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A quick Helios 44-2 snap · **1 Like**

Owning several Helios lenses(4 total), it's quite interesting that its the oldest and cheapest that I keep pulling shots from!
Wide open, no PP other than a little adjustment here and there.

**Rense** · 04-25-2010, 11:16 PM

Wonderful portrait!! Sharp, good DoF, and I like the colours.
Don't use my Helios enough....

(have the 44M)

JohnBee · 04-26-2010, 07:11 AM

Originally posted by Rense

Wonderful portrait!! Sharp, good DoF, and I like the colours.
Don't use my Helios enough....

(have the 44M)

Thx!

Over time, I've collected the 44-2, 44M, 44M-4K and 44M-7.
And oddly enough, I keep coming back to the 44-2.
Even though I'm pretty sure the 44M is identical in terms of bokeh and resolution.
So it may be more of a mind thing than that of a practical one.

the swede · 04-26-2010, 07:43 AM

Lovely portrait!

PentX Girl · 04-26-2010, 09:14 AM

What a lovely portrait....you've captured an expression that captivates me as a mother

JohnBee · 04-26-2010, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by the swede

Lovely portrait!

Originally posted by PentX Girl

What a lovely portrait....you've captured an expression that captivates me as a mother

Thanks for your kind words

axl · 04-26-2010, 02:48 PM

Fantastic capture!

mikeSF · 04-26-2010, 09:23 PM

that's a cute kid!

Jimbo · 04-26-2010, 09:40 PM

I really like this image. I may have cropped the left out slightly though the image is so well done that it works as is. Thank you for sharing. JiM

timo4352 · 04-27-2010, 10:17 AM

The kid's expression is priceless. I would have liked to see the focus point more toward the bridge of the nose so both eyes would be more equally in focus.
Tim

JohnBee · 04-28-2010, 06:59 AM

Originally posted by axl

Fantastic capture!

Thanks for the kind compliment.

Originally posted by mikeSF

that's a cute kid!

Beaming!

JohnBee · 04-28-2010, 07:04 AM

Originally posted by Jimbo

I really like this image. I may have cropped the left out slightly though the image is so well done that it works as is. Thank you for sharing. JiM

I also the OOF dark areas to be a bit distracting, I'm thinking it might be a good time to look into some backdrops to help smooth things out.

Originally posted by timo4352

The kid's expression is priceless. I would have liked to see the focus point more toward the bridge of the nose so both eyes would be more equally in focus.
Tim

I agree... I think a "little less DOF" might of been what the bridge needed to make it all work.
I'm going to try again(perhaps Friday) and see if I can't nail this one.

fevbusch · 04-28-2010, 07:05 AM

Very sweet picture. Impressed with the lens. Freddy

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04-25-2010, 11:16 PM	#2
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,014	Wonderful portrait!! Sharp, good DoF, and I like the colours. Don't use my Helios enough.... (have the 44M)

04-26-2010, 07:11 AM	#3
JohnBee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,650 Original Poster	Originally posted by Rense Wonderful portrait!! Sharp, good DoF, and I like the colours. Don't use my Helios enough.... (have the 44M) Thx! Over time, I've collected the 44-2, 44M, 44M-4K and 44M-7. And oddly enough, I keep coming back to the 44-2. Even though I'm pretty sure the 44M is identical in terms of bokeh and resolution. So it may be more of a mind thing than that of a practical one.

04-26-2010, 07:43 AM	#4
the swede Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,310	Lovely portrait!

04-26-2010, 09:14 AM	#5
PentX Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,700	What a lovely portrait....you've captured an expression that captivates me as a mother

04-26-2010, 02:46 PM	#6
JohnBee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,650 Original Poster	Originally posted by the swede Lovely portrait! Originally posted by PentX Girl What a lovely portrait....you've captured an expression that captivates me as a mother Thanks for your kind words

04-26-2010, 02:48 PM	#7
axl Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,181	Fantastic capture!

04-26-2010, 09:23 PM	#8
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,273	that's a cute kid!

04-26-2010, 09:40 PM	#9
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	I really like this image. I may have cropped the left out slightly though the image is so well done that it works as is. Thank you for sharing. JiM

04-27-2010, 10:17 AM	#10
timo4352 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 169	The kid's expression is priceless. I would have liked to see the focus point more toward the bridge of the nose so both eyes would be more equally in focus. Tim

04-28-2010, 06:59 AM	#11
JohnBee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,650 Original Poster	Originally posted by axl Fantastic capture! Thanks for the kind compliment. Originally posted by mikeSF that's a cute kid! Beaming!

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04-28-2010, 07:04 AM	#12
JohnBee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,650 Original Poster	Originally posted by Jimbo I really like this image. I may have cropped the left out slightly though the image is so well done that it works as is. Thank you for sharing. JiM I also the OOF dark areas to be a bit distracting, I'm thinking it might be a good time to look into some backdrops to help smooth things out. Originally posted by timo4352 The kid's expression is priceless. I would have liked to see the focus point more toward the bridge of the nose so both eyes would be more equally in focus. Tim I agree... I think a "little less DOF" might of been what the bridge needed to make it all work. I'm going to try again(perhaps Friday) and see if I can't nail this one.

04-28-2010, 07:05 AM	#13
fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,070	Very sweet picture. Impressed with the lens. Freddy

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