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tromboads · 07-16-2012, 04:16 PM

so close :P

weakhead · 07-22-2012, 11:17 AM

MC Helios 44K-4
ISO 80, first and third wide open, second could be F4 (not sure). I've attached lens hood.

Chicory

Green Apple

Matricaria

tromboads · 07-22-2012, 05:23 PM

that last one particularly, looks like a bloody impressionist painting

Love it.

weakhead · 07-23-2012, 01:47 PM

Thank you.
Some more with MC Helios 44K-4...

58mm || F4 || 1/60s || ISO 200

58mm || F2 || 1/350s || ISO 80

58mm || F2.8 || 1/350s || ISO 80

58mm || F2 || 1/350s || ISO 80

vladimiroltean · 07-24-2012, 08:04 AM

@Laurentiu Cristofor, @weakhead, any chance you're using lens hoods on your Helios/Biotar?

weakhead · 07-25-2012, 09:52 AM

Yes, I've used lens hood for images in my last two comments. This lens is very prone to flare and severe contrast loss when shooting against strong light, especially wide open.

Peter Anson · 07-26-2012, 12:15 AM

Industar 50mm at a little over f5.6

Attached Images

weakhead · 07-28-2012, 05:30 AM

It's pretty hard to get some nice bokeh with Industar 50, isn't it?

More with Helios MC 44K-4...

F8 || ISO 1600

F2.8 || ISO 80

F2.8 || ISO 560

F2.8 || ISO 400

F2.8 || ISO 560

Peter Anson · 07-28-2012, 10:20 PM

Yep....Industar and bokeh don't really go together.

weakhead · 07-29-2012, 04:03 AM

MC Helios 44K-4, F8, ISO 80

eddie1960 · 08-03-2012, 06:56 AM

Originally posted by Peter Anson

Yep....Industar and bokeh don't really go together.

agreed but around 5.6-8 its a damn sharp little lens as long as you aren't shooting into the sun

Peter Anson · 08-04-2012, 12:00 AM

That's right Eddie, and it's so easy to use.

tromboads · 08-04-2012, 12:51 AM

+1 when the war breaks out. I't will be the lens I run back into my burning house to collect :P There is something wonderfully germorussian about it, small, compact, efficient, functional, tuff

ryan s · 08-04-2012, 12:25 PM

Early-ish Helios-44 with 13 blade aperture (serial 020). This was f/4 or 5.6...it definitely shows some weird aberrations immediately in front of and behind the focal plane. But the bokeh is what we're after anyway

Kozlok · 08-04-2012, 07:08 PM

So I got myself a Helios 44-2, and I am absolutely in love with this lens. My first couple of shots with it went well:

And I managed to get some swirly Bokeh for the first time today! Just a bit, but it's definitely swirly!

07-22-2012, 11:17 AM	#1622
weakhead Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 73	MC Helios 44K-4 ISO 80, first and third wide open, second could be F4 (not sure). I've attached lens hood. Chicory Green Apple Matricaria Last edited by weakhead; 07-22-2012 at 11:23 AM.

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07-16-2012, 04:16 PM	#1621
tromboads Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Melbs Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,240	so close :P

07-22-2012, 05:23 PM	#1623
tromboads Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Melbs Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,240	that last one particularly, looks like a bloody impressionist painting Love it.

07-23-2012, 01:47 PM	#1624
weakhead Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 73	Thank you. Some more with MC Helios 44K-4... 58mm \|\| F4 \|\| 1/60s \|\| ISO 200 58mm \|\| F2 \|\| 1/350s \|\| ISO 80 58mm \|\| F2.8 \|\| 1/350s \|\| ISO 80 58mm \|\| F2 \|\| 1/350s \|\| ISO 80

07-24-2012, 08:04 AM	#1625
vladimiroltean Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bucharest, Romania Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,465	@Laurentiu Cristofor, @weakhead, any chance you're using lens hoods on your Helios/Biotar?

07-25-2012, 09:52 AM	#1626
weakhead Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 73	Yes, I've used lens hood for images in my last two comments. This lens is very prone to flare and severe contrast loss when shooting against strong light, especially wide open.

07-26-2012, 12:15 AM	#1627
Peter Anson Inactive Account Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Albums Posts: 211	Industar 50mm at a little over f5.6 Attached Images

07-28-2012, 05:30 AM	#1628
weakhead Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 73	It's pretty hard to get some nice bokeh with Industar 50, isn't it? More with Helios MC 44K-4... F8 \|\| ISO 1600 F2.8 \|\| ISO 80 F2.8 \|\| ISO 560 F2.8 \|\| ISO 400 F2.8 \|\| ISO 560

07-28-2012, 10:20 PM	#1629
Peter Anson Inactive Account Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Albums Posts: 211	Yep....Industar and bokeh don't really go together.

07-29-2012, 04:03 AM	#1630
weakhead Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 73	MC Helios 44K-4, F8, ISO 80

08-03-2012, 06:56 AM	#1631
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Originally posted by Peter Anson Yep....Industar and bokeh don't really go together. agreed but around 5.6-8 its a damn sharp little lens as long as you aren't shooting into the sun

08-04-2012, 12:00 AM	#1632
Peter Anson Inactive Account Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Albums Posts: 211	That's right Eddie, and it's so easy to use.

08-04-2012, 12:51 AM	#1633
tromboads Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Melbs Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,240	+1 when the war breaks out. I't will be the lens I run back into my burning house to collect :P There is something wonderfully germorussian about it, small, compact, efficient, functional, tuff

08-04-2012, 12:25 PM	#1634
ryan s Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,383	Early-ish Helios-44 with 13 blade aperture (serial 020). This was f/4 or 5.6...it definitely shows some weird aberrations immediately in front of and behind the focal plane. But the bokeh is what we're after anyway

08-04-2012, 07:08 PM	#1635
Kozlok Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Albuquerque Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,148	So I got myself a Helios 44-2, and I am absolutely in love with this lens. My first couple of shots with it went well: And I managed to get some swirly Bokeh for the first time today! Just a bit, but it's definitely swirly!