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Russian made lens

Ron Evers

New member
I see many Helios 58mm, f2 lenses made in the USSR on eBay & was wondering if any of you folk have any experience with them. Any good?
 
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grum

Guest
I've got one - a 44/2 58mm f2 - it's extremely sharp but not very contrasty colours - great for B+W.
 
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phototransformations

Guest
Bought one from the Ukraine to use with my G1 as a portrait lens. I like it. Nicer bokeh than my Nikkor 50 1.8, though not as sharp at the edges (which I don't mind, for portraits).
 

Ron Evers

New member
I did some further searching around & it gets mostly positive reviews.

Just won a model 44-2 on eBay for $9US + $20 shipping.

Doing a happy dance now. :D
 
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