Letter А in USSR lens name usually means that it has changeable tail piece (typically m39 and m42). It is extremely cool lens for portraits, because it's not crispy sharp and gives smooth skin texture. Girls would like it)) I tried to use it with my DSLR as a telephoto lens and found that it's hard to focus on infinity, as if focusing ring need to be turned a couple of millimetres more. Though it works fine with Zenit cameras.
I have both tair 11a in mint condition and jupiter 37a mc slightly used but serviced. Prefer 37a most of the time. It’s smaller, sharper, and consistent across the frame. But i see someone may prefer tair for a portrait work for its wider aperture and creamy bokeh although jupiter has wonderfull bokeh even with its f3.5 aperture. Not much difference. Jupiter is a Sonar evolved design lens.
I have a TAIR-11A myself same markings as your example except the six digit serial number starts with 00 so not the year of production. When I tested this lens it appears to perform significantly better wide open than your example. I've used it since the mid-90's for astrophotography. I'd be very interested in your input on its history & suggestions for other uses.
@@GaryMarriott Interesting! I may have an average sample, although often when putting these lenses through pixel-peeping tests their flaws show up more than in regular use. Love the idea of using it for Astro though.
@@ra-moonluis I have never used one, I think the issue with it is it's not full frame, and comes in a weird mount that's harder to adapt to modern cameras.
Letter А in USSR lens name usually means that it has changeable tail piece (typically m39 and m42).
It is extremely cool lens for portraits, because it's not crispy sharp and gives smooth skin texture. Girls would like it))
I tried to use it with my DSLR as a telephoto lens and found that it's hard to focus on infinity, as if focusing ring need to be turned a couple of millimetres more.
Though it works fine with Zenit cameras.
Very nicely review!!!
I have both tair 11a in mint condition and jupiter 37a mc slightly used but serviced. Prefer 37a most of the time. It’s smaller, sharper, and consistent across the frame. But i see someone may prefer tair for a portrait work for its wider aperture and creamy bokeh although jupiter has wonderfull bokeh even with its f3.5 aperture. Not much difference. Jupiter is a Sonar evolved design lens.
Agreed, if I reach for a 135mm in the future it will be the Jupiter 37A as well.
Nice vid! I've heard so many good things about this lens, but it's quite pricey...
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I have a TAIR-11A myself same markings as your example except the six digit serial number starts with 00 so not the year of production.
When I tested this lens it appears to perform significantly better wide open than your example. I've used it since the mid-90's for astrophotography.
I'd be very interested in your input on its history & suggestions for other uses.
@@GaryMarriott Interesting! I may have an average sample, although often when putting these lenses through pixel-peeping tests their flaws show up more than in regular use. Love the idea of using it for Astro though.
Спасибо за видео
Спасибо, thanks for watching
Would you prefer this or Jupiter 37A for regular street photo and traveling?
@@Mart77 Jupiter 37A is my pick for more mobile shooting like that. The Tair is better at more static stuff like video/movies.
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@@ra-moonluis I have never used one, I think the issue with it is it's not full frame, and comes in a weird mount that's harder to adapt to modern cameras.
@@SovietLensReviews this is a full frame lens!! This is the most gorgeous lens ever made!!!; some kind of information I will appreciate so much!!!
All my entire lens set it's just a monsters bokeh Soviet Len's!
@@SovietLensReviews thanks so much for your review!
Interesting that it was still single coated in 1985.
Yeah, a puzzling decision. It's not like KMZ lacked the ability to multi-coat optics by this stage.
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