Dancing - Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5

Lazzaros · 20th of November 2008 (Thu)

Yesterday my class had to shoot a dance show (oriental, gipsy fusion dance) during 1h30m.

It was an excellent way to test my MF lenses in moviment.
I put Helios 40-2 on my 400D and I only used it!! Really loved some of the pictures.

First 3:
f/2.8
ISO800

bacchanal · 20th of November 2008 (Thu)

Interesting compositions. It's nice to see something that doesn't necessarily follow the rules. I like the first one quite a bit, the second one doesn't work as well at keeping the viewers eye in the frame, and the third one I'm kinda not sure about, but I do like it. It looks like you did a pretty nice job with the focusing though. Nice post!

Lazzaros · 20th of November 2008 (Thu)

Many thanks.

Later I'll post more. I really liked to use one MF lens in this work. It gives us more mental focus and we try to get really good images.

René Damkot · 21st of November 2008 (Fri)

#1 is nice, #3 is nicer

MF? Wow. Respect.

Lazzaros · 21st of November 2008 (Fri)

More 3:

amareica · 21st of November 2008 (Fri)

I find #3 in the first series quite stunning.....and #1 in the first series and #3 in the second would be my follow up faves. They are all quite beautiful, the only one I'm not really feeling is #2 in the second series. I bow to anyone who can effectively use manual focus on moving subjects!

Lazzaros · 21st of November 2008 (Fri)

Many thanks

I realize that in the moment I don´t need AF to shoot what I want.

It is cool because I have an amazing performance with "low cost" investment.

It's hard but not impossible to do some nice images using MF lenses

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Lazzaros Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 43	Re: Dancing - Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 More 3: __________________ DSLR: Canon 400D \| Medium Format: Mamiya RB67 Professional + Mamiya Sekor 90mm f/3.8 \| Takumar: Super Multi Coated Takumar 55mm f/1.8 \| Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5 \| Auto Takumar 85mm f/1.8 \| Carl Zeiss: Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 \| Helios: Helios 44-2 58mm f/2 \| Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5

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amareica Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 102	Re: Dancing - Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 I find #3 in the first series quite stunning.....and #1 in the first series and #3 in the second would be my follow up faves. They are all quite beautiful, the only one I'm not really feeling is #2 in the second series. I bow to anyone who can effectively use manual focus on moving subjects! __________________ www.theywillrockyou.com Facebook

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Lazzaros Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 43	Re: Dancing - Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 Many thanks I realize that in the moment I don´t need AF to shoot what I want. It is cool because I have an amazing performance with "low cost" investment. It's hard but not impossible to do some nice images using MF lenses __________________ DSLR: Canon 400D \| Medium Format: Mamiya RB67 Professional + Mamiya Sekor 90mm f/3.8 \| Takumar: Super Multi Coated Takumar 55mm f/1.8 \| Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5 \| Auto Takumar 85mm f/1.8 \| Carl Zeiss: Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 \| Helios: Helios 44-2 58mm f/2 \| Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5

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20th of November 2008 (Thu)	#1
Lazzaros Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 43	Dancing - Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 Yesterday my class had to shoot a dance show (oriental, gipsy fusion dance) during 1h30m. It was an excellent way to test my MF lenses in moviment. I put Helios 40-2 on my 400D and I only used it!! Really loved some of the pictures. First 3: f/2.8 ISO800 __________________ DSLR: Canon 400D \| Medium Format: Mamiya RB67 Professional + Mamiya Sekor 90mm f/3.8 \| Takumar: Super Multi Coated Takumar 55mm f/1.8 \| Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5 \| Auto Takumar 85mm f/1.8 \| Carl Zeiss: Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 \| Helios: Helios 44-2 58mm f/2 \| Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5

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bacchanal Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 4,943 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Dancing - Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 Interesting compositions. It's nice to see something that doesn't necessarily follow the rules. I like the first one quite a bit, the second one doesn't work as well at keeping the viewers eye in the frame, and the third one I'm kinda not sure about, but I do like it. It looks like you did a pretty nice job with the focusing though. Nice post! __________________ Drew A. \| gear \| photos

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