Mir 1b

Mir 1B Lenses for Authentic Soviet Photography

If you want to blow away everyone in your photography club with a vintage SLR camera lens from the Cold War era, you might want to pick up one of the reasonably priced Mir 1B lenses in this eBay collection.

The Mir 1B was designed to work with most of the 35mm SLR cameras that were around at the time of lens's production. This lens should also work with most contemporary 35mm lenses, but it's important to ensure that the Mir 1B will work with your particular SLR or DSLR model before you make a purchase.

Here are some examples of the types of accessories that are offered for the Mir 1B lens:

• Lens caps: These caps go directly over the end of the lens, and they make sure that no dust or debris damages the delicate glass on the aperture of the lens. Caps for this model of lens are made from black plastic.
• Rear caps: These caps go over the end of the lens that connects to the camera. They make sure that no dust or debris gets in this vital space between the body of the camera and the lens.
• Lens cases: These cases entirely enclose the lens. You can use one of these cases while both the lens cap and the rear cap are equipped on the lens.
• Instruction manuals: Some of the lenses in this collection may come with their original instruction manuals. In most cases, these manuals will be written in Russian.

All of the lenses in this eBay collection are the original Mir 1B style, which means that they should, in theory, provide the same optical results in the field. However, there are a few variances between the different units that are offered that you should be aware of. For instance, only some of these lenses were made in actual Soviet Russian factories; others are exact replicas of the original Mir 1B model that were made by the Western company Flektogon years after the original release of the Mir 1B in the USSR. In addition, the various offerings in this collection may vary in terms of condition; original Mir 1B lenses from the USSR may be more worn since they were discontinued in 1986, and newer Flektogon copy models may be in like-new or even brand-new condition.