Soviet lenses for Nikon F bayonet

The lens information I am presenting here has been gathered from my own personal experience, and from web sites as well as catalogues/brochures with photos of them. The information here is not speculative, the lenses listed have all at least reached prototype stadium.

Name Specification Comments Country of Manufacture
MC Peleng A3.5/8Circular Fish-EyeBelarus
MC Zenitar-N2.8/16Fish-EyeRussia
MC Mir-73H / Arsat H2.8/20Ukraine
Mir / Arsat H3.5/20Ukrainian SSR1/Ukraine
MC Mir-24H2/35Ukrainian SSR1/Ukraine
MC PCS Mir-67H / PCS Arsat2.8/35Shift or Shift-TiltUkrainian SSR1/Ukraine
MC Volna-8H1.2/50prototypeUkrainian SSR1
Arsat H1.4/50Ukraine
Gelios2-81H / Arsat H2/50Ukrainian SSR1/Ukraine
Volna1.4/53Ukrainian SSR1
Gelios2-81H2/53Ukrainian SSR1
Kaleynar-5H2.8/100Ukrainian SSR1
Telear3.5/200Ukrainian SSR1
Yashma-4H2.8/300Ukrainian SSR1
Yantar-14H2.8-4/28-85zoom; prototypeUkrainian SSR1
Yantar-20H35-200 zoom; prototypeUkrainian SSR1
Granit-11H / Arsat H4.5/80-200zoomUkrainian SSR1/Ukraine

1) SSR means Socialist Soviet Republic
2) Gelios is the older cyrillic transcription for Helios (Greek: the sun) since there is no letter "h" in the cyrillic alphabet; the more modern transcription would be Khelios

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