Soviet lenses with Pentax K-mount

Hello everyone,

Looking for USSR-made lenses for the K-mount (or A-type mount, like Tair-11A, with fixed adapter for K-Mount). Currently I only have Helios 44K-4, would love to extend my collection. :) If you have some glass of this type collecting dust in a drawer, leave me a message, we might strike a deal :).

Especially interested in Helios 77K, Volna-1, APO Telezenitars 300mm and 135mm, zenitar and peleng fisheyes, and pretty much everything other than aforementioned Helios 44K-4.

Cheers!

Most of Apo Telezenitar 135 you will find in M42 mount (-M).
Zenitar-K 50/1.9 is not hard to find but Zenitar-K 50/1.7 I think never really existed. Zenitar-K 2.0 is also not hard to find at good price, even on ebay. Construction looks a bit cheap, but image quality is very good.
Also A mount with K-mount look to be rare, I never saw one, only M39, M42 and Nikon F I can see.
Look like you forgot the Mir-47K which is not easy to find, but findable, and a good lens to use. Also rare, but not so hard to find if you are patient is VarioZenitar-K 25-45mm/2.8-3.5.

Hello and welcome to the forum R4ct3r.

Hm, that VarioZenitar seems nice, even though I'm not fond of manual zooms. Looks worth a shot, but it is difficult to find...

Thanks for the welcome Sean!

you can try to search in Russia. E.g. Helios-77k
https://www.avito.ru/sankt-peterburg/fototehnika/ms_gelios-77k-4_1.850_na_pentaks_918730266

Of course the deals are a bit risky, you need to pay first (mostly the sellers do not accept Paypal, I usually suggest to transfer the money by Moneygram) and then hope that the seller sends the lens to you. From my last about 20 deals one was a fraud.

MC Volna can be found there with Almaz cameras for about 100€.
Saw Telezenitar 300/4.5 one month ago on the same marketplace, about 600€, but now probably sold, don't see it there anymore.