You are INSANE to go out with the gun version of this lens. I would never do it! hahahaaha. The regular Tair 3 is the non-gun version and it's also amazing (and much lighter).

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I chose the less crowded part of the forest during a weekday ... Pretty sure no one saw me... can't believe in the 70's this kind of gear was " ok" to pull out in public

@cruiserpatch

3 жыл бұрын

@@MathieuStern very different from in the United States. Cities are similar, yes, but guns have a much higher presence here, sadly

@andreasklindt7144

3 жыл бұрын

@@MathieuStern I'm pretty sure it raised a lot of questions even back than. My father told me in the 90's that this kind of gear was known through magazines and catalogs, but due to it's high prices it was very rare and mostly used by professionals only and certainly not for street photography or holiday snapshots. Press and sport events, nature photography and in situations were you needed a telephoto lens but couldn't afford a heavy tripod due to its heavyness or movability, were the fields of this kind of ... handheld stabilizers.

@williamaungleyraud

3 жыл бұрын

@@MathieuStern I love it and I'm not a gun person 🤣 I just just imagine explaining it to tsa that you're not carrying an actual gun.

@Hellhamster

3 жыл бұрын

As a marine ...if I'd see you pull a fast one like that ,you'll be dead in a sec

"I'm just taking a picture of the President..."

@CahyoPrabowo

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. President can i have one shoot, please !

@mohammadhazim981

3 жыл бұрын

@@CahyoPrabowo *Cocks film reel

@thefatdragon4580

3 жыл бұрын

I hear this comment

“Police gun down KZread Photographer” ‘He was armed with soviet rocket launcher’, say eyewitnesses. (Be careful where you use it 😉)

@JuriObeziuk

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@garybrown9719

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@xander1052

2 жыл бұрын

Likely safer to use in London than in Rome, given the difference in the level of military presence in the two cities, though I'd still say it'd be quite risky to pull out in any big city lol

Oh my god! How the hell did you even learn about Vacation in Prostokvashino cartoon? I mean, it blows my mind that people outside Russia realize it exists. Great research!

@EgmontLabadie

5 ай бұрын

When we were kids in France in the 1980s there where some eastern Europe cartoons frequently going on on TV...

@gillesmatheronpro

4 ай бұрын

And even films festivals hosting creations from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Russia/USSR, Czekoslovakia, etc.), with some even inviting talented cartoonists. France is a country of cinematograph (a French invention) and the people has always been keen on all types of image creations, be it animation (not only cartoons), camera, CG imagery, etc. Have a look at Georges Mélies, the man who invented special effects in cinema and all the necessary gear to create them. He is the man behind this masterpiece titled "The travel to the moon", the version in colours being the most incredible thing you can expect to see ! This man sort of sowed the seeds of love for wildly creative cinematography, for the centuries to come. And TV channels broadcasting those cartoons from far away helped a lot in giving birth to millions of cinema fans. An exemple of this... aside from Japan, France is the n°1 country for "manga" and "anime", and I remember myself seating for hours to watch the early Goldorak adventures... then some heroes in Polish cartoons too.

I've been using a photosnaiper adapted to shoot with my Fuji X cameras for seven years and no one has scared with it. Even the police never gave me any trouble when they saw me using it on the street. It causes the opposite reaction on almost anybody: they will ask you about it, if it is a kit or you built it,... I love it for several uses, including street.

@jmd1770

Жыл бұрын

What country do you live in?

@BadBCat

Жыл бұрын

@@jmd1770 Spain.

@SirFloofy001

Жыл бұрын

@@BadBCat For some reason i expected this kind of response from Spain. There is a lot of photographers in Spain though so maybe people are more used to seeing massive lenses and thus can spot cameras easier.

That episode from "Prostokvashino" cartoon was the first thing I thought about when I saw the title of the video)))

Are you kidding me?? The Helios 44M itself is worth more than 15 euro!! Wow, amazing find

@mohtasimbillah8708

3 жыл бұрын

It's call the Good Luck 😊

@fraidelasdf5744

3 жыл бұрын

The filters alone are worth more

@travisshannon8562

2 жыл бұрын

Not by much.

