Some more russian lenses I have thought of since my previous post on the subject which are quite well regarded. Also wanted to mention the fact that I have finally ordered a Jupiter-9 85mm f2.0 M42 mount lens. It may take a few weeks to arrive from Russia itself though. Anyway, back to the lenses. This list should get you started on a collection of great fun Russians

• Zenitar 16mm f2.8 fisheye (still made new in all mounts)
• Mir-20 20mm f3.5 (quite wide on a film or full frame SLR)
• Mir-24 35mm f2.0
• Mir-1 37mm f2.8 (but the later Mir 1-B is reported to be a bit soft)
• Volna-9 50mm f2.8 Macro around 1:2
• Industar 50-2 50mm f3.5 pancake (VERY small)
• Industar 61 LZ 50mm f2.8 also Macro around 1:2
• Helios 44 series 58mm f2.0 (some discussion about which is best HERE)
• Jupiter-9 85mm f2.0
• Helios 40 series 85mm f1.5
• Tair-11a 135mm f2.8
• Jupiter 37 135mm f3.5
• Jupiter-21 200mm f4.0
• Tair-3 300mm f4.5