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 | sent on 05 Agosto 2021 Pros: Crazy Cons: nobody Opinion: Excellent lens that gives the best of itself in the minimum distances of focus with the aperture at full aperture, colors, sharpness and characteristic and enveloping bokeh, a ridiculous price for a lens of this mold and character. I strongly recommend the purchase even to those who do not know how to focus, will learn with pleasure as soon as they discover the capabilities of this wonderful lens |
  | sent on 10 Febbraio 2021 Pros: Solid construction all glass and metal, blurry crazy Swirly effect, sharpness, brightness in general clean colors, row back. Cons: Flare, difficult manual focus at full aperture (f/2.8 f/2), Opinion: In 1993 and 1994 following a two-month trip to Russia for university study reasons, I purchased 2 zenith cameras two of these 58mm focal lens designed is a rare 35mm MIR (also Russian-made). I was only 20 years old and those two Devices gave me a lot of fun, and helped me escape in moments of discouragement. After the university they ended up together with all the books, in the cellar for over 30 years. Recently (also thanks to the lockdown) I rediscovered the passion for photos and attending Juza Photo I discovered that many recycled these old optics. I wanted to try it, too. Two Sundays ago I went down to the cellar and under a mountain of dust I found them. I bought a Globe-urth adapter for nikon z m42 on Amazon for just over 35€ And now I have tested them. In particular this 58mm of the Zenit Helyos looks really cool as they say. I think it's an Optics to have in your kit. Considering then that it doesn't really cost anything. Especially if you like the vintage effect. Hilarious. It gives fantastic shots ideal for creative effects and if you try to give a little vintage taste to your photos it is just what it takes. Pretty crisp at full opening, great at f/4. Blurry crazy, already at f/4. Excellent sharpness from f/4 acceptable to f/2 (good for portraits anyway). I put test photos in very particular light and reflection lighting floor reflective white gloss and sunlight coming from the balcony. I also put a caption in the photos to allow a quick evaluation.... I hope you will forgive if the MaF is not very precise but it is the first time that I have been smoking in manual (since 1996) Anyway How you can see the lens behaves very well |
  | sent on 30 Dicembre 2020 Pros: All metal and glass; sharpness; single boned (bokeh) (swirlii); fluid rings; flares; manual focus. Cons: manual focus; Flare. Opinion: Very sharp lens with M42 attachment that with adapter goes on all bodies both analog and digital, obviously also mirrorles and micro 4/3 (in stop down). It works great in manual but only after you have it checked by a photoriparator, at which point you have a lens that is worth at least 7 times. The last of the series, from 44-4 onwards are a little more solving and have a bokeh different from the first, but I am a sick of vintages and especially of these Russians: I love them all ! The blurryness of every lens in the series is truly peculiar. You can find them gifted in the Easter egg, at 30 euros and butzed by a Canary Dogo, the important thing is that they have good rings and glass and that they are controlled by a technician who is able to put them back on their feet: if they are not destroyed. Of series 44 I can't say which one is better, I can only say that the former are a little less sharp at full opening, but it could be an advantage in portraits (or not) and as you go on the others are more solving. The former have a single layer treatment and from 4 onwards have the Multi Coated. This also affects the rendering of the photo (flare). So... it all depends on how you photograph and what you want to achieve. Don't underestimate it: the only limit is the photographer (but also a lens that doesn't work). |
 | sent on 30 Dicembre 2020 Pros: Sharpness, construction, swirly effect Cons: At this price? Ahahahahaha River Opinion: Very fun optics and built like a tank. It suffers a little in contrast to light but who cares, it is a lens for "special effects" that makes a lot compared to what it costs. In series 44 I also had the 2 and the 7, this is a middle ground, but identical swirl effect. Highly recommended for those who want to start entering the wonderful world of vintage optics! |
