SHIFT 4

Just Arrived 🙌 | IronGlass Soviet MKII

Rehoused by , this Soviet Set consists of six classic lenses from the USSR, including the legendary Helios 44-2. Featuring slightly overcorrected bokeh, exaggerated spherical aberration (dream effect), gorgeous yet interesting focus falloff, and out of this world flares, these lenses are like nothing else available. With more than Full Frame coverage across the set, the MKII rehousing makes mechanical and material improvements over the original rehousing.

They use a “hybrid focus system”, which is a combination of a new & refined helicoid combined with technology generally found in CAM-driven focus systems. The result is a very reliable, rugged focus system that feels like a CAM-driven focus ring, even on lenses with weighty optical blocks such as Helios 40-2 and Tair-11A. Combined with an internal focus design that no longer limits the clip-on Matt Box weight, these lenses are now an absolute joy to use, which is what MKII rehousing is all about

Some of the Close Focuses have been improved from the original lenses.

20mm MIR-20 • T3.6 • CF 7"
28mm MIR10A • T3.6 • CF 8"
37mm MIR-1V • T2.9 • CF 1'10"
58mm HELIOS 44-2 • T2.1 • CF 1'8"
85mm HELIOS 40-2 • T1.6 • CF 2'6"
135mm TAIR-11A • T2.9 • CF 3'11"

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We are happy to be supporting SHIFT 4 with SP3 for their lens and social event in Manchester on October 4. It will be a great opportunity to test the new SP3 lenses if you are in the area.

To register for the event please contact [email protected].

Our Manchester office is hosting one of its regular Social and Lens Events - 4th October - focused on Full Frame lenses with the Cooke SP3's!

It has limited numbers - reach out to [email protected] to register your interest.