@jakekaywell5972

Жыл бұрын

@@travisshannon8562 What are you talking about? The Helios 44M is worth a bare minimum of $75. Can easily be sold up to $120 without breaking a sweat.

@travisshannon8562

Жыл бұрын

@@jakekaywell5972 OH WOW GEE WILLIKERS A WHOLE 120 DOLLARS PAPA?! THAT WILL SURELY BUY US TWO DAYS WORTH OF GASOLINE AND A COSTCO PIZZA, WE’RE SAVED! Lmao dude, I’ve literally given these things away and somehow still own three, gimme a break. Edit: and since I wasn’t clear if you buy an original housing Helios for 120 bucks you’re a sucker.

That was the camera that started my whole vintage camera/lens collection. I found a new-old stock set in an antique shop for $50 15 years ago. Still the center piece of my whole collection.

@joecooper2529

3 жыл бұрын

I have a one i want to sell it for how much can i sell it

@shawnbrynelson5333

3 жыл бұрын

@@joecooper2529 you'd have to check Ebay, I don't know what the going rate is now. Probably more than I paid.

Imagine the chats you'll have with airport security : )

$15 euro!?! Dude. Damn. The magic is free at that price.

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

magic lens ? :)

@hayooyoutubecreator8930

3 жыл бұрын

And "don't get shot," was definitely my first thought living in the US.

@thibaultdubaret9863

3 жыл бұрын

that's 1/10 of its value!!!!

@stanglova86

3 жыл бұрын

This will be expensive now

@imarcus1973

3 жыл бұрын

@@thibaultdubaret9863 1/20 after this video does the rounds :)

Got one myself and I've had no problems taking it downtown in Helsinki where I live. Never had anyone get scared by it. The reactions people have are actually quite the opposite from scared, it's a great conversation starter and a lot of people are interested in hearing about it. I've never had any problems with the police either when carrying it, closest to that is when a security guard gave me a wide smile when he saw it while I was walking at a metro station. 😄

Me living in U.S. using this kind of equipment: *chuckles* "I'm in danger!"

Okay, now shoot photos from the hip, Rambo-style.

@GungKrisna12

3 жыл бұрын

Then focusing will become a guesswork

@BeetleBuns

2 жыл бұрын

@@GungKrisna12 not if you yell loudly enough

I'd definitely "shoot" film with this gear :D As always much appreciation for making these videos!

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot for watching too

Those times when people did not think that it is something malicious in your hand and you come to harm them... Not needed video surveillance, "neighborhood watching" and other "looking for suspicious activity", everyone were much more open minded and without malicious intentions than today's madness..... simple people with simple pleasures. I think that images quality is great. As well in general very nice idea and comfortable for long lens.

Спасибо за интересное видео. Тоже хотел найти такой аппарат. Нашел только объектив Таир 3. Кстати,этот мультфильм мой любимый)

That is one absolutely legendary cartoon in former Soviet countries! Everybody adores dog Sharik and cat Matroskin and their "uncle Feodor"! And there is a very memorable phrase in there too, when Sharik got tired pursuing a hare to take a picture and finally took it and Matroskin said: - Now you're gonna run for half a day more... - Why is that? - To give him the picture! It's a phrase all kids from 1980-90s know to express that something takes a long time =)

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Well, now me too !

I'd love to see some 35mm negative photo scans shot on this. Perhaps a follow-up vid?

Man, what a find! And the entire kit in that condition too. Interesting history, I didn't even know these were a thing.

I just got this lens in absolute MINT condition for 10 bucks. It even came with a 42 - E mount adapter. Crazy thing, INCREDIBLE for astro, stopped down to 5.6 this thing is immaculate. I love it

This combo is awesome what a beauty! All treasures, the camera, both lenses, etc. Can't stop thinking about what collectibles you must have in your shelf. Congrats! Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱 🙋‍♂️

I AM JEALOUS MATHIEU! Such a cheap bargain you found!

