PL mount Tair-3 300mm f/4.5 SLR Arri Aaton Red Blackmagic vintage shooting
PL mount Tair-3 300mm f/4.5 SLR Arri Aaton Red Blackmagic vintage shooting
Model: Tair-3
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
Compatible Brand: Aaton,Red,Blackmagic,For Arri,For Canon
Focal Length: 300mm
Maximum Aperture: f/4.5
Series: Tair
Type: SLR,High Quality,Macro/Close Up,Standard,Telephoto
Year Manufactured: 1955-2005
Exterior Material: Brass
MPN: Does Not Apply
Manufacturer country: USSR
Camera Type: SLR 35mm
Focus Type: Manual
Brand: TAIR
Mount: Arri PL Mount
It was recommended for all types of filming; it was noted that it is especially valuable when shooting, requiring special clarity of all image details.
In 1958 at the World's Fair in Brussels the set of lenses, the Tair-3 300 mm f/ 4.5 being a part of it, was awarded the Grand Prix. The fact was reflected in the form of a commemorative inscription on the frame of earlier Tair lenses.
Tair-3 300mm F4.5 is a perfect example of such lens, producing a very attractive compressed/layered/3D look with effortless shallow depth of field, even when shooting very distant objects. Thanks to the 16 aperture blades, bokeh is always perfectly circular and very smooth too! Being a Russian M42 prime, it also has that popular retro, low contrast, slightly de-saturated look, found on other Russian primes like MIR-20, MIR-1, Helios 44, Jupiter-9, Tiar-11, etc, therefore it’s goes nicely as part of a Russian M42 Set.
PROS:
- Popular, vintage character
- Very affordable
- Easily adaptable to almost any camera
- Step-less aperture adjustment
- Solid construction
- Integrated lens support
Resolution according to specifications (center/edge): 36/30 lines/mm.
Light transmittance: 0.80
Frame size: 24×36 mm
Front top focal length: -371.67 mm
Rear top focal length: 142.34mm
Distance from first to last surface: 145.4 mm
Number of lenses/groups: 3/3
Working length: 45.2 mm; 45.5 mm
Aperture scale limits: 1:4.5–1:22
Number of aperture blades: 16
Near focus limit: 3 m
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