Lens Instance Mir-1V 2.8 / 37 from this review was released in 1985 on Vologda plant. Unlike some of his brothers, the lens has yellow lens enlightenment.
Mir-1V view of the lens
TTX Mir-1V:
Focal length: 37mm
Aperture limits: F2.8-F16
Number of lenses / groups: 6 elements in 5 groups
MDF: 70cm
The weight: 240g
Number of aperture blades: 8
Mount: M42 thread
Front Filter Diameter: 49mm
Resolution according to technical specifications (center / region): 45/23 lines / mm
Light transmittance: 0,78
Dimensions of the Mir-1V and Helios-81N lens
The first thing that surprises is that the lens is very small and compact, there are three control rings on the lens, therefore it looks rather strange. The focusing ring has a pronounced similarity to the nut due to the clear edges.
In 1958, Mir-1 (under M39) received the Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Brussels, and in 1959 Mir-1 was awarded the II Degree Diploma of the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the USSR. Honestly, I don't know how prestigious it is, but nowadays lenses do not have the same quality as receiving awards. Some charm has been lost, and it is very pleasant to use the lens that has the “Name”. The lens was copied from Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm F2.8, they say that there was even an FK (Flektogon Krasnogorsky) F2,8 37 mm lens, which later, in fact, became the MIR-1 lens.
Sample photo on Mir-1V
Modifications:
You can find a lot of lens modifications, for example such a. They have the same optical design, but different frames and enlightenment. Basically, you can often find such instances:
World 1 thread M39 or M42 for SLR cameras.
World-1 Automatic under the SLR cameras Kiev-10, -15.
Mir-1Ts for SLR cameras Zenit-4.
Mir-1A with interchangeable shank. Using an interchangeable shank, you can hook the lens without losing infinity to Nikon or Kenon.
Mir-1V - lens variant from this review. Yellow enlightenment and a slightly different frame.
Mir-1Sh special budget option.
Mir-1-R special budget option, it’s very well written about them on the website of Sergey Elizarov in the section MIR-1.
Sample photos on World 1 B
Advantages:
- Like any other old Soviet lens - Mir-1B is made glass and metal, because he will serve for a very long time, but with careful handling - forever. And it’s simple, working with a well-assembled lens is much more pleasant than with cheap Chinese plastic. Now it’s very fashionable to write in the lens reviews that the lens has a metal mount. But in the old Soviet and indeed in the old manual lenses of all countries of the world - the entire body is made of metal alloy, in the extreme case it has several plastic parts.
- I repeat, but Mir-1V is perfect and full frame and cropped cameras and other, smaller formats. This is important because many Soviet optics enthusiasts use it on cropped digital SLR and mirrorless cameras, and after upgrading to full format, they can continue to use this lens.
- The lens has aperture preset ring. An irreplaceable thing for manual lenses. Pointed at aperture 2.8, and at the time of shooting, closed the aperture to the desired value. But there is one but described in the flaws.
- When used on Nikon DX cameras, the viewing angle will be equal to the viewing angle for the lens in 55.5mm in full frame. That is, the lens almost turns into a standard fifty dollars on the crop.
- Gives an interesting picture.
Bokeh is not MIR-1 V
Disadvantages:
- Very not convenient focus ring. The ring is located near the lens mount to the camera. Also, the focus distance indicators are very poorly visible, as they are located even closer to the focus ring. And even worse, the aperture control ring is much larger and wider and is located almost in the middle of the lens. Personally, I often, instead of twisting the focus ring, twisted the aperture ring.
- Easy travel of the diaphragm ring. Since the focusing ring is rather inconvenient, you often touch the aperture ring and knock it down. Do not knock down the aperture preview ring only at 2.8 when the control ring and the preview ring are in the same position. Therefore, most of the photos from this review were taken precisely at 2.8.
- Custom front filter diameter of 49mm. All Soviet lensesthat went through my hands with a front filter diameter of 49mm were without a front cover or filter. This is a real flaw in our time. True, the lens comes in a stylish box where it can be stored without a back and front cover.