I used to work in a camera shop in the late 80's. A customer came in and wanted this kit. He had a look, was impressed and was about to part with his money when I asked him what he was planning to photograph. This bloke said that he was off to Belfast to photograph the Army. It was at this point I realised that he hadn't really thought this through. Belfast at this time was still in the grip of the Troubles, to be on the street with a camera that looks like a firearm was dangerous, making him a target for both sides. I told the bloke that I wasn't happy selling it and even got the manager to talk to him, he was from France I believe and really didn't understand what the Troubles were. When we explained that if he used it on the street his life expectancy would drop to just minutes he took on board what we were saying and very gracefully accepted our advice not to buy!

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Well you saved a life and maybe the camera was used for better photography

I KIND of want to try that thing!!!

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

for a test in the woods it's ok but forget about a city test :))

I have exactly this, full kit, got it from my granddad. Very sharp and I like the look of photos

@NewerSing

3 жыл бұрын

I have some film photos made on a 3.5/300 Tair, which was produced for local market. I also use PhS-12 (ФС-12) body, which seems to be a slightly altered Zenit TTL. Photos come out lovely, with similarly swirly bokeh of Helios series

Anyone remember the infamous German Novoflex design - the "schnellschuss" system ("quick shot"; official name was PIGRIFF I think) - that originally came out in 1955? Here the trick was basically to be able to focus really quickly - this design was quite popular until wide into the 80ies. And yes, a lot of photojournalists remember funny situation with security personnel...

When I bought it, I thought that the image quality wan't be good, becouse this lens has only 3 lenses in 3 groups, which is not that much. But I was impresed by very crisp image😮

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

me too !! what a good find

@DucatiKozak

3 жыл бұрын

What's the magnification factor?

@user-ul4ue1yk9w

3 жыл бұрын

@@DucatiKozak I don’t know, depends on which sensor you using

@ingowalkerling5141

3 жыл бұрын

The number of lenses are not an indicator of image quality. If the focal length corresponds with the physical length of the lens, you need only an achromatic lens with two cemented lenses. And that was done by novoflex in in combination with a moderate lensspeed. The image quality was superb and even Leica turned out the Leitz Schnellschuss Objektiv manufactured by novoflex. The Leica models were triplets instead of the only achromatic version. Later novoflex turned out a 400mm triplet under its own label.

@dadautube

3 жыл бұрын

@Александр Жуков having more lens elements in more groups in a lens like this doesn't necessarily mean better image quality! in fact, given the glass is of high quality and good build, less elements means more sharpness in most prime lenses with a not so wide aperture! more elements only makes wider apertures possible for prime lenses but not more sharpness really ... one reason zoom lenses cannot be as sharp as prime lenses is just that: so many elements and more groups! :-)

I am incredibly jealous of your find!

I remember these for sale..They were cheap new, always been amazing value.

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, can't believe i got it for so cheap

Had one of these, mint condition in our camera shop once. £10 was all we paid for it. The Queen was on a tour that year and was coming through the town and my colleague thought it would be interesting to lean out the upstairs windows and use this to take photos.... Only problem is it really looks like a gun or RPG from a distance. We chose to not let our colleague use it.

this is the one time where you WANT to have the lens cap OFF all the time when you're shooting outside

Guy to the right at 5:30 "He's got a gun! He's got a gun!" :P

The person who kept all that in that condition all packed together... Well done!

a whole new definition to "shooting" photos

I don’t know how much the KZread algorithm mess the colors of the picture but damn the pictures colors are realistic

What a find! I appreciate how you put this video together!

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I remember the Novaflex 'squeeze to focus' lenses back in the 70's. They got a few photojournalists shot at.

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, i review this bazooka lens 2 years ago :) and it was even more scary than this one

Lovely stuff Mathieu, remember buying Zenit B and wanting the Photosniper kit as a teen. Memories ha ha.

