> You're only partially right. Here are some pictures I took with this > lens: > > http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=544872 and > http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=559008 > > I don't think this lens is broken. And to start with Helios 44 is not > too much of a lens anyway...
Boris, Wow, those are really cool. Looks like you have gotten yourself a great soft-focus lens! BTW, I would call it a "single-element lens." --Mike

