Soviet lenses club

JohnBee · 06-13-2011, 12:53 PM

A few more for the road...

A little backlighting:

Transversal movement(arg!)

W/3.5/200mm TELEAR-N(M42 Variant) at f/3.5

JohnBee · 06-13-2011, 01:20 PM

Okay one last one for the road(then I'm done!)

fiveseven · 06-13-2011, 03:24 PM

^
Very Nice. I like my Telear a lot.

Few more from Helios 40-2
All are F1.5 or 2

Has this weird effect as though it's zooming in or out fast toward focus point.

JohnBee · 06-13-2011, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by fiveseven

^
Very Nice. I like my Telear a lot

Really! Which version do you have?
I've been looking for some output from the 250mm version as well.
But it seems rather rare.

fiveseven · 06-13-2011, 03:48 PM

Same as yours, with M42 adapter. Same year as well.

JohnBee · 06-13-2011, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by fiveseven

Same as yours, with M42 adapter. Same year as well.

Ah, cool!
So does yours have the Nikon protrusions on the rear also?
When I first got mine, it had these.
And when I tried it on my K20D.
I couldn't tell if they were interfere ring or not with the mount.
However, this round, I decided to remove them(removed the ring, and filed them down). After which I mounted one of the thin M42/K mount adapters and to my surprise, the lens shot to infinity and the performance seemed improved.

Anyways, I've always found the K-5 to be tougher on CA and PF.
But this lens seems to be very good on the K-5.

repaap · 06-14-2011, 07:34 AM

So, I got my self a Helios 44M, can I join too...

I just love bokeh...

Gotta try some more artistic shots too, later

jstevewhite · 06-14-2011, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by repaap

So, I got my self a Helios 44M, can I join too...

I just love bokeh...

Gotta try some more artistic shots too, later

Nice pix. Welcome to the club... I love my 44m.

stevebrot · 06-14-2011, 07:52 PM

A few florals with the Jupiter-9

Soft Touch, #1

K10D, LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2, Wide open

Soft Touch, #2

K10D, LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2, Wide open

Wings Swept Back

K10D, LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2, Wide open

Spring Glory

K10D, LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2, f/4

Steve

vanakaru · 06-14-2011, 11:47 PM

Originally posted by jstevewhite

Nice pix. Welcome to the club... I love my 44m.

Don't you think that Helios 44 doesn't have good vibrant color. These were designed for BW photography and may not perform as well as many non soviet lenses. In Japan and US color photo came much earlier than in USSR. repaap pix are very similar to my Helios 44M 4 - a bit gray or dusty blacks.

fiveseven · 06-15-2011, 12:26 AM

^
Not really, good glass is good glass and it does not really mater contrary to urban myth about B&W vs Color, MC does help and sometimes does not but mainly with contrast not color.

Helios 44M- were just as good in color photography than any Japanese or German lenses (U.S did not produce anything of good glass at all and relied mainly on Japanese).

Here's a few Helios 44M/K photos (posted before).... Seem very colorful to me. I'm sure you'd find even better examples in this thread.

Helios 44- Cat.

repaap · 06-15-2011, 12:57 AM

Originally posted by vanakaru

Don't you think that Helios 44 doesn't have good vibrant color. These were designed for BW photography and may not perform as well as many non soviet lenses. In Japan and US color photo came much earlier than in USSR. repaap pix are very similar to my Helios 44M 4 - a bit gray or dusty blacks.

These pictures were my "first shots", with this lens and I did some comparision with this and M50/1.4 and Helios is less "controlled", but alredy warmer IMO, I'm still learning to how to use this lens, but let's see. I have good feeling for this baby...

repaap · 06-15-2011, 03:33 AM

Well, there is some color...I think.

Rails

jezza323 · 06-15-2011, 07:41 AM

I just spent the weekend in Montreal for the Grand Prix du Canada (Formula 1 for those that dont follow it). My Tair-11a is my longest lens, and my only lenses >50mm are the J9 and Tair11, so I took the Tair with me, and got some action shots. I was very happy with how it performed! MF just meant pre focusing was required...and no Tv mode meant I just shot on Av mode with the aperture closed up to give me approximately the shutter speed I was looking for on panning shots. Most shots were lacking in contrast a lot, mainly due to the fact they were a bit over-exposed, but also probably due to the single coating on the Tair. Nothing a quick PP in Lightroom didnt fix right up in a snap. It took me a little while to warm up with panning, it had been a long long time since I had done any.

You can view the full set of Tair-11a shots from the GP here on Picasa

And here is my detailed review of the Tair-11a, which I forgot to post last time!

Eventual winner Jenson Button

World Champion Sebastian Vettel

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Porsche GT3 Cup Car

Historic JPS Lotus

Historic Ferrari

Last one of the Historic's

jstevewhite · 06-15-2011, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by fiveseven

Helios 44M- were just as good in color photography than any Japanese or German lenses (U.S did not produce anything of good glass at all and relied mainly on Japanese).

In small format, anyway. The Kodak Ektar large-format lenses were quite nice for their time.

