Originally posted by Aaron28 hahaha! I dig it! killer 'cats eye' bokeh and has that nice 'soft' look to it.....not familiar with helios 40 reckon I need to look it up
It's like a more extreme version of the Helios 44, near Lensbaby levels of wild bokeh. It's an 85mm f/1.5 lens, and it's huge and heavy, about 2 pounds (900 grams). Mine is the original silver version from the 60's. Zenit recently resumed production, which brought prices down a little, but old copies are still on the expensive side for a Soviet lens. It's a pain to use, with unpredictable rendering, but it's really rewarding when an image comes together.
Anyway, congratulations on the FA43 purchase! I really like the one of Barney.