JUst use it without the stock ( my opreference is a monopod instead ) and mate it to a new and better camera body.

Strike!
Yesterday the parcel service brought a huge package with a very strong smell of a deep and clammy cellar. First look: *ooops*, some aperture blades of the tair hanging loosely around. I had a hard time, couldn't wait until the kids went to bed.

I never have opened a lens up to the iris, but after three hours of working, cursing about russian fine mechanics and cleaning I got it: A wonderful and clean Tair 3s with smooth closing aperture. The seller obviously doesn't know what he sells. After this little maintaing I got a full Photosniper-Set FS-12 from with a zenit 12xps, filters, pistol-grip, stock, filters, helios 44m4 and more, only missing the bag.
And, as bonus, a Jupiter-9 from 1990 in mint condition, looking completely identical to my first one from 2005. Only difference is the missing imprinted "MC". Does that mean that the jupiters from the early 90s were not multicoated?

I took some testshots with the tair and my 350d, but it was to dark outside and this combination is hard to hold. A very heavy lens, I wonder if it is possible to shoot unblurred pictures.

Comment from Yvonne: "And now? What are you want to do with this stuff?" I can't explain...   

Lets recap here, You got a Tair 300mm lens, a Helios 44m, a Jupiter 9, a 35mm film body that takes M42 mount lenses, & a Photo Sniper stock, all for 40 Euros? You did VERY well here.

Sorry, You're on your own here.
-Bruce

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That Photo Sniper kit looks very nice, as do the image's from it.
I have looked at these before on ebay, and at one point was thinking about picking one up. The ones I looked at came in a fitted metal container, that when closed, looked like a fishermans tackle box.
-Bruce

Not sure that this is what it's about in this instance. For 1:1 crops of a telephoto you would want to put the thing on a tripod, but it's designed to be hand held!

I wonder if that form of support gives any real advantage over a conventional grip, it might be more comfortable I guess, but does it allow you to use a lower shutter speed?

Looks good.... what a bargain!

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Very nice pictures. Didn't expect to find such a contrast at 80 metres.
BTW, your nick ( sorry but I'm more curious then a cat - hope live longer) is inspired by Jorge Luis Borges ?

That's for the M-39 lenses. One wouldn't expect that the mount would make a difference, but the figures for the M-42 versions are different. In that mount the Tair is comparable to the Helios 44-1, but later models of the Helios pull away.

In fact it's interesting to see improvement in each successive model of the Helios, to the point that the 44-6 and 44-7 are WAY better than the early iterations (if these figures are to be believed).

That is an interesting list. The K-mount Zenitar 16 shows the highest center resolution of any production lens on the charts, but it is way down at the edges.

Those images are encouraging...better than I expected.
I think I'll get one of these and get dressed up like Rambo...perhaps a little stroll through downtown Phoenix.

Actually, I see people with side-arms on a fairly regular basis.  Completely legal without a permit.  Concealed is possible with a permit.  I have one, but rarely carry now that I have curious children with me at all times.