Originally posted by Cerebum I have a mir 1b on the way
I would have loved one of the 1958 ones but this was a bargain at Ģ22.
question, what do the industar lenses bring to the party? Are they outstanding in any way? Also, re swirly bokeh and general performance, is there much difference between the Helios 44-2 and the one I have, the 44-4?
You will like the MIR, I have a few pics taken with it in this thread. Mine is MIR-1SH (Iīve read that it was made for schools (???)), but itīs the same as your 1-B.
The most common Industar you will find in M42 mount is the 50-2. Itīs the smallest lens that I have, the IQ is not that bad and fits in any pocket so you can always have it with you. Other one is the 50mm Industar 61 L/Z Macro (donīt get confused with the 61 L/D, itīs a completely different lens). Whatīs more remarkable about it is its particularly star-shaped bokeh, very similar to the Volna-9 (I canīt compare because I only have the Volna), but the Industar is smaller, lighter and cheaper.
Usually, the older the Helios, the more they swirl and the newer are the sharpest. So the 44-2īs bokeh should swirl a bit more.
Last edited by Cabessius; 06-21-2018 at 10:24 AM.