Ukrainian-based Iron Glass Adapters has quickly become the go-to company for Soviet glass. Its lenses were even used on The Batman. Now they’re shipping again.
About five years ago, a few passionate Ukrainians wanted to give classic lenses a new lease of life. The team began modding existing photography lenses from the Soviet era, giving them focus gears, matching front diameters, and funky “anamorfake” features.
A few years later, the gang took the next step and began doing full rehousing for the lenses in their product stack.
Sadly, the tragic war in Ukraine put a stop to that, forcing the team to fight for freedom. They still are a dedicated team of technicians making lenses. As of this week, the team is officially shipping lenses once again.
Recently, the Helios 44-2 and Jupiter 9 versions were used in the chase sequence in The Batman, which was directed by Matt Reeves. Check out this video by Mark Holtze to get you started.
Author: Yaroslav Altunin
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