 | sent on 15 Novembre 2019 Pros: Compactness, feeling of solidity, sharpness already at TA (to be such an old lens!), MAF precision (to be a full manual!) Cons: Flare resistance equal to ZERO (but you can overcome it with a lampshade or even "use" the effects and veils that flares create), exposure that changes quite a lot as the diaphragm changes Opinion: Having an old APS-C Canon (30D) at the moment, this lens, which already has a "strange" focal length (58mm), becomes equivalent to an unusual 92mm. Bought for game at ridiculous price to try a fixed a little bright (f/2.0), I must say that it was a nice surprise, despite all the obvious limitations of a lens of those years (attack m42 with adapter with chip, so marks 50mm f/1.4 always, without "real" EXIF data). It looks like a compact size lens, with a weight definitely not excessive, but that shows what dough is made (glass and metal and that's it). Having an unusual focal length, it takes a moment of setting to compose the images well, but once you take your hand, there is no problem. Having a machine without live view/focus peaking nor broken slide or the like, I was rather hesitant about manual focus at TA (also because taking a bright lens and using it to f/8 does not make much sense, in my opinion!), but for the small expense incurred, I decided to try. Well, I definitely wouldn't use it (at TA) to take pictures of kids playing or a basketball game, but I have to say that for portraits (for now only canines, but I suppose it's the same with the human ones), I had no difficulty in catching the correct fire, both with so much light and with passing clouds (here you can see test photos taken in the first test outing https://www.juzaphoto.com/me.php?pg=282001&l=it ). By the way, as written in the PRO, already at TA has an absolutely good sharpness (in portraits, in the panoramas loses enough), which obviously improves further closing to f/5.6-8. Obviously it doesn't get to the levels of modern lenses, but honestly on old sensors like my 30D I don't think you notice much the difference. Good bokeh, although I didn't get to try it at its best (in the couple of shots made to my dog, the background was quite close to the subject, so it's so blurry, but you appreciate little the effect you can definitely get). Coming against: even with a minimum of shaving light, it is practically unusable, a lampshade is absolutely necessary (unless you like the "veiling" effects). Other thing, I do not know if "guilty" only of my machine body or even of the lens, the display meter tends to overexpose, but not in a constant way, but more and more as you close the diaphragm (to say, if at f/2.0 just compensate 1/3-2/3 stop, at f/5.6 you have to go also to 1.5). As usual, you just need to know, but you definitely lose a little immediacy. I rated 9 obviously referring to what, because apart from the "detail" of the flare satisfied me in full! |
 | sent on 20 Novembre 2018 Pros: Exceptional in the blurry at least my that's a 44-2 Cons: None, also because I love consistent lenses as weight. Opinion: Optics supplied to my old Zenit and that I still have, my first reflex... Tried it on Canon 100d and it is OK. Wonderful even if you have to be very patient. One question to you. On the 5d-2 if I focus endlessly, the photo does it, but it seems to touch the mirror. Stay as stuck... If I put the focus back to the minimum it unlocks, and everything works. Does it happen to you too? No problems with all CANON A-PSC. I also have a revueflax 55 mm lens. 1.4 F very nice that weighs more than the Canon 17-40 but exceptional as well as you, and a Pentacon 135. My amazement at these lenses is that after years and years still, as soon as I shoot them, they flow perfectly so well as the diaphragms. |
 | sent on 20 Novembre 2018 Pros: Cost, availability, excellent bokeh, materials, Spartan Cons: Weight (but seeing the materials there can also stand), unsharp, little sliding ring Opinion: A good lens, excellent bokeh in any condition, very robust materials used (but that go to affect the weight of course). I bought this lens on subito.it at 15 euros, I am immediately in love, it is not the maximum but can be considered a valid alternative to 50 mm 1.8. It is now possible to find it really in any virtual used market and not at very low prices. At F2 the little sharpness is felt very much, especially when used in sunny days, without a nd filter or a lens hood, we can overcome this problem by slightly closing the diaphragm. The lens does not "give" photos, have to