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Volna 1.8 K is pretty close if not the same rendering.Īs to rendering, In my experience I found Tair 11, Vega 12 to better then Zenitar, at least for me. Zenitar has an extra front glass element (thinner as well) this is why it renders different.
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Zenitar M 1.7 is nearly identical to Helios 44M with manual switch. Helios 44-2 is different but 44 M is the same. Helios 77 is modified Helios 44M-6 or 7, I've taken them apart and they are identical. It's almost like Russian T34 vs German Tigers tanks during WW2 German counterpart is very sensitive and eventually will break down. Russian lens is built tough and will last a lifetime. Optical output can be debated but durability can not. Jupiter 6-2 vs Jena SONNAR 180mm is a fine example. Maybe your lens was thrown around here and there, I don't know but I hear this all the time from people and rumor just spreads around about Soviet/Russian lenses fit and finish.ĩ9% of Soviet lenses I've owned were build very well and on par with German or in some cases were superior in built to German lenses. The only lenses I've had that had rough fit and finish were Ukranian Arsat (both Nikon and Mediuml Format lenses).
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I've had Takamurs and few others and built and finish on Zenitar M 1.7 is not any worse, it's the same. I don't know they have worked together on something. I'm thinking that there is Japanese connection because there is time in the lens making history of some Japanese companies as Tomioka and Cosina and others perhaps that they have used Russian optic glass. When I find which one is I'll compare them and show here! I'm guessing that the Revuenon 50 1.7 is the same lens but there is not much info in the net about it. Maybe it's ne of cosina or tomioka designs. It looks like Chinon 50 1.7 but the render is different. It is more like Japanese but I'm not quite sure which one yet. The zenitar renders like no other russian or german lens. It is not like the 44 at all, It's like to say the helios 77 is modified 44. it is very roughly finished in every detail. Sold them off and kept one for collection purpose.Well About the build quality, you can't compare it to a Takumar, or even a Chinon. I've shot many Soviet/Russian lenses and as much as I think Zenitar M 1.7 is great, I don't think it's the better lens Soviets made. The "Japanese" design is also off IMHO, it's modified Hellios 44M or different approach of the same design with one extra glass element added. Very well made lens just like many other Russian lenses.
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The lens itself is made just as good as any M42 lenses I've handled, nothing un-precise about it.