Tair 3S 300mm f4.5 vintage lens review and test
Although I am notoriously not much of a fan of soviet lenses, it is undeniable that they can be quite quirky. The tair 3s, for example, was made specifically for the fotosniper, a kit that resembles, as the name suggests, a rifle. I will go into more detail about the fotosniper in a dedicated video, So let's take a closer look at the lens. The lens is made of metal, it weighs a little more than 1 and a half kilos, it is 25 to 29cm long and it has an external diameter of 88mm, with a 72mm front thread and it comes with a rubber sun hood The iris has 16 blades, the aperture is clicked and it goes from f4.5 to f22 without half steps. It uses a preset system that might not be super intuitive, especially when adapting to digital. First you select the aperture, like f8, then you turn the red knob in the direction of the arrow to open up the blades so you can compose and focus more easily and when you pull the trigger on the support, it presses this lever and the aperture closes. It doesn...