Photo on Mir-1V
How to use with modern cameras?
Lenses with mounting thread M42 (M42 X 1 / 45.5), such as the lens from this review, are very easy to use on almost any modern digital camera (both SLR and mirrorless), for this it is enough to choose the right adapter (adapter). You do not need to carry out any additional steps to modify the lens.
The cheapest adapters can be found at Aliexpress.com... There are adapters (adapters) with a chip that provide more convenience during shooting, usually chips are used to confirm focus and / or metering exposure, and form the correct EXIF. The chip does not affect the image quality in any way.
For some SLR cameras (for example, with the Nikon F-mount), you need to use adapters with a corrective lens, which allows you to focus correctly at all focusing distances. For any mirrorless cameras, such a lens is not needed, and the adapter is a simple decorated hollow metal tube with an appropriate mount.
For SLR cameras
- Canon: For cameras Canon EOS with bayonet mount EF / EF-S need an M42-Canon EOS adapter, such an adapter with a chip can be found herewithout chip here.
- NIKON: For cameras Nikon DX / FXas well as for cameras Fujifilm и Kodak with a Nikon F mount, you need an M42-Nikon F adapter, you can buy such an adapter without a lens and a chip here, with a lens without a chip herewith chip without lens here, with lens and chip here. Why a lens? Why chip?
- PENTAX: For Pentax cameras with K mount, you need an M42-Pentax K adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.
- SONY/MINOLTA: For cameras with a Sony / Minolta A mount, you need the M42-Sony A adapter, you can find such an adapter without a chip at this linkwith a chip at this link.
- OLYMPUS/PANASONIC/LEICA: For cameras with a 4/3 bayonet mount (not to be confused with Micro 4/3!) You need an M42-4 / 3 adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.
For mirrorless cameras
- SONY: For cameras with 'E'/'FE' mount series SonyNEX и Sony Alpha you need an adapter M42-Sony E (aka M42-Sony Nex), you can find it at this link. An autofocus adapter is also available for these cameras. Techart PRO Leica M - Sony E Autofocus Adapterwhich can be found at this link.
- OLYMPUS / PANASONIC / KODAK / XIAOMI: For cameras with a bayonet mount Micro 4/3 (Micro 4:3) you need an adapter M42-Micro 4/3, you can find it at this link.
- CANON M: For cameras with Canon EF-M mount need adapter M42-Canon M, it can be found at this link.
- CANON R and RF-S: For cameras with Canon RF mount need adapter M42-Canon R, it can be found at this link.
- Nikon 1: For cameras Nikon 1 Series need adapter M42-Nikon 1, you can find it at this link.
- Nikon Z: For cameras Nikon Z series (FX/DX) need an adapter M42-Nikon Z, it can be found at this link.
- FUJIFILM X: For cameras with mount X need an M42-Fuji X adapter, you can find it at this link.
- FUJIFILM GFX: For medium format cameras G-mount need M42-Fuji GFX adapter, you can find it at this link.
- SAMSUNG: For cameras with NX mount, you need an M42-Samsung NX adapter, you can find it at this link. There are no adapters for the NX mini camera yet.
- PENTAX: For Q-mount cameras, you need an M42-Pentax Q adapter, you can find it at this link.
- SIGMA / PANASONIC / LEICA: For cameras with L mount you need an M42-Leica L adapter, you can find it at this link.
- LEICA: For cameras with a bayonet mount Leica M need adapter M42-L / M, you can find it at this link.
If you have any questions on compatibility and adapters - ask in the comments (comments do not require any registration at all).
Photo at MIR-1V
Sample photos on Mir-1V made on Nikon D200 without any processing with imprinted data from EXIF and reduced size to 1600 * 1200.