be sweaty, many photos will be shelled once exported, slightly moves (I notice only when I enlarge the image) or even you have very exposed areas. The focus ring is very hard, in fact I had to disassemble the lens and oil the internal mechanism. The first few moments is not a huge problem but after 3-4 hours of shooting the wrist starts to hurt (in addition to the neck). The weight is really excessive, not so much for the lens itself, but for the adapter (which must be purchased apart). A good metal adaptor gets to weigh about 150 grams, adding the 270 of the lens and the 700 grams (minimum) of the camera body becomes a bit of a hassle bringing this lens all day. Is it worth buying? Absolutely! Leaving its flaws, or you love or hate, is a lens to have in your photo kit for those days when you want to experiment a bit, also is a great "gym" for your own photographic technique, maybe for those who are in the beginning and do not want to spender and 130/150 euros in the Canon 50 mm can perfectly take this (and not the 50 mm yongnuo). |
 | sent on 22 Settembre 2018 Pros: The beautiful lenses of once. Built like a brick, all heavy metal, MAF ring of the right hardness and beautiful hike, sharpness at closed diaphragms as well as modern lenses, peculiar and interesting bokeh Cons: A bit ' soft at all open (but very useable), the characteristic bokeh can entice you to make photos hackneyed and ritrite Opinion: That nice lens of a time. At the time the manual MAF was not a habit but the daily reality, and the lenses were made accordingly. The MAF ring is a pleasure to use. The rotation is of the right hardness and the excursion is wide (almost 3/4 turn), which guarantees maximum precision. The yield is a bit soft at all open, which is not necessarily bad, and by closing the diaphragm a bit the sharpness is like the modern lenses. The bokeh is perhaps the most characteristic of this lens, but it is also a potential enemy, because you are likely to end up doing the usual macro of flowers of which the web and Mankind Implor "enough". A nice brick made of iron, solid and relatively heavy. A pleasure even to hold in your hand. The use on Sony NEX-C3, the focus peaking with these lenses is almost a necessity. |
 | sent on 04 Maggio 2017 Pros: Swirly bokeh feature, value for money, solid construction, TA clarity, MAF ring with a lot of travel that helps a lot to be precise Cons: Maybe only the weight, but given the constructive quality ... Opinion: Optics I use on Fuji with turbo lens adapter, fun to use especially at f2 because it makes a very special blur, besides it remains sharp. Thanks to the long stroke of the MAF ring, it can be really precise, mainly for busty portraits, so that you can take advantage of the beautiful circular bokeh that it creates. It is very advisable to see the price at which it is located. |
 | sent on 11 Marzo 2015 Pros: Cost ... sharpness at max openings ... bokeh ... metal body (no plastic) durable and pleasant to the touch Cons: Nobody saw the price .... maybe the ring a bit 'duretta (but for me it is good) Opinion: Truly a beautiful lens .... makes excellent blurry and captures well both the nuances that bright colors with a soft bokeh. I think for the price I paid there is no better in the landscape for portraits and even for close-ups. Also good for landscapes. Used with the maximum aperture is fabulous! The council. |
 | sent on 08 Marzo 2015 Pros: Cost, Sharpness, Bokeh, rusticity Cons: No one in relation to the price !!! Opinion: I was surprised by this lens that I almost accidentally discovered in a drawer ... I used it mainly for Macro (having the iris ring) combining it ring inverter and economic extension tubes ... It is also excellent for portrait having an excellent and creamy bokeh. I read on the net that the optical design is a Russian copy of a Zeiss. |
 | sent on 25 Gennaio 2015 Pros: metal body, multicoating, bokeh, cost, sharpness at maximum aperture Cons: backlit little resistance, need hood. Opinion: great lens for portraits and street generally has all the flavor of the vintage despite being not so antica.rnil best compromise remains the Helios 44-3, features both multicoating (which are as specified, not sharply reduces flare ) that eight blades for the diaphragm ensures a breathtaking blur even at maggiorirnVoto openings 10 due to the value for exaggerated price. rnRisolvente also on modern digital sensors. |
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