Quality of Russian/Ukrainian MIR 65mm/45mm Lens

[simon_t__ireland_]

Hi. I have a 35mm Praktica camera with a tilt shift adapter in which

I mounted a pentacon six Vega-125/90 mm lens. I find the angle of

view too narrow to take full advantage of the tilt shift lens effect.

So I am trying to invest on a good 65mm or 45mm wide angle Mir lens.

I am confused looking at the different models available and wonder if

anyone would be able to give me some advise on choosing the best MIR

lens at a reasonable price in the range of 50-60 dollars. Thanks for

the help.

 

Regards,

Simon

[mads_torben_christensen]

Hi Simon,

Interesting to read about your 'experiments'. I am into my own 'experiments' with a tilt-adapter from Zoerk in Germany. It is 'born' to allow me to use an enlarger lens (Rodagon 5.6/105) on my Olympus OM camera(s). But after getting an Olympus E-300 (DSLR) with a crop-factor of 2, I am trying to modify the adapter so that I can use my Mir 45mm MF lens (from my Salyut-S line). This will enable me to maintain more of the tilt effect - since 2x45mm is 'better than' 2x105mm. At the moment I am waiting for an adapter to be sent from a workshop in Poland that will allow the tilt-adapter to mount on the OE-300. Subsequently, I will engage on fitting the MF lens on the lens side of the tilt-adapter. Pre-trials seems to indicate there is sufficient space to allow the lens to focus all the way to infinity. I am not sure, however, what will be the minimum focusing distance. Please notice that my tilt-adapter is equipped with its own helicoid (or something to that effect) that is: It can displace the original enlarger lens. And this function will be used to move the MF lens back- and forwards because fastening the MF on the lens side of the tilt-adapter will require that I fix that lens in its infinity-position.

 

I suggest that you search for the Mir 45mm on ebay (US) where you should be able to get one in the range that you are indicating.

 

I am not sure if this was helpfull at all but I would like to get a few word from you about the origin of your 'combined tilt shift' adapter.

 

Thanks,

Mads

[mads_torben_christensen]

Hi again Simon,

 

Here is a link to a vendor with a Mir 45mm:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mir-26-3-5-45mm-lens-for-Kiev-88-Salyut-Salyut-C-EXC_W0QQitemZ7612161302QQcategoryZ30075QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Hope it works for you.

 

Mads

[mads_torben_christensen]

Hi again again,

 

You may also find this thread useful:

 

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=001VAI&tag=

 

The thread includes a link to the manufacturer of my tilt-adapter, Zoerk in Munich.

 

Regards,

Mads

[simon_t__ireland_]

Hi Mads. Thanks for the helpful advice. I also have an OM-2 in addition to Praktica MTL3. I am still waiting for the lens mount adaptor (M42 to OM mount) though to come from the US. I have a Vega 90mm mounted on the Kiev 6C adaptor to M42 on my Praktica. Everything works fine. I have taken some photos but I won't know about the quality until I get the film processed. My porblem relates to the incorrect focal length and narrow angle of the Vega lens. As you suggested I need a 45mm lens which I think is equivalent to 24mm in the 35mm camera. Here a photo of the lens mount I used for the MF lens. I bought this in eBAY from "grizzly33bear".<div></div>

[mads_torben_christensen]

Simon, your photo clarified things for me: You have a shift (only) adapter for MF on 35mm. Judged from its 'mutter', the adapter seems to be manufactured by the same workshop that makes the shift and shift-tilt lenses for 35mm SLR cameras that are advertised by Arax, Ukraine.

 

I noticed you didn't place a bid for the Mir45mm that I provided a link for?

 

Regards, Mads