About the picture:
It is rather difficult for me to judge, since the lens with my adapter works only at a distance of up to 50 cm, but still, I will draw a few conclusions. The lens really cuttingbut the picture has gentleness, which is quite a big rarity. The color rendition is neutral, the contrast of the lens is not very good. Due to the low contrast and not very saturated picture, photos turn out a bit similar to photos with monocle. Contrast and color can very easily be adjusted using a graphical editor, especially if you shoot in RAW. The lens is not very strong HA (virtually invisible). There is no distortion on my cropped matrix, just like vignetting. It may be a wide-angle lens, but it's still as much as 37mm, and I like the bokeh of the lens - see the sample photos for yourself. The lens gets very sharp at 5.6 and holds back and side light, which is important for landscape photography.
Photo at MIR-1V
More nuances:
The difference between the 35mm and 37mm focal length is almost not felt. The lens is pretty hard to focus. True, the depth of field is pretty decent, and even for the F2.8 diaphragm, the depth of field is indicated. In general, it is best to focus on a wide-angle lens with the help of information about the focusing distance; it’s quite difficult to get into the zone of sharpness by eye. When focusing, the front of the lens moves only 0.5 cm forward, while the entire lens block moves. Most likely, the use of an adapter with a lens will also not allow you to focus on infinity, since the rim of the rear lens will abut against the lens of the adapter.
Example photo on MIR-1V
For owners of modern Canon cameras there is a modern similar lens - Canon EF 40mm f / 2.8 STM:
Catalog modern brand lenses 'Zenitar' и 'Helios' can look at this link.
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Conclusions:
An interesting wide-angle lens with good sharpness and softness of the picture. There were many different options for the Mir-1 lens, because their quality can be very different, especially it is worth paying attention to the difference in enlightenment and frame of the case.
Update
- Full-size examples and lens overview MIR-1V 2,8 / 37 (produced by VOMZ - Vologda Optical and Mechanical Plant, Vologda, with a new emblem) you can see here.
- Full-size examples and lens overview MIR-1 2.8 / 37 AUTOMATIC (with a rare mount Kiev-Avtomat) you can see here.
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The question is about the world-1, but can anyone solve a similar problem on other glasses: when focusing over a long distance, the lens unit catches the FF mirror, with a short one everything is ok! How to be Macrotube wind up?
I inherited this thing MIR1V..tried on NikonD3100 to put with an adapter m42 thin
I don’t know further than 1.5-2 meters, I don’t focus, let alone infinity… I tried to shoot at 10m and more… it smears the picture… tell me how to set it up .. IT IS PERFECT FOR MACRO shooting .. BUT WOULD LIKE MORE…
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What do you think, is it worth using this lens as a "set" for a crop? I want to stick it on Sony Nex, there is already Helios 44-2, but it seems that 87 EGF is too narrow.
“With lensless adapter at
lens "starts" infinity "very quickly
probably meant an adapter with a lens?
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here it is not correctly indicated about Mir-1A
here it’s not the adapter ring, but this is an advanced modification of the lens
under the general scheme of Flektogon, it had improved characteristics — another diaphragm (double of 10 blades), mdf instead of 0.7, only 0.24, 10-15% higher resolution, slightly different weight and dimensions. Very rare.
It was produced from 72 to 74 (in the hands of one of the last copies No. 740040), years, especially for photo correspondents of the Soviet press.
judging by the samples of photos and videos in the comments, this is a pretty “depressing” lens ... how can a bright sunny day (in the video on the links above) be so pale and boring ?! plastic"…
Yes
all photos from digital govnokamera on old glasses require post-processing in the editor
the lens is excellent, but it is designed for film
Does the lens affect the mirror on Canon 5D Mark II and Mark III cameras ???
Good afternoon.
The other day, at a flea market, MIR-1B was purchased. The fact that something was wrong with him was already discovered at home during the cleaning. Judging by the description of the lens on your site, the MIR should have 8 aperture blades. My turned out to be 5 !!! This was the reason to ask a few questions: have you encountered such a lens ?? And anyway, how can this be ???
Your lens after repair. Just three aperture blades were removed.
I didn't quite understand something - you can't get a full guarantee of focusing to infinity through a dandelion either? I put it on the D90 now with a simple M42 adapter.
No.
