Massive Russian Mirror Lenses

[pearce_jj]

Evening all

Brother-in-law has a very old USSR lens, 1000mm I think, a bit like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MTO-1000mm-F1...goryZ707QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is there any way to hook one up to an EOS, and indeed is there any point, i.e. would it be worth it!!

Thanks
James.

 

[8utters]

Yeah you could probably do it with a T2 Canon EF adapter:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/T2-T-mount-ad...ryZ30059QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[scraggs]

Just done a bit of a search for info on this lens and found this which you might want to check.
Paste:
"CAUTION" these lenses may not work on all 35mm cameras with built in flash or other protruding devices on the front. The lens diameter at the mounting flange is 126 mm or 63 mm radius. Measure your camera from the center of the lens mount to determine if any camera part extends more than 4 mm in front of the mounting ring within this radius

 

[Steep]

I have that very lens, with an adaptor it fits my Canons but it's soft as a very soft cuddly soft thing that's spent a year in a secret underground vault being softened.

So no it's not worth it.

However with the right adaptor it does make a pretty good telescope.

 

[pearce_jj]

blurred you mean, presumably! Thanks

 

[mattyh]

it's soft as a very soft cuddly soft thing that's spent a year in a secret underground vault being softened.

Nothing to add, apart from

 

[Steep]

Pearce I'll take a shot with it tomorrow and post it for you to see.

 

[RobertP]

it's soft as a very soft cuddly soft thing that's spent a year in a secret underground vault being softened.

Very Clarkson / Blackadder esque

 

[desantnik]

Comrades!

This secret Soviet advanced Sputnik Teknology must have been stolen by CIA spies to sell on Ebay. It is so highly developed it will probably not work with your inferior Western camera complexes.