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New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - davidmanze - 04-17-2016
Hi guys,
At the French flea-market today I found two S/H lenses that I have been looking out for for a little while....
...Yes the famous and widely available Russian M42 Helios 58mm F2 from Zenith/Jupiter......
......
........one model is the all manual Helios-44-2 (black with white numbering) 8 round blades....; and the other the Helios-44-4 (black with green/yellow/white/red/) with auto diaphragm that was mounted on a Practica......six blades.
.......the deal was they were €4 each! .......both were a bit grubby but optically unmarked and free of fungus.....the 44-4 needs re-greasing.....both need general cleaning.
The model I will be using is the M44-2.....we have the normal registration distance incompatibility for infinity focus on Nikon.... so ........ off we jolly well go on another merry-go-round of lathe turning.
The plan is made and I hope to get the job done this week...a quick check suggests that the M44-2 is even decently sharp in the center wide open.....
..and I've even been getting hints of bokehswirlishousness
To be continued........
New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - Brightcolours - 04-17-2016
If you use them for swirly bokeh, again infinity focus is not so important.
For extra psychedelic swirl fun, reverse the front element on the other lens.
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New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - davidmanze - 04-17-2016
"If you use them for swirly bokeh, again infinity focus is not so important".
You know me BC
..............."For extra psychedelic swirl fun, reverse the front element on the other lens".
Really, Is there "any" sharpness............the other lens is superfluous to me.... so...........
I'm on the case..........
New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - davidmanze - 04-17-2016
I just tried that BC......no go!.......... the front element is a meniscus convex lens facing out......reversed it touches the element behind and can't seat......
........any ideas there?
New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - toni-a - 04-17-2016
I had this lens, however it didn't impress.
brought adapter but it wasn't better than the old kit 18-55 on 300D, never focused farther than 50cm
New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - davidmanze - 04-17-2016
OK BC......I've been looking around the Helios end of the Galaxy.........you know the "à là mode" imaging end of the universe......
.....and low and behold I uncovered the very item of which you highlighted.......
...... here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sEXubrUupA
........I've just got to make up a spacer then!
Dimensions of the spacer are:
- OD = 30.5 mm
- ID = 28.7 mm
- thickness = 1.4mm
I'll nip down the plumbers tomorrow and look out a felt washer!
.....and I also found this little nifty mod.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKsG5WCGnu4
.........an anamorphic how's your iris gizmo...
This is turning into a right fun little game.....Hey Ho!
Now where did I throw that empty "Pastis" bottle....I'll glue that onto a Nikon F adapter!.......
New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - Klaus - 04-17-2016
Reminds me of this review from the stone age ...
http://www.opticallimits.com/pentax/149-helios-40-2-85mm-f15-m42-to-pentax-review--test-report
New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - davidmanze - 04-17-2016
I remember reading that review and scratching my head at the resolution figures, but your comments made good sense of the lens's characteristics.......and now I get it.
Strangely this beast has reappeared on the market with a Nikon Bayonet.... brand new...........cheaper in fact than the S/H originals
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-DESIGN-Helios-40-2-N-85-mm-f-1-5-MC-Lens-Nikon-bayonet-mounts-Brand-New-/262369635739?hash=item3d1672ed9b:g:kj4AAOSwjVVVmv61
That's one in the eye for overpriced kickstarts.......looks very nice indeed!
New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - Brightcolours - 04-18-2016
Quote:I had this lens, however it didn't impress.Must have been a different lens, the 44-2 is a M42-mount lens and focusses to infinity with M42 adapter (and it is much sharper than that crappy kitlens)...
brought adapter but it wasn't better than the old kit 18-55 on 300D, never focused farther than 50
New Bokehswirlishicousness! When a Helios is a deal(ios) - toni-a - 04-18-2016
this is the kit with which the lens came dunno if it corresponds to your lens
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