The auto focus is so smooth, who would of guessed

I also have a set. I placed a little switch where the trigger comes up and connected this via auxiliary to my cam. So you can use the set with digital cam. Pretty nice when you "fire" 10 pics/sec

Very nice find, a complete kit in that condition, well done, I must say I would hesitate to go out shooting with the complete gear, looks dangerous !

I had one. I went out to have fun with it in my hometown, and it took like 5 minutes for the police to yell at me to put it down. Moments like this make me appreciate that I'm not living in America.

you can't find this in Russia in this pristine condition for this price, lol on top of that you got the export version which is supposedly much higher quality than for inner soviet market

@Drix0071

3 жыл бұрын

This is partly true, everything produced in our domestic market of photographic equipment was inferior in quality to please a wide range of buyers. For that, unlike imported models, domestic products were many times easier and faster to be modified. Since, in the USSR and in Russia, every 3 knows how to make homemade improvements. Therefore, old things can live with us for a very long time. It was also within the country that, due to poor quality, Soviet lenses received a unique, inimitable blur pattern. Which is highly regarded by art photographers. For example, google photos taken with Helios 44/2 lens

Greetings from Russia! I have Tair-3 FS. And I will say that it is inconvenient to focus with it. I have several M42 adapters, and with only one of them, the focus ring is set correctly. With others, it is located on the side. This should be kept in mind! Therefore, I advise you to find an option with a classic focus ring. It will be much more convenient. The lens is in white. Very sharp, especially when the apertures are closed.

@tithund

3 жыл бұрын

The lens can be found as Tair-3 without the FS, that one has a normal focus ring.

Very interesting, yet too scary for me. Great review and video!

Looked like it was new! Nice find!

When you see through viewfinder, is it clean and sharp? mine is very blurry .

I have the same complete kit but it's all contained in a faux leather shoulder bag, which is original to the kit. Bought mine 15 years ago for $25 in Idaho USA. Like yours, the image quality of mine is excellent. The 58mm f/2 is also an excellent lens.

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

thank you for this beautiful video, good work

@MathieuStern

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Very unique video man Loved it

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Oh man... this is awesome!

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

I'm in Canada and I pretty much daily drived the thing for two summers. Mine's the multicoated version. Great conversation starter generally, just do not bring it to tense protests. It and the Kamlan 50mm f1.1 MKII are my two trump cards. The Photosniper is for wildlife and the Kamlan for portraits. People WILL want portraits with this lens just to see what it can do. One thing I've notived about Soviet lens (I have the MC Photosniper/Fotosniper 12 kit, Jupiter-21A, Jupiter-37A, MC Jupiter-9, Helios 44-2, and some others) is that they have great sharpness in the centre of the frame and still manage to have much better bokeh then their aperture sizes would suggest. Cromatic aberations are not great, but acceptable even with fixing in post. Their newer MC coating gives much more vibrant colours and deeper contrasts, but I prefer the look you get with the older puplish and gold coating.

Wow. Great lens and what a deal. I WANT ONE !!!!!!

I have one in pristine condition somewhere, unused directly from a closed police warehouse, cameras like this was used by Czechoslovak traffic patrols back in the 80s.

What a find! That’s such a steal :)

Hey there Mathieu. I don't know if you'll ever read or respond to this, but I just wanted to say your videos are beautiful and extremely creative. Last night I couldn't sleep because of my on-going insomnia and I stumbled upon your video about making a lens from ice. It is just captivating and creative and beautiful and emotional and inspiring and all the other positive adjectives I could ever think of, as well as all your 30+ other videos that I binge-watched last night. The music, the pictures, the video footage... toy photography tips, vintage and other weird lenses... You always have a story to tell and not just a review. It's simply beautiful. Kind of gives me some faith in humanity. Subscribed.

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

WoW that’s the most important comment I received in months ! Thank you so much to give me the energy to keep on doing my work

@nolejd50

3 жыл бұрын

@@MathieuStern And thank you for your reply and for your lovely content!

Love those auto-winder sounds from the hand-wound Zenit-12 in the Korean movie!

Love the old Reflex cameras, and the perfect city to test it out Paris

I remember when the Photography magazines of the 1970's looked at the Photo Sniper. The consensus was, the outfit was a bargain for junior/budget naturalists and voyeurs. Like with long-extinct Novoflex telephoto outfits, using such equipment might attract the attention of security/police forces.;) "Hey! You! Lower that RPG right now!"

great find, nice complete kit

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Awesome find.

I'm a South Korean. I was surprised to see a South Korean movie in the middle of the KZread video. I have never seen the movie 'Over the Rainbow', but the movie scene is very interesting

Really beautiful lens quality

I just "inherited" one of these as a full kit, it's quite eye-catching

Stumbled across this video, glad I did, love it!

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you subscribed because there is any more like that on the channel

I have one of these. Very fun to use and just a great overall collectable. Can't use in public though 😅

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Or get ready to have a lot of people chasing you with pitchforks

Got mine, on a flea market as well, 80€ the complete set, mine is a bit older, full russion inscriptions, with URSS quality control stickers. Didn't use it with the "pistol" yet, I imagine that it could draw some strange looks 😂, I'm completely in love with it, shoots perfectly

до этого момента, думал что фото ружье существует только в мультфильме Простоквашино, где пёс гонялся за зайцем

Oh! Cool! I have this one and I realy like it!

Great video Matthew.

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

That's what comes to my mind when I hear "shoot a picture"

I had a similar one once. Watching this I instantly can smell the case.

That is insanely immaculate!

Круто! Прошлая цивилизация не просто производила, но и экспортировала такие аппараты!. Cool! The past civilization not only produced, but also exported such devices!

I have the photosniper without the Gun. Such a nice lens and those Aperture blades!

I have got one as well. It was given to me by an unxle who actually used to use it! It looks and feels amazing. I am yet to take the lens out with my fuji camera but your video is making me really do it. Thanks for sharing!

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

Hello, I currently have a photosniper 300mm tair f4.5 and I would like to know if it is worth buying the 300mm L canon or what other 300mm lens would you recommend?

"be sure you eat the bell for notifications" hahaha dude!

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

yum

Well that was a bit of a blast from the past for me. I had one of these back in the 80's. This , of course, was before I gained more knowledge of photography and no longer believed the hype!

I own this gun too, every photo taken by this lens is brilliant

What a beautiful kit, seriously. So strange yet beautifully crafted.

Oh, I remember those from back then, very intrigued by it, never got around to even fiddle with them.

Grate!!!Thank you for the nice video

now you really shoot a picture

I'd totally use something like this with my Fuji camera, it's comical and functional. Amazing 😎👍

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Totally!

Great video thanks for sharing

Wow! I have the same in collection!)))

Great put together video about this interesting... lens. Found in the best of ways. Lucky You :-)

@MathieuStern

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

You practically robbed that guy at the flea market, man. GREAT find.

Excellent !

@MathieuStern

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

I have a white/grey version that looks a lot less tactical than the black. Amazing kit.

Fantastic

I think you could use this lens as it is on fujifilm cameras and connect the shutter release cable?

Hi, Can you help me with the filters ? I have them in the kit but I don't know their utility On the Micro 4/3 adapter the lens is shifted to the right so I can not use the grip with my GX9

I think I've seen the modern version of this in China 😂 used to "shoot" birds with big tele lenses. Looks hilarious but kinda make sense

Hi, I've just bought this camera too, but when I open it, I cut the cable with white head since it was hidden in the package. What is that?I can't find from internet, saw the parts graph but still don't know what it is...... Is there any way to reconnect it? Thank you.

Wow.. .it looks like it is in mint condition.. Im happy for you

This was fun!

What did you plug that wire coming out of the lens into what other adapter did you use to connect it to the a7III

I used to lust after this kit when I was a young, could never afford it though. 👍