You Need This Vintage Lens! Mir-1 37mm f2.8 - Sample Footage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- The MIR-1 37mm f2.8 Grand Prix Brussels 1958 is an amazing vintage lens. If you are into vintage lens photography or videography then this is a lens I would strongly recommend. It’s very well built and produces really sharp images but best of all it still has lots of that vintage lens character that we all love. The dated 1950’s era lens coatings create beautiful lens flares and the 10 blade aperture produces images with smooth bokeh. And with a max aperture of f2.8 you’ll get a lot of creamy backgrounds. Etched on the front of the lens barrel is "Grand Prix Brussels 1958", a commemoration of the Mir-1's remarkable lens design that earned the prestigious Grand-Prix Award at the Brussels World Fair. Overall I’m very happy with this lens and the affordable price makes it even better. You get a lot of value for your money with the MIR-1. Anybody looking to enjoy creating content with vintage lenses should definitely look into buying this lens.
I’ll be making more test videos with this vintage lens and eventually a full review videos once I feel I know enough about it to give an informed review. Subscribe to the TH-cam channel so you don’t miss it.
👍 Thank you to: Click Click Comrade for this info.
"Your lens was made in 1972, as denoted by the first two digits of the serial number. The optics were calculated in 1955, which may be what you were referring to. Also, the lens itself didn't win the Grand Prix prize in 1958, the entire Soviet presentation won the Grand Prix prize. Neat fact, the Tair 11 was also included in the exhibition and also received recognition. Both lenses designed by the same guy. Cheers! "
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⏩ CHAPTERS
0:00 - Introduction
0:35 - Award Winning Lens
0:52 - Camera Rig
1:39 - Scene 1
2:07 - Scene 2
2:14 - Scene 3
2:24 - Scene 4
2:36 - Scene 5
2:46- Scene 6 (Under the bridge 1)
3:14 - Scene 7
3:32 - Scene 8
3:43 - Scene 9
3:51 - Scene 10
4:10 - Scene 11
4:13 - Scene 12 (Under the bridge 2)
4:22 - Scene 13
4:30 - Scene 14
4:36 - Scene 15
4:45 - Scene 16
4:52 - Scene 17
5:01 - Scene 18
5:15 - Let's Talk About the Sample Footage
5:44 - Mir-1 Footage Right Out of Camera
6:03 - Image Quality
6:49 - Lens Flares
7:37 - Halation
8:13 - Stepless Aperture
8:47 - Mount Issue
9:30 - Final Thoughts: This Lens is Awesome
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Your lens was made in 1972, as denoted by the first two digits of the serial number. The optics were calculated in 1955, which may be what you were referring to. Also, the lens itself didn't win the Grand Prix prize in 1958, the entire Soviet presentation won the Grand Prix prize. Neat fact, the Tair 11 was also included in the exhibition and also received recognition. Both lenses designed by the same guy. Cheers!
Thank you so much for the input. I was googling this lens for a while trying to get as much info as I could about it's history. But first hand knowledge from someone in the know is always the best. I'm going to pin your comment so I can help inform others. Can you recommend a webpage were I can go to get proper information about this lens?
@@vaskoobscura_ I'm no expert for sure, just a collector of Soviet lenses! I'm sitting on my own video review of this same lens but haven't released it yet. I'm still trying to find my "voice," which you've clearly found. My information is spot on but my presentation isn't great. However, I dig your presentation, which is what led me to comment in the first place. Keep up the cool work.
What if I found a lens with a serial number that starts with “01”? They didn’t make these lenses in the 2000’s right?
@@fanpandatastic no, those lenses can fall into a few categories. The lenses with more zeroes were potentially prototypes, lenses for VIPs, Diplomats or Party leaders, or testing units. They’re generally considered to have better glass and build quality, but that not always born out to be true.
Cool, mine starts with 70. (and smells like sewing machine oil)
I found this lens at my grandfather's house, it is slightly used but not abused (all black parts are still 100% black...) The focus ring is as smooth as it could possibly be, perfect for video and better than most photographic lenses I have in this regard.
Thanks for watching. I have more vintage lens content on my channel and even more on my blog including content that isn't published on TH-cam. Check it out www.vaskoobscura.com/blog?category=Vintage%20Gear
Nice lens comrade! The flare on this is madness thats why it rocks.
Hello hello. I totally agree. The perfect imperfections is what makes the images so beautiful.
did not know what the third ring was for...Now I think I know....Thanks!
Glad to help. It's a really interesting feature on those old 50's era designs.
holding in my hands Mir-1 37mm f2.8 right now and can't wait to start exploring this lens (still waiting for adaptor for for olympus m43)
Nice good for you. Congrats on the new lens. I'm sure you're loving it by now.
@@vaskoobscura_ oh yes,was able to shoot some pics already... cheers🙃
Nice review. Subbed.
Thanks for the sub! Really appreciate it.
Fantastic review, thats a issue with all M42 screw mounts. With my M42 old Soviet glass I use a tiny dab of Loctite on the screwmount and that seems to solve any risk of unscrewing the lens while adjusting the focus ring.
Or if you have the money, you could get your Soviet glass rehoused into a modern cine body from Ironglass.
I've heard of Ironglass. They do some cool work. I might try your loctite trick. Thanks for that tip i'm going to look into that. And glad you enjoyed the review. Vintage lenses are so fun. Got more vintage lens videos coming soon.
@@vaskoobscura_ Keep it coming, really enjoyed your video.
Nice video. but dont use that glitch transition EVERY time
Thanks for the comment. I've toned it down a lot in my recent videos.
That lens is clearly not from the 1950's.
No?