06-15-2011, 12:57 AM	#1212
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	well...no. Originally posted by vanakaru Don't you think that Helios 44 doesn't have good vibrant color. These were designed for BW photography and may not perform as well as many non soviet lenses. In Japan and US color photo came much earlier than in USSR. repaap pix are very similar to my Helios 44M 4 - a bit gray or dusty blacks. These pictures were my "first shots", with this lens and I did some comparision with this and M50/1.4 and Helios is less "controlled", but alredy warmer IMO, I'm still learning to how to use this lens, but let's see. I have good feeling for this baby...

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06-13-2011, 12:53 PM	#1201
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	A few more for the road... A little backlighting: Transversal movement(arg!) W/3.5/200mm TELEAR-N(M42 Variant) at f/3.5

06-13-2011, 01:20 PM	#1202
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Okay one last one for the road(then I'm done!)

06-13-2011, 03:24 PM	#1203
fiveseven Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NV/CA Posts: 370	^ Very Nice. I like my Telear a lot. Few more from Helios 40-2 All are F1.5 or 2 Has this weird effect as though it's zooming in or out fast toward focus point.

06-13-2011, 03:35 PM	#1204
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Originally posted by fiveseven ^ Very Nice. I like my Telear a lot Really! Which version do you have? I've been looking for some output from the 250mm version as well. But it seems rather rare.

06-13-2011, 03:48 PM	#1205
fiveseven Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NV/CA Posts: 370	Same as yours, with M42 adapter. Same year as well.

06-13-2011, 05:02 PM	#1206
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Originally posted by fiveseven Same as yours, with M42 adapter. Same year as well. Ah, cool! So does yours have the Nikon protrusions on the rear also? When I first got mine, it had these. And when I tried it on my K20D. I couldn't tell if they were interfere ring or not with the mount. However, this round, I decided to remove them(removed the ring, and filed them down). After which I mounted one of the thin M42/K mount adapters and to my surprise, the lens shot to infinity and the performance seemed improved. Anyways, I've always found the K-5 to be tougher on CA and PF. But this lens seems to be very good on the K-5.

06-14-2011, 07:34 AM	#1207
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	So, I got my self a Helios 44M, can I join too... I just love bokeh... Gotta try some more artistic shots too, later

06-14-2011, 08:42 AM	#1208
jstevewhite Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,407	Originally posted by repaap So, I got my self a Helios 44M, can I join too... I just love bokeh... Gotta try some more artistic shots too, later Nice pix. Welcome to the club... I love my 44m.

06-14-2011, 07:52 PM	#1209
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	A few florals with the Jupiter-9 Soft Touch, #1 K10D, LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2, Wide open Soft Touch, #2 K10D, LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2, Wide open Wings Swept Back K10D, LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2, Wide open Spring Glory K10D, LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2, f/4 Steve

06-14-2011, 11:47 PM	#1210
vanakaru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Tallinn Photos: Gallery Posts: 162	Originally posted by jstevewhite Nice pix. Welcome to the club... I love my 44m. Don't you think that Helios 44 doesn't have good vibrant color. These were designed for BW photography and may not perform as well as many non soviet lenses. In Japan and US color photo came much earlier than in USSR. repaap pix are very similar to my Helios 44M 4 - a bit gray or dusty blacks.

06-15-2011, 12:26 AM	#1211
fiveseven Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NV/CA Posts: 370	^ Not really, good glass is good glass and it does not really mater contrary to urban myth about B&W vs Color, MC does help and sometimes does not but mainly with contrast not color. Helios 44M- were just as good in color photography than any Japanese or German lenses (U.S did not produce anything of good glass at all and relied mainly on Japanese). Here's a few Helios 44M/K photos (posted before).... Seem very colorful to me. I'm sure you'd find even better examples in this thread. Helios 44- Cat.

06-15-2011, 03:33 AM	#1213
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Well, there is some color...I think. Rails

06-15-2011, 07:41 AM	#1214
jezza323 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,421	I just spent the weekend in Montreal for the Grand Prix du Canada (Formula 1 for those that dont follow it). My Tair-11a is my longest lens, and my only lenses >50mm are the J9 and Tair11, so I took the Tair with me, and got some action shots. I was very happy with how it performed! MF just meant pre focusing was required...and no Tv mode meant I just shot on Av mode with the aperture closed up to give me approximately the shutter speed I was looking for on panning shots. Most shots were lacking in contrast a lot, mainly due to the fact they were a bit over-exposed, but also probably due to the single coating on the Tair. Nothing a quick PP in Lightroom didnt fix right up in a snap. It took me a little while to warm up with panning, it had been a long long time since I had done any. You can view the full set of Tair-11a shots from the GP here on Picasa And here is my detailed review of the Tair-11a, which I forgot to post last time! Eventual winner Jenson Button World Champion Sebastian Vettel Michael Schumacher Fernando Alonso Porsche GT3 Cup Car Historic JPS Lotus Historic Ferrari Last one of the Historic's

06-15-2011, 08:44 AM	#1215
jstevewhite Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,407	Originally posted by fiveseven Helios 44M- were just as good in color photography than any Japanese or German lenses (U.S did not produce anything of good glass at all and relied mainly on Japanese). In small format, anyway. The Kodak Ektar large-format lenses were quite nice for their time.