Mir (lenses)


The Mir series of lenses are Russian camera lenses made by various manufacturers in the former Soviet Union.

Mir-1

The first variant was the Mir-1 and won the Grand Prix at Expo '58 in Brussels. Its construction was derived from the Flektogon lens by Carl Zeiss. The first element in this lens is in fact a disperser meniscus to reduce vignette effects when photographing with an open diaphragm.
Its focal length is 37.5mm and its maximum aperture is f/2.8. There are several versions of the lens. Most of them are made for Zenit SLRs with M39 lens mount or M42 lens mount. The only different version is Mir-1A. Soviet lenses with A suffix have interchangeable lens mounts, so the user can choose which lens mount they want to use. This lens supports multiple mounts, including Nikon F mount.
The lens has six elements in four groups.

Mir-3

Mir-3 is a wide angle lens for Kiev medium format cameras. It was produced in former Soviet Union from 1973 to 1984, when it was replaced by Mir-38.
The lens was available in two versions - Mir-3B has the Pentacon Six mount and is meant to be used with Kiev 6x medium format cameras when Mir-3V had the Hasselblad mount compatible with Kiev 8x family of cameras.
Its focal length is 65mm and its maximum aperture is f/3.5.

Mir-4

Very little is known about this lens. It's probably a prototype.
Its focal length is 29mm and its maximum aperture is f/3.5.

Mir-5

This is a very rare prototype lens. It was never commercially produced. It was meant to be used with Narcissus camera.
This lens has a focal length of 28mm and a maximum aperture of f/2.0.

Mir-6

This is a very rare prototype lens as well. It was never commercially produced. It was also meant to be used with Narcissus camera.
It has very similar specifications to Mir-5. It's also a 28mm lens, but it has smaller maximum aperture - f/2.8.

Mir-10

Mir-10 is a wide angle lens made for SLR cameras produced in the Soviet Union. It exists in 3 versions - Mir-10, Mir-10M, and Mir-10A - lenses with -A suffix have interchangeable mounts.
This lens has a focal length of 28mm and a maximum aperture of f/3.5.

Mir-11

Mir-11 is a wide-angle lens designed for 16 mm cinema cameras. There are two variants - Mir-11 with a Krasnogorsk bayonet mount, and the more common Mir-11M with an M32 mount, specifically made for the Kiev 16U.
It has a focal length of 12.5mm and a maximum aperture of f/2.0.

Russian sources