Shooting With A Weird Soviet Sniper Lens (complete kit review)

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Shooting With A Weird Soviet Sniper Lens complete kit review

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The first Fotosnaipers were designed in the 40s, orignally for military use as an observation camera.
With the look and feel of a rifle, the photosniper was supposed to help you be more stable when shooting photos.
Over the years the Photosniper was redesigned for civilian use

In the 80' The FS-12 model was available as a camera for amateurs, nature photographers, spies and paparazzi.

The photosniper became more and more populer. it even appeard in a famous Soviet cartoon.
I found a complete kit at a flea market

I saw a metal case on a table, opened it, coldn't believe my eyes, a complete kit !

I Asked for the price thinking it would cost a fortune, but the old man selling it told me he was too scared to take it out nowdays and he wanted to get rid of it.
he asked me 15 euros for the box... I didnt hesitate a single second and bought it.
The kit includes :
a Zenit ES camera
Helios-44 58mm f/2 lens
Tair-3AS 300mm f/4.5 lens,
Two yellow filters
UV filter
Orange filter
Green filter
Two film cassette cases
Two screwdrivers
Lens hood
Trigger assembly
the metal wheel in the front of the gun let you focus.
The main problem with the Fotosnaiper? You’re unlikely to go unnoticed by people around you.
So in the best case scenario they will come and ask you what you are doing ( it happend to me five minutes after starting to shoot my test footage )

wors case scenario they will freak out and call the police because of the terrorist walking around with a grenade launcher.
I adapted the Tair lens on my A7III using a M42 adapter, and To avoid being shot by the police I tested the lens without the gun.
To have the best stability i mounted the lens on a monopod.
I must say i was blown away by the quality of the lens, it's incredibly sharp and when using a tripod you can really get some nice organic footage.
The 16 aperture blades gives you a great bokeh

it's a great lens for birds lovers but it could be really interesting to use it for portrait or more crazy experiments.

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