The lens is great, but with its own characteristics. Firstly: it's hard to get into sharpness, and secondly, infinity at zero twenty or a millimeter and a half further, without a hood it is generally unclear how to shoot. Of the advantages is a special drawing, a volumetric plastic image. On portraits on the open, it works sharply, but the sharpness is pleasant, not “dermatological”, very small for the width of the DOF, it makes the background pleasantly “washed”. In landscapes, it realistically conveys what you see with your eyes, in the photo you can feel the atmosphere of the moment. At the default sharpness settings, it may seem soft, but it is worth raising the sharpness in the camera settings a little and everything changes even at f4, everything changes very sharply, and this is precisely optical sharpness, and not increased micro-contrast, as in modern optics. It is best for them to shoot in the summer and early autumn in order to get bright juicy shots, I think sunsets, foggy landscapes and so on in the same spirit will turn out great, which requires the transfer of volume and light. Landscapes are best shot at f11 or even F16 to maximize depth of field.
I’ll insert my 5 cents. I have two world 1. The one that is older than 56 g (Krasnogorsk), really differs in the quality of the picture from world 1c, and for the better. The sharpness in the center and on the edge is better, especially at 2.8. The world of 1c to 2.8 is just a mess on the edges. At 5.6, the difference is already less noticeable, but it is. Compared to the whale (sony a6000), the world1 is not inferior either in contrast (even to me excessive) or in sharpness, but the photo turns out to be lively, unlike the whale. Take off on tree 1 and on a whale tree branches against the sky, and I'm sure the whale lens will look for a new owner.
I completely agree. He draws branches amazingly, like landscapes in general, I have a Samsung width of 16 mm sharp even with an open, not to mention the f8 aperture, but he can’t betray the pattern of branches and the atmosphere in the frame like that. successful
By sabzh. Take a nail file and cut 1 mm.
Tell me how to put it on Nikon D5200, thanks
Buy an ali M42 Nikon adapter with a lens and that's it. Because of the lens, the sharpness will drop a little, but not scary. For amateur photography will do.
I would like the lens to work out its full 100 percent, please tell me maybe there is another, no less cool, so that the sharpness is not lost
Nikon 35 / 1,4G
Go to Kenon.
Soviet optics for amateur photography. Even lomography, I would say. There is no question of any quality here at all. Take, as correctly said above, the Nikon 35 / 1,4G lens, or go to Kenon. There are no problems with Soviet optics at all.
I don’t agree, there are many commercial photographers taking pictures on Soviet glasses. Moreover, the higher the photographer’s skills, the more he will pull out of the manual, not the reporters, of course. And the amateur is just in the hands of a whale with autofocus
CANON FOREVER
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For manuals, you can take a cheap Canon separately, and leave Nikon for autofocus glasses. The cheapest option is canon 500d or 40d. There is a life view and the adapter can be installed without lenses. However, if there is only this lens and no other manuals are planned, I would score on it - not such a unique lens to spend so much.
Here is a comparison of MIR-1A ZOMZ (export version) and MIR-1V VOMZ
http://storage6.static.itmages.ru/i/16/1016/h_1476624996_9708945_25cdf6d144.jpg
http://storage5.static.itmages.ru/i/16/1016/h_1476625054_1900690_f37dde0a1f.jpg
I have MIR-1B with 10 petals, not 8, as indicated in the specifications
Thanks to Arkady for the work of the authors of the comments for the advice. Acquired a couple of months MIR-1V 89th year of release in new condition. Easily remade it for your NIKON D5200 with a little turning on video recommendations, it was very simple and inexpensive. Now there is infinity without any lenses there. I must say, I liked this lens, but I still need time to get the skills to work with it. Everything is correctly said about the inconvenient focus ring, I hope I will not pay attention to it after several thousand frames. I am pleased to use various Soviet optics, which I remade on tips on YouTube for my D5200. They certainly will not replace modern lenses, but they can bring pleasure to the photographer.
