But for this lens, also alot of nature shots.Īll shots below were shot wide open at f/2 mounted on my X-Pro1. It’s cheap and gives you amazing results! Below is my typical review shots. This lens is an amzing lens, and I highly recommend it to anyone with an X-series lens system. It can get harsh when you want it to (foliage background) but for street use with regular busy backgrounds the bokeh is fantastic. Stopped down it is not as sharp as the Takumars or the Fujinons. Same as with the Fujinon 50mm f/1.4 M42 that I reviewed here you get a little softness which I actually like. This is where you get that amazing special “cat-eye” effect. The optimal background is sunlit foliage. The maximum effect is when you have a focus subject about 2-3 meters away and the background about 10-15 meters away, so count a factor 1:5 ratio for foreground/background subject distance.
The swirley bokeh is not as pronounced on the APS-C sized sensor, since the FOV is cropped, but I assure you it is still there. Files get a real sense of 3D “pop” Quite cool. Micro-contrast on the other hand is great. The contrast needs to be upped in post-processing, since I find the OOC files to be a little lacking in that area. It does have a little glow at the highlights in bright sunshine, but that only adds to the charm. but the results from this lens is just damn worth it!įor black and white street photography the lens is really great.
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Which is crazy, since I’m not that good at manual focussing…. This lens has actually replaced my fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4R as my “stay-on-camera” lens. and I mean REALLY cheap! $10 on ebay and you get a good condition lens…. A good condition lens.īecause the lens was built in such superfluous numbers they’re CHEAP…. METAL and GLASS….the USSR-way!! My copy is very smooth in the focus ring, and the aperture ring has nice clicks. And it does amazing with black and white photography. The lens is built like a tank! Seriously. For the streets I was VERY surprised at how well it is doing. Also referred to, as “Cat-eye” effect, this phenomenon gives a pronounced feeling that the background “swirls” around the center focus subject. What really surprised me though, was all the other scenarios this lens was good for! The 58mm focuslength on a APS-C sensor turns into a 87mm FOV equivalent which makes it a really nice medium tele lens. The lens has, what is referred to as optical vignetting, meaning that out of focus “bokeh-balls” becomes more elipsoid as you move away from the center of the image. The reason for buying this lens was one thing, and one thing only: The swirley bokeh effect! The lens was produced in the old Soviet Union by Jupiter among others from 1958 till 1992 and is one of most mass produced lenses in the world! I bought the M42 screwmount version (hence the 44m name), since I have that adapter, but they made it available in many other mounts. Todays blogpost is a review of the Helios 44m-4 58mm f/2 lens.
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