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[pjr]

thanks Jeff.. those pictures look great. Those green leaves have a 3d look. Is Ebay the only source for these lenses? (for english only preson)

pjr

[deadwolfbones]

Originally Posted by pjr

Is Ebay the only source for these lenses? (for english only preson)]]

eBay, craigslist, and our own marketplace here, yes.

[deadwolfbones]

A couple Helios-44K-4 MC shots:

[WheresWaldo]

So I got my Helios 44M-6 over a week ago and a few days later an M42 adapter. I bought a cheap adapter that does focus to infinity. Not much chance to take pictures with it but I did get out today while walking the dog.

These were shot as JPEG. They are straight from the camera without any post processing. I usually never shoot JPEG but I was testing for sensor dust and forgot to change it back.

All images resized by Picasa 3.


Camera: SAMSUNG TECHWIN
Model: GX-1S
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/350 sec
Aperture: n/a
Focal Length: 58mm
Flash Used: No



Camera: SAMSUNG TECHWIN
Model: GX-1S
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: n/a
Focal Length: 58mm

Now with this third image there is considerable blooming and over saturation of the red flower, plus it was handheld. I think my JPG settings must be BRIGHT, or even BRIGHT plus a bump in the saturation level.


Camera: SAMSUNG TECHWIN
Model: GX-1S
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: n/a
Focal Length: 58mm
Flash Used: No

There were a few other images but the flare was almost unacceptable on some and the subject rather boring on others. I will try this with RAW a bit later.

[xjjohnno]

A silver Helios 40 with M39 mount just landed and yum is all I'm going to say except I need stilsons to turn the focus ring that is extremely stiff.

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