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Forum: General Talk 09-25-2018, 05:56 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By Gazics
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A little Soviet pancake has just arrived: it's small, it's "silver", it's cheap and it works.

M39=>M42=>K

Doesn't beat the Helios in IQ or character in any way, but for $15, why not?
Forum: General Talk 09-12-2018, 01:11 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By Gazics
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It's the hunt, literally, trying to find the situation where these lens perform well. But then again, I don't mind the hustle.

I'm truly pleased with these, this, in singular, but of course I can't comment on the general quality, I might have just been lucky.

Since I'm not a professional photographer, I can afford to discard bad batches. That's why I shoot my sub f3 lenses wide open.
Forum: General Talk 09-12-2018, 12:00 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By Gazics
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Two new babies: Jupiter 37AM 135mm f3.5 and Asahi Pentax Takumar (Bayonet) 135mm f2.5.

I'm pleased by both: the Soviet one has a serious dust problem, but it doesn't affect image quality (no fungus). Well built and tiny. I won't disassemble it to clean the dust out, it's Soviet, it should handle it. $40.

The budget Pentax lens are a pleasant surprise: for $40 it's in an excellent condition, very early serial number, made in Japan. No SMC but it's metal and glass, and I'm used to shooting a 50mm M 1.4 wide open, so the results are above expectation. CA is a problem but you can avoid it if you're creative enough.

Jupiter test gallery: Jupiter 37AM 135mm F3.5 first test | Flickr

Pentax test gallery: Asahi Pentax Takumar 135mm F2.5 first test | Flickr
Forum: General Talk 09-07-2018, 08:51 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By Gazics
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Views: 2,083,250
Just got a Tair 300mm Soviet Tank.

Mostly for astrophotography. The whole package is impressive, very very well built in a Russian way.

I wounder how it will do once my O-GPS1 arrives, until then it should get enough light with a 3X tele converter to resolve Saturn (300 x 1.5 for APS-C x 3 = 1350 mm).
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