theo
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- Location
- 57° 42' 49 N, 11° 59' 53
- Name
- Theo Hultberg
DSCF2280 by Theo Hultberg, on Flickr
The Helios 44-2 is known for its swirly bokeh, some of which can be seen in the picture above.
There's a lot of variants of the Helios 44, I've read that it's one of the most mass produced lenses in history. It's based on the Zeiss Biotar and was produced all the way up to the fall of the USSR. The lens I took the picture above with was produced in 1978.
It's much sharper than I thought it would be. It's sharper than my OM lenses, or any other adapted lens I've tried so far.
The downside is that it's really heavy, and the M42 adapter for X-Mount that I have is a big chunk of metal, so the couple makes for a very front heavy camera.
The picture above was taken with an X-E2, and you can find it and more pictures here.
