![]() ![]() 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. 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. Opening hours: 12.30pm-7.Vintage lenses are popular with some young people in Japan. ![]() (NOT Peninsula Plaza/Next to Excelsior Hotel) Proceed to the store during opening hours for purchase. Strictly Non-Refundable nor Exchangeable. All prices are also FIXED and we do not entertain any attempts to negotiate. By making an enquiry, it would thus signify that you have understood the terms.Īll products sold are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-EXCHANGEABLE unless otherwise stated. Warranty: 2 weeks shop warranty, covering manufactural defectsĬustomers are solely responsible for confirming with us about the availability of the items before coming down to our store to make a purchase. There are other models, but as long as it starts with Helios 44, then its part of the same family, and the image quality and characteristics are much the same across all of them, in my experience. And thirdly, they can most likely be adapted to a camera you already own. Also, because they’re plentiful, and very affordable. So why should you want a Helios 44 lens at all? 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). On Micro Four Thirds the crop factor is 2x, so the 58mm Helios equates to 116mm. 58mm on an APS-C sensor with 1.5x crop factor (DSLRs, Sony E mount etc) will give an equivalent field of view of 87mm. 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. ![]() Number of Aperture Blades: Helios-44 (Start) - 13 / Helios-44 -8 / Helios-44-N -8 Minimum Focusing Distance: Helios-44 (Start) - 0.7 m Mