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**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:28 AM - **1 Like**

this is the MC Volna-3 lens (on the left), compared to my Pentax SMC A 645 75mm f2.8:

bare-metal aperture blades, good for "interesting" flare:

in typical build quality - everything feels just a degree or two off, every moving component (aperture & focus rings) wiggles just a bit more that you would expect...

this may be due to the wear and tear on my copy, but previous Soviet-era purchases lead me to believe that this is just the way it was...

I will be using this lens adapted to my 645D via simple adapter...

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:30 AM - **1 Like**

wide open:

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:31 AM - **2 Likes**

also wide-open, mainly because I had not figured out the mechanism to stop the lens down (I do now)

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:32 AM - **3 Likes**

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:33 AM - **3 Likes**

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:33 AM - **1 Like**

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:34 AM - **1 Like**

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:35 AM - **2 Likes**

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:36 AM

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 04:36 AM - **1 Like**

**Vorb Sardt** · 09-25-2023, 05:04 AM - **1 Like**

Excellent results!

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 05:12 AM

Originally posted by Vorb Sardt

Excellent results!

thank you....

**UncleVanya** · 09-25-2023, 05:52 PM - **1 Like**

Superb shots.

**pepperberry farm** · 09-25-2023, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

Superb shots.

thank you...

**pepperberry farm** · 09-26-2023, 03:18 AM

remember those bare-metal aperture blades?

09-25-2023, 04:28 AM - 1 Like	#1
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 39,896	Arsenal MC Volna-3 (MF, Pentacon Six mount) this is the MC Volna-3 lens (on the left), compared to my Pentax SMC A 645 75mm f2.8: bare-metal aperture blades, good for "interesting" flare: in typical build quality - everything feels just a degree or two off, every moving component (aperture & focus rings) wiggles just a bit more that you would expect... this may be due to the wear and tear on my copy, but previous Soviet-era purchases lead me to believe that this is just the way it was... I will be using this lens adapted to my 645D via simple adapter...

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09-25-2023, 04:30 AM - 1 Like	#2
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 39,896 Original Poster	wide open:

09-25-2023, 04:31 AM - 2 Likes	#3
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 39,896 Original Poster	also wide-open, mainly because I had not figured out the mechanism to stop the lens down (I do now)

09-25-2023, 04:32 AM - 3 Likes	#4
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 39,896 Original Poster

09-25-2023, 04:33 AM - 3 Likes	#5
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09-25-2023, 04:34 AM - 1 Like	#7
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09-25-2023, 04:35 AM - 2 Likes	#8
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09-25-2023, 04:36 AM	#9
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 39,896 Original Poster

09-25-2023, 04:36 AM - 1 Like	#10
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09-25-2023, 05:04 AM - 1 Like	#11
Vorb Sardt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Mass Posts: 81	Excellent results!

09-25-2023, 05:12 AM	#12
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 39,896 Original Poster	Originally posted by Vorb Sardt Excellent results! thank you....

09-25-2023, 05:52 PM - 1 Like	#13
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,968	Superb shots.

09-25-2023, 06:42 PM	#14
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 39,896 Original Poster	Originally posted by UncleVanya Superb shots. thank you...

09-26-2023, 03:18 AM	#15
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 39,896 Original Poster	remember those bare-metal aperture blades?

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