“I easily remade it for my NIKON D5200 with the help of a little turning according to video recommendations” - drop the link to the recommendations in a personal: sasnyk.serg@ukr.net
I was seduced by the focal length and relative aperture of Mir1B, but in the end I regretted it. the lens can give a good picture in certain conditions, but in life the conditions are always different. therefore, there is almost no sense in this glass. only if you don’t shoot at close range. the rest is all soap.
For some reason, in exif it is 50mm and f / 1,4?
it is sewn in almost all dandelions adapters
and there is.
In programmable cases this can be changed, but there is no sense in this, because anyway this infa camera is not taken into account
https://lexfoto.com.ua/m42-canon-ef-emf-chip.html
and this is 100% crop. shutter speed 5,6.
aperture i.e. :-)
Tell me how to hook it on a film Canon ae-1 thanks
Yes, you, father, a pervert!
The Canon FD lens mount has a smaller working distance than the M42, the adapter is needed with a lens, but I strongly doubt that it exists at all because of the indecency on the part of society (you, in this case, are a rare exception).
To test this glass with a film, it is more expedient to use Zenith, because in a film camera, the quality of the result is the lens and the film, the rest, i.e. camera - reliability and convenience.
And for the FD, there are many great inexpensive lenses out there. I myself am the owner of a pair of film cameras with Canon FD mount, and I also use FD glasses - 135 / 2.5, 100 / 2.8, 50 / 1.4, 28 / 2.8 on Fujifilm XE.
And you are a necroposter.
So that M42 does not need to put any lens on the PD, just an adapter about 3 mm thick will be. If there is.
The disadvantages are generally ridiculous. The aperture course is acceptable, if not to be confused with focusing, I personally have no problems with this, here really the author’s problems. The focus ring is perfectly smooth, and its shape is great for artistic video shooting, grabbed with your fingers and nothing will come off. About the thread in general, in shock from the author. I’ll tell you a secret, in many modern lenses it is used, this is the standard. It is easy to find adapters from 49 to other sizes for filters, and the filters themselves with such a thread, covers with latches can also be found for cheap, there are no problems at all.
Please give information on the "adapter" for sony alpha
Go to aliexpress and drive in the search for M42-AF
Price approximately $ 1.30
Thank you
Alpha can be with Sony NEX mount, here all the adapters are https://lexfoto.com.ua/sony
Strange, I can’t make such a small depth of field with this lens, although I would really like to. Maybe it's because of the crop, I have a lumix G5
Correctly, your flu is equivalent to a diaphragm of 5,6.
Hello! Please tell me, I put the Mir-1Sh lens on the Canon 5D Mark2, but such a misfortune comes up (
Maybe he catches a mirror? although then there would be an oversight in the top, and you have a lack of openness from below. Strange ...
PS. Oh, there is an inverted image in the original :) yes, most likely, the end face of the lens does not allow the mirror to fully rise.
Now I do not have a subject (I had, I sold both or two), but I remember that at the maximum focusing distances (near or far), the end of the helicoid with the skirt protrudes strongly back. And in Kenons, there seems to be a problem of clinging mirrors in older cameras in such cases (the mirror is big).
Thank you! When I bring the focus ring to a value of 1,7 then this happens (to a value of 1,7 everything is fine!
This must be seen in which position it is maximally posteriorly advanced. And you can (neatly!) Cut off the rim-skirt near the rear lens (it is better to first unwind and pull out the lens).
Thank you very much!
Definitely catches. There, in addition to everything on the skirt, there is also a small shoot that goes deep enough into the depths. Do not spoil the technique, leave this lens alone, it is especially weak at full frame. Better take a native 40mm pancake
Do not risk for God's sake expensive equipment
Photo from the MIR-1V 2,8 / 37 lens, black, VOMZ, M42 with a macro ring. Without any correction, only text was added to the left corner of the photo in Photoshop.
"Interesting wide angle lens with good sharpness and softness."
Since when is 37mm wide angle?
And what is it like in a full frame if 50 mm is normal?
37mm in a narrow frame is closer to wide-angle than to standard.