tested MC Volna-9 2.8/50 USSR macro lens for SLR M42 mount LZOS Zenit

MC Volna-9 (МС Волна-9), Soviet macro lens for SLR camera 50 mm, 1:2.8, M42, #902112 Lytkarinsky Plant of Optical Glass (LZOS), Lytkarino, USSR Perfect condition. Fully working. Lens is clear, without any fungus or scratches. Inside there are microspecks of dust. Focus and aperture rings rotate properly and fluently. Body has small signs of age and use. Aperture blades do not have oil. Camera "Zenit EM" is not included and shown as an example of mount. Please, watch the test photo (which is #2) which was taken with adapter at DSLR Sony A100. Coin is not included))) Here I offer an extremely interesting lens. It is MC Volna-9 which is one of two USSR lenses which were specially designed as macro lenses (another is "FED-Macro" for M39 rangefinders). Minimal distance of focusing is 24 cm only, types of glass and optical scheme were chosen to eliminate distortions in macro mode specially. On the body except the range scale there is scale with magnification (maximum is 1:2). Focusing scale is broadened for small distances (marked out as (in meters) 0,24 - 0,26 - 0,28 - 0,3 - 0,34 - 0,4 - 0,5 - 0,7 - 1 - 1,3 - 2 - 4 - Infinity). In the range f/4-f/8 aperure hole is sixactinal star ("circular saw"), round hole will be only near to extreme meanings. Lens has aperture pre-set mechanism. To use it you rotate aperture fing till f/16, press it and rotate till the chosen meaning (for example, f/4) and then release. Aperture will work in open in range f/2.8-f/4. Both focus and aperture ring rotate fluently (not discrete). Lens is extremely sharp, especially at f/4-f/8. A light haze appears near high-contrast details at f/2,8, otherwise aberrations are minimum. Vignetting and distortions are eliminated. Quality of macro picture is brilliant. When using reverse adapter (and mount the lens back to front on the camera) it will have magnification 1:1 (so, 1 cm in real life will be equal to 1 cm of the film). Lens has multilayered anti-reflection coating. Its price was 70 Soviet Roubles (with average salary 120 Soviet roubles per month) so it was rather expensive. It is interesting to notice that the same plant (LZOS) produced simultaneously lens with the same characteristics (2.8/50) and similar view - Industar-61L/Z which is often used as macro lens too. Lens s/number - 902112 Number of lenses - 6 in five groups Angle of view - 46o Number of aperture blades - 6 Limit of aperturing - 1:2.8 (max), 1:16 (min) Resolving power - (centre/edge) 42/30 lines/mm Minimal distance of focusing - 0.24 m Type of thread - M42x1/45,5 mount Type of thread for the nozzles - 52 mm Dimensions (mm): 64*64*70 Focal distance - 52,42 mm. Mass - 330 g ---------- Conditions: Economy shipping to the address stated at Pinkoi with tracking number, usually sent within 3 business days after payment. See the photos for details. Photos are actual - that is exactly the lens you will receive. Please, do not hesitate to contact me for any information required. Please, watch my other items. I combine shipping - write to me what items do you want to buy, and I will calculate the discount for combined shipping. Package is packed thoroughly and carefully and marked as a “gift”. If you need to add invoice in the envelope or not to mark as a “gift”, write to me. If you are interested in terms of shipment - write to me, and I will tell the minimum, maximum and average time of shipment to your country (I accumulated vast statistics). Return shipping (if the item is as described in the ad) is paid by the buyer. My price include the item and shipping cost and does not include Duties, Value Added Taxes, Customs Clearance Fees and other charges. These charges are the buyer's full responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be before bidding/buying. Buyer needs to pay for the above fees in case that occurred for certain goods. If the package returns back to me due to the buyer refuse to pay those fees, I would not send the package again unless the buyer completes those fees and pay all the return and resend cost. Buyer can not cancel the order or request refund due to this reason. All the customs clearance and other affairs that can be necessary to get the package in the buyer’s country is buyer’s full responsibility. Please, be sure that you are aware of your post office working time, order and rules of package delivery and be ready to accept the package. If the package returns to me as “unclaimed” or the tracking system shows “unsuccessful delivery attempts”, refund to the buyer will be paid deducting the shipping and return costs. Resending must be paid extra.