Re: Helios 58mm, surprising!
Hi there, older Helioses are single-coated. The quality of those is a lottery, sometimes you can get very good one, but mos of them are average. Or even worse. As I do collect russian cameras, I have tens of Helios-44 (and versions) lenses. I have found one that's AMAZINGLY sharp and contrasty. The same way I can right now go to my shelf and take one full crap Helios-44M-4 lens from there... BR, Margus Don Sanderson wrote: http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/IMGP2572small.jpg Uncoated(?) Russian HELIOS-44M-4 58/2 lens. Cost me a whole $14.67 US, shipped from Australia. Sun in the upper left corner of the frame. I figured it would flare like crazy, surprise. Great portrait length on the D. I think I'll like this thing! Don
Re: Helios 58mm, surprising!
Don Sanderson wrote: http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/IMGP2572small.jpg Uncoated(?) Russian HELIOS-44M-4 58/2 lens. Cost me a whole $14.67 US, shipped from Australia. Sun in the upper left corner of the frame. I figured it would flare like crazy, surprise. Great portrait length on the D. Looks great! Show us some portraits! -Ryan
RE: Helios 58mm, surprising!
This one's M42. I got it off of eekBay, there's another one on there for $15.00, just search for 58 or 58mm. I'll send you the item #. I just picked up another similar one for $4.95 + $5.00 shipping. This one is a 44-2 58/2, looks different but I can't say what's different. Pretty cheap fun though. ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 5:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Helios 58mm, surprising! Hey, Don, is that a K-mount or M-42 lens? I'm looking for some cheap optics in order to fool around with some odds and ends projects. In any case, where'd you get the glass? Shel [Original Message] From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/IMGP2572small.jpg Uncoated(?) Russian HELIOS-44M-4 58/2 lens. Cost me a whole $14.67 US, shipped from Australia. Sun in the upper left corner of the frame. I figured it would flare like crazy, surprise. Great portrait length on the D. I think I'll like this thing! Don
Re: Helios 58mm, surprising!
Don Sanderson escribió: http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/IMGP2572small.jpg Uncoated(?) Russian HELIOS-44M-4 58/2 lens. Cost me a whole $14.67 US, shipped from Australia. Sun in the upper left corner of the frame. I figured it would flare like crazy, surprise. Great portrait length on the D. I think I'll like this thing! The K mount version (Helios MC 44-K), multicoated version of this 58 mm. lens, is surprisingly good. It is a bit warm, as other Russian lenses I've had, but it performs really well.
RE: Helios 58mm, surprising!
Hey, Don, is that a K-mount or M-42 lens? I'm looking for some cheap optics in order to fool around with some odds and ends projects. In any case, where'd you get the glass? Shel [Original Message] From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/IMGP2572small.jpg Uncoated(?) Russian HELIOS-44M-4 58/2 lens. Cost me a whole $14.67 US, shipped from Australia. Sun in the upper left corner of the frame. I figured it would flare like crazy, surprise. Great portrait length on the D. I think I'll like this thing! Don
