I bought Helios 44m-4 lens. It is old, manual Soviet lens. I have got mine from Etsy from Ukraine.
Today I tried it for the first time with my almost dead zombie aloe vera and i am so excited about it. I can’t wait to have more time to play with it bit more. I wonder if I will be able to create that famous swirly bokeh 😃
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It’s a great lens, I shoot mine wide open, and some times with a small extension tube.
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thats great. i cant wait to experiment with it once i have time. i already ordered for extension tube 😀 if you dont mind, could you tell me what camera are you using with your helios?
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I use it on an EOS 500n film camera and an Olympus EPL1 digital. 🙂
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thats fantastic. i was thinking of purchasing olympus since it is not too expensive to get used one and i heard it is better for such lenses than dslr cameras
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It makes a lovely macro lens on the EPL1, yes they are a bit better than dslr’s, the only downside is the lack of a viewfinder, I bought a VF2 electronic finder for mine, it wasn’t cheap. If you can find an OMD EM5 at a good price it would make good combo.
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Thanks for the tip. Time to write Santa for Christmas gifts 😃
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