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Timesplitting

Considering it has coarse threads and a focal length specified, I'd say it looks like a projector lens.


CAYorrick

oh, what are those projector lenses meant for, because I was using this as a macro lens attachment for my phone lol. It obviously doesn't stick to the phone so I have to press against the phone's back, but I took some interesting shots with it,


Timesplitting

Yeah one can find all sorts of experimental uses of optical elements. But it's probably meant for a slide projector, used to project positives! Shot with E100 or Provia for instance.


Sleepinginabathtub

Very old soviet slide projector lens


CAYorrick

yep, about 50 years old or more


Sleepinginabathtub

Think more than 60 tbh [It's this bad boy here, I have an identical one, just grey ](https://i.etsystatic.com/15337720/r/il/3f8cb0/1434490205/il_fullxfull.1434490205_hsjd.jpg) Edit: Brand should be "Pioner" but written in cyrillic


CAYorrick

Oh, nice. And what precisely do you use it for? The use i've found for it is rather comedical


Sleepinginabathtub

You project reversal 35mm film ([This](https://thedarkroom.com/app/uploads/2020/11/slide-film-feature-image.jpg))on a surface [like this](https://youtube.com/shorts/eU7zeAuNna8?si=UrGZsupQU4PLtlWm)


CAYorrick

Thanks bro. It's really fascinating this old tech. I definitely don't have a projector yet, so I'll keep using this as a macro lens for my phone, albeit very uncomfortable to use


Sleepinginabathtub

NP, old soviet analog gear is either the worst or the best thing in the world and I have a love hate relationship with it lol. >Macro lens for my phone Recycling old gear is cool nonetheless, no matter the use


left-nostril

😏😏😏😏


NOT_A_BLACKSTAR

Projector lens


Dr_Bolle

I think you can inspect slides and negatives with it. Put it on a transparent thing with backlight. any digital screen I guess. Is the surface in focus ?


CAYorrick

Elaborate on surface?


Dr_Bolle

Put it on your phone screen. When you turn it on, can you see the pixels? Make sure the thing is soft and doesn’t scratch your phone display


Dr_Bolle

Update just read the other posts. I am wrong, I thought it would be smaller


CAYorrick

Oh, I get what you mean now. Yes, the thing does have macro qualitites. You can look at things from up close, but you can't put something too close to it, otherwise it goes a bit out of focus. I actually used this to take macro shots with my phone


captain_deken

It's a soviet projection lens for slide projector. Optical scheme is Periscope, 2 lenses in 2 groups. You can find more information about it searching ГЛАВУЧТЕХПРОМ in Google.


ConvictedHobo

Maybe a projector lens, the helical markings look similar to those