Officially she is the worst copy of all of her sisters (44-2, 44m-6, etc.) yet the images she produces are either fantastic, or takes a minute of PP to become fantastic.
But I still can argue that this lens, not only for her (yeah, mine is a she and I love her) price but for the results she produces, is an amazing piece of a glass. I cannot say that I have used many primes. Sharpness: 9 Aberrations: 10 Bokeh: 10 Handling: 10 Value: 10 Camera Used: K-50 Not useful for other than portraits at f/2 (such a great problem, eh?). The full album for this test is here: Date: July 19, 2017Īmazing micro contrast, wonderful colors, great bokeh, swirl, build. I took test photos in Kensington Gardens, a London park that has some nice statues etc., with the lens on a Canon Eos 400D with an M42 adapter with AF confirmation chip. If I had to value the lens alone I'd say it was about half the value of the lot to me.
#Helios 44 2 swirly bokeh manual#
The lens I tested here was part of a job lot with a telephoto, a Zent body, a 200mm manual lens, and a teleconverter which I got for £25, about $30. The 44-M probably isn't the best of them, but they're usually good all-round performers with no horrible flaws or problems, and I've only ever seen a couple with stopdown faults, the big weakness of many M42 lenses by comparison, I see more faulty Domiplan lenses than working. I buy and sell a lot of old lenses, and generally see several Helios lenses a month. Sharpness: 9 Aberrations: 9 Bokeh: 8 Handling: 8 Value: 9 Camera Used: Canon Eos 400D Not as sharp as some of the other lenses of this marque
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