Let’s begin by ensuring you get hold of one that is M42 mount. There are many variations of the Helios 44. Simply because they’re one of the most characterful vintage lenses across all mounts, offering a lovely combination of sharpness and dreamy bokeh (the out of focus background of a photograph).Īlso, because they’re plentiful, and very affordable.Īnd thirdly, they can most likely be adapted to a camera you already own. So why should you want a Helios 44 lens at all? On Micro Four Thirds the crop factor is 2x, so the 58mm Helios equates to 116mm. Its focal length is 58mm, so a longer “normal” lens on 35mm film, and getting towards more of a portrait or short tele lens when adapted to digital, depending on your camera/sensor.ĥ8mm on an APS-C sensor with 1.5x crop factor (DSLRs, Sony E mount etc) will give an equivalent field of view of 87mm. Instead this is about my own experience with perhaps 25 or more Helios 44 lenses, and which one you should look out for.įirst, a very brief overview of the spec. Google it and you’ll find plenty of comprehensive information. If you want the potted history of the Helios 44, this is not the article. It’s about the Helios 44 range, which of course, were also made extensively in M42 mount.Īnd they’re another excellent reason to dip your toe into the world of M42. If I had to answer in one word, I’d say Takumar.Īsahi Pentax made a huge range of Takumar lenses, most of which are magnificent to use and deliver wonderful results. These days a whole new range of M42 adapters exist to use these screw mount lenses on DSLRs and mirrorless bodies too.īut why would you want to mount an ancient screw thread lens made decades ago on a newer film or digital camera? In this post I’ll talk about why, and what to look out for when you’re ready to buy one.īefore I knew very much about lens mounts, I had at least discovered that before bayonet mounts became the norm, the most widely used way to attach a lens to a camera was to screw it in.Īnd the most common mount was M42, developed in the late 1930s, and used extensively in the 60s and 70s especially by manufacturers like Asahi Pentax, Praktica, Fujica, Yashica, and Zenit.īecause it’s a simple screw thread, a plethora of simple adapters were (and are) available to allow mounting an M42 lens on to a camera with a bayonet mount, like Pentax K, Minolta MC/MD, Canon EOS or Contax/Yashica C/Y, to name a few. The bokeh in the photo is swirly.Every used a Helios 44 58mm f/2 lens? If not, I think you’ve missed out. This is a photo of the audience watching the paddock seriously. In June 2017, I took a picture at Tokyo Keiba-jo (Tokyo Racecourse) in Fuchu, Tokyo. with Helios 44-2 58mm F2 attached to PENTAX K-7 The camera body originally used the PENTAX K-7, but later purchased the Sony Alpha7II. The first is a photo sample of my Helios 44-2 58mm F2 with a PENTAX K-7. Here are some sample photos taken with the Helios 44-2 58mm F2. Use a mount adapter suitable for your digital camera.
I’m introducing the mount adapter installation procedure on YouTube video, so please refer to it. If you use this lens with a SONY mirrorless camera, you will need a mount adapter called M42-NEX. If you want to use Helios 44-2 58mm F2 with PENTAX digital SLR, you need a mount adapter called M42-PK. A mount adapter is required to use the vintage lens with current digital cameras. Select a mount adapter (to use Helios 44-2 58mm F2 with a digital camera) I don’t think there is a difference between how these two lenses take pictures. With this switch, you can move the aperture regardless of which mount adapter you purchase. The reason is that these two lenses have a switch to switch the aperture to AUTO / MAN.
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If you want to buy a Helios44 series lens, I recommend Helios 44-2 or Helios 44M. Helios 44-2 58mm F2 arrived in Japan from Ukrainian exhibitors. This is the first time I have purchased anything directly from abroad. That’s why I used ebay for the first time to buy Helios 44-2 58mm F2. You can buy this lens in Japan, but it is a little expensive. Helios 44-2 58mm F2 is a Russian vintage lens. Then Helios 44-2 58mm F2 and Super-Takumar 55mm F1.8 were popular.įirst I decided to buy Helios 44-2 58mm F2.
So I looked at the I nstagram to find out which vintage lenses are popular. Vintage lenses are popular with some young people in Japan.
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