim · 06-21-2009, 09:15 AM

I took my M39(converted to M42) Helios 44 out yesterday:

Squier · 07-03-2009, 06:10 AM

Newish lens, and still waiting for M42/K mount

stevebrot · 07-03-2009, 07:51 AM

Originally posted by Squier

Newish lens, and still waiting for M42/K mount

Now that is a hefty piece of equipment! Impressive!

Steve

Squier · 07-03-2009, 04:11 PM

and 3.3kg Steve !! Front lens 5.5 inches across

Thank the force for Manfrotto Pro ART 144's

emr · 07-03-2009, 04:21 PM

Squier, what does the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty say about you owning that thing?

raymeedc · 07-03-2009, 04:52 PM

I own & sometimes shoot with Russian lenses, but I don't have any I could use on my Pentaxes. They are used on a Zorki (Russian Leica screwmount copy) and a Kiev (Russian Contax ll copy).

**kkado** · 07-04-2009, 03:16 AM

I really love using the Helios 40. I have the first, single coated, chrome variant. It flares horribly to the point where a hood is practically mandatory, and the larger apertures are pretty soft around the corners. But when it works like you want it to, it's capable of some pretty amazing stuff!

I think mine was made in around '63, so I needed to re-lube it and clean out a lot of dirt and grime, not to mention buff and polish the chrome finish

Zebooka · 07-13-2009, 08:24 AM

Had anyone tried MC Rubinar 300/4.5 ? (МС Рубинар 300/4.5)
It's a mirror-lens. (or 500/5.6 version)

kuuan · 07-13-2009, 10:49 AM - **1 Like**

Mir 47K 20mm f2.5:
inside the 'Jade emperor Pagoda' in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:

f2.5 makes it a good WW for low light, here ISO 1600, 1/40 sec. handheld, some neat image NR applied

mel · 07-13-2009, 03:12 PM

Helios 44m-6 with various extention tubes on the K-7:

Duck Dodgers · 07-13-2009, 06:58 PM - **1 Like**

I also picked up a Helios-44M today for $14.

Kinda soft at the edges and corners in a circular sorta way, though...

Pentax K10D, Helios-44M 58mm f/2.0

Fixcinater · 07-13-2009, 07:24 PM

M39 mount Industar-61, these are all wide-open. Lens duct-taped to M42-EOS adapter on Canon 40D. Handheld, varying Tv and ISO values as seen in EXIFs.

Last one is the camera right side of the FED 3b that I got with the Industar for $10 at a thrift store, complete with original leather never-ready case.

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04-23-2009, 01:09 AM	#196
grishazzz Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: LA Posts: 80	Tair 11A 2.8/135mm- old russian lens Recently I've got this lens as an addition to my m42 park: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/57952-tair-11a-2-8-135mm...sian-lens.html

06-14-2009, 08:32 AM	#197
jake.astig Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 160	From a Helios 44-4M with cross processed kodak slide film

06-14-2009, 02:42 PM - 1 Like	#198
georgweb Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,386	Grishazz, cool lens and here's some more info Jake, like the last blurry one, can't see much crossprocess in it (sure depends on the colors) Here's one from a two-blade aperture lens and you can see it in the diamond-shaped highlights M42 MC Zenitar-ME1 1,7/50 on K100D @f/2 from the long literature night, reading on the street Best, Georg (the other)

06-21-2009, 09:15 AM	#199
ovim Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tre, Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,229	I took my M39(converted to M42) Helios 44 out yesterday:

07-03-2009, 06:10 AM	#200
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706	Newish lens, and still waiting for M42/K mount

07-03-2009, 07:51 AM	#201
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Squier Newish lens, and still waiting for M42/K mount Now that is a hefty piece of equipment! Impressive! Steve

07-03-2009, 04:11 PM	#202
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706	and 3.3kg Steve !! Front lens 5.5 inches across Thank the force for Manfrotto Pro ART 144's

07-03-2009, 04:21 PM	#203
emr Guest	Squier, what does the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty say about you owning that thing?

07-03-2009, 04:52 PM	#204
raymeedc Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 951	I own & sometimes shoot with Russian lenses, but I don't have any I could use on my Pentaxes. They are used on a Zorki (Russian Leica screwmount copy) and a Kiev (Russian Contax ll copy).

07-04-2009, 03:16 AM	#205
kkado Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hilo, HI Posts: 70	I really love using the Helios 40. I have the first, single coated, chrome variant. It flares horribly to the point where a hood is practically mandatory, and the larger apertures are pretty soft around the corners. But when it works like you want it to, it's capable of some pretty amazing stuff! I think mine was made in around '63, so I needed to re-lube it and clean out a lot of dirt and grime, not to mention buff and polish the chrome finish

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07-13-2009, 08:24 AM	#206
Zebooka Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Russia, Siberia, Novosibirsk Posts: 323	Had anyone tried MC Rubinar 300/4.5 ? (МС Рубинар 300/4.5) It's a mirror-lens. (or 500/5.6 version)

07-13-2009, 10:49 AM - 1 Like	#207
kuuan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 405	Mir 47K 20mm f2.5: inside the 'Jade emperor Pagoda' in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: f2.5 makes it a good WW for low light, here ISO 1600, 1/40 sec. handheld, some neat image NR applied

07-13-2009, 03:12 PM	#208
mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Helios 44m-6 with various extention tubes on the K-7:

07-13-2009, 06:58 PM - 1 Like	#209
Duck Dodgers Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the 24½th Century! Photos: Gallery Posts: 439	I also picked up a Helios-44M today for $14. Kinda soft at the edges and corners in a circular sorta way, though... Pentax K10D, Helios-44M 58mm f/2.0

07-13-2009, 07:24 PM	#210
Fixcinater Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 409	M39 mount Industar-61, these are all wide-open. Lens duct-taped to M42-EOS adapter on Canon 40D. Handheld, varying Tv and ISO values as seen in EXIFs. Last one is the camera right side of the FED 3b that I got with the Industar for $10 at a thrift store, complete with original leather never-ready case.