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  The AL-4 achromatic lens as an imaging device. AL-4 is an achromatic lens with an optical power of 4 diopters. It consists of two lenses of different glass types glued together. Reduces chromatic aberrations in the frame. According to the factory manual, it is used for macro photography of small objects, reproductions of paintings and similar works. According to the passport the shooting scale is 1:4.27-1:2.55. The connecting thread is m52. To work, the lens must be screwed onto a lens with a 52mm filter thread. I think it is possible to use lenses with other front threads, but then you need to use step-up or step-down rings.. My lens is made in Ukraine at the Tochprilad factory in Kharkiv.  I think I had this lens in my box for about 10 years. I remembered its existence but didn't see the point of using it in any way. Recently, however, I decided to make my own mind up about this product and took some test shots with it.. The Jupiter 37 lens was chosen as the main lens...

 Lens Era-14.  This is a bomb! And the sensations in the hands and the result! Feels in his hands - because a hefty piece of glass and iron weighing 2 kg (without the camera) vividly recalls the bored pudding weights, which I have not even tried to raise even to the level of the knees for a hundred years already). By the result - because it's sharp like ...., well, let's say, as brigand (by the way, carefully - in self-defense this fool of the same brigand can be nailed to death, but the legislation is imperfect in our country). Installed in a specially made case and adapted to the M42. So about the harshness. If you want to get a severe male portrait with a large life experience printed on your face, with a bunch of wrinkles, scars, etc. - this is to Era-14. All original sonnar's of Germany and their fake Soviet brothers, as well as planar, biotar and biometar - can relax in their boxes and tubes. Era-14 - a real male portrait. And the man should be both the object (portra...

 The story of little Rokkor. Part 4 and last. Industar-95 38-2,8  from Elikon-Autofocus vs Minolta Rokkor 38-2,8 from Minolta Hi-Matic AF To be honest, I’m already a little tired of talking about little Rokkor. But I will see it through to the end. There will be almost no text now. Just a few examples. In this case, the same Industar and a slightly different Rokkor were in the game. However, almost the same, only a slightly different modification. The test also included two cameras - a micro 4/3 half frame camera and a full-format mirrorless camera. My opinion - of course, Rokkor is a little better than the Soviet Industar. It is sharper at infinity, and for some reason its minimum focusing distance is much shorter (probably 0.5 meters versus 1 m for Industar). Of course, you need to understand that both lenses do not have an aperture. Perhaps with a diaphragm the results would have been different. Both lenses, by the way, can work at full frame without any problems. And one m...