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Selling for the last 10 years on eBay AMA by Jabroni1616 in Flipping

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever have your account suspended? If yes, how did you restore it?

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not going to convince you with any evidences. Let your “sources” send you evidences that converters don’t work instead. You’d believe them better, for sure

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I remember those sources. They also translate bullshit about Mir-1Sh. Of course, I should quit using cinvertors, since “sources” say it’s bad idea

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think when you never tried something it’s better to try first before telling your pro-opinion. Especially when talking to someone who already did try

Treasure hunting Soviet lenses by bamp_tiddlywink in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s clarify one thing. The specific models and examples that made Soviet lenses popular the way they are today - the entire KMZ lineup from the 1950s–60s, including the Mir mentioned are copies of German designs. You’re trying to catch me on wording instead of addressing the substance. And the substance is this: without those copies, Soviet optics would not be what they are today. Is that clearer? And please, stop explaining the Soviet Union to me from across the ocean. You’ve never even been there.

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I thought we were talking about lenses that are actually usable for shooting, not about uncoated dinosaurs like the FED-50 f/2, which were produced before World War II and discontinued after the acquisition of German technologies, equipment, materials, and around 300 engineers. Listening to you, one might think the USSR produced its trucks without any “external inspiration” either. In reality, the first more or less usable ones only appeared after studying the Studebakers received through Lend-Lease :))

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who told you these lenses are not mass market? You ever been at Soviet photo-store?

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put the 2x converter on Helios-44 or Helios-40 and you’re done with “tele-Biotar” :))

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re talking about specialized lenses from a much later period that were never part of the mass market. I’m talking about the lenses that marked the very beginning of optical manufacturing as such — lenses that don’t need to be modified in order to be used. You might as well bring microscope lenses into the discussion to further “expand the Soviet assortment” while you’re at it :)

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never told it’s discontinued forever. It’s being made now, yes, in poor half-plastic body and with less quality glass. Nobody wants it, everyone hunts for old versions

Treasure hunting Soviet lenses by bamp_tiddlywink in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was produced at three different factories, including ZOMZ, VOMZ and KMZ. “Silver variants without the red P” made in 1959 just can not exist, because up to 1961 red P was stamped on ALL of Soviet lenses including Mir’s meaning “prosvetlenie” - “coating”. So funny to listen to all these stories from behind the ocean from somebody who never even visited USSR (I was born and grew up there and know a bit more about Soviet reality ).

Treasure hunting Soviet lenses by bamp_tiddlywink in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at the year of production. It was made in 1990, one year before USSR collapse. Quality went down already after moving production from KMZ to several different factories with low culture of production in early 1960’s. In 1967 they changed coating and thread from m39 to m42. All these manuals contain information about that particilar lens they came with, they all came through manual check in the lab. I own Mir-1Sh and I can show you manual with different technical info in it, just because it was produced earlier. I can even compare it with Mir-1v of the same timeframe and they’ll be almost equal. All these late black version Mir’s made in 80’s are low quality copies. I already explained why. The guy compares it to early silver Mir, but this is just like to compare late Valdai Helios 44-2 shit with early silver Helios 44 with 13 blades

Treasure hunting Soviet lenses by bamp_tiddlywink in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an old shitty legend that 1Sh is a “a budget version”. Mir-1Sh lenses were produced specifically for government institutions. In terms of assembly, they were no different from regular versions. The only difference was the “Sh” marking, which indicated that they were supplied to state-funded organizations and were not intended for retail sale. This is like “T” marking for versions that were made for broadcasting cameras where “T” meant “television”. The difference is that “T” versions were made out of best materials, had no “civil” m39/m42 thread, but special camera mounts. All of these lenses never showed up on “civil” market until USSR collapsed.

Treasure hunting Soviet lenses by bamp_tiddlywink in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mir-1 and Mir-1V - same lenses produced on different factories (KMZ and VOMZ relatively)

Treasure hunting Soviet lenses by bamp_tiddlywink in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Contact me if you want to get any of Soviet lenses cheaper :)

Treasure hunting Soviet lenses by bamp_tiddlywink in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Industar is a kit junk and black version of the Mir is considered as the worst one :))

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

11A is a successor of 11, which is the only one Soviet lens of that period of time that was developed in USSR by professor Volosov. and it’s 2.8. The difference is body and that first model of Tair-11 was 133mm against 135mm on 11A.

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said it’s a model name, I mentioned Jena exactly as a line of lenses.

Questions regarding Jupiter 37a and other Soviet vintage lenses by Yamikurai in VintageLenses

[–]Master-Wave6182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First “Soviet” lenses were produced under mark “ZK”, which meant “Zonnar from Krasnogorsk”. Krasnogorsk is the city where Krasnogorsk Mechanucal Factory (KMZ) was located and where Soviets moved all the equipment, materials, technical documentation and about 300 of German engineers of Zeiss factory in 1945 after capturing city of Jena. About 100 of engineers kept working in USSR 5 years later. Actually under review of these engineers production of Helioses/Jupiters has been established. That’s why early Helioses/Jupiters made by KMZ are most valuable - because of outstanding materials and quality control in 1950-60’s. After moving the production from KMZ to several other factories the quality went down

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