Soviet Lenses. Helios, Jupiter, MIR and Industar Collection.

Helios 44-2 58mm/f2

Mir 1b 37mm/2.8
with a polarizer on the 5d, and some vignetting

stetzam wrote in post #16865819
Mir 1b 37mm/2.8
with a polarizer on the 5d, and some vignetting

Looks good. Nice Blue sky, etc.
What's the story on that old Sail Boat if you know?

Ballen Photo wrote in post #16866090
Looks good. Nice Blue sky, etc.
What's the story on that old Sail Boat if you know?

I really don't know. Looks like she sunk during a storm. The port is vulnerable to the strong south winds of the winter.

Tair 135mm/f2.8 and an extension ring

stetzam wrote in post #16880550
They are both sharp wide open, I think the Tair has a softer bokeh.

They both appear to have very nice bokeh, however the light seemed to have changed slightly between shots giving the Tair a Greener background. Either way, both seem nice.

Hey !

Can you please give me some examples of m42 50mm-around-ish lenses with f/1.2 only?
Cheaper and more expensive too.
Which you would like to have, and why?
Photo samples are more than welcome.
I'm interested in those which can be mounted on EF with adapter.

Thanks!

Helios 44K-4

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My favorite Helios shoot for today- so detailed petals.

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Stetzam,
I personally like your Tair rose more. Here is one thing I discovered how to get rid of spots on background. I adjust yellow color in lightroom reducing saturation. Here is your pic

^ I like it better too! It's only pink against a large green background.
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try!

stetzam wrote in post #16921687
I'll give it a try!

Sometimes you need to tune other colors as well, but most of the time it works for quick spot editing just with yellow saturation.
I would like to know how not to get those spots at the first place, they are annoying

6D + Helios 40-2 85mm @ f/1.5

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Arutemu wrote in post #16924043
6D + Helios 40-2 85mm @ f/1.5

Are you using that lens always wide open?

Today I shoot with helios almost wide open, mostly f/2.8, sometimes 2.

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justamateur wrote in post #16925033
Are you using that lens always wide open?

Yes. It's characteristics wide open are what makes it unique. You stop it down a bit - and it behaves like any other lens. When I get a fast lens, I am not interested in it being anything other than fast - that is precisely why I get it. And since I mostly shoot at night, wide open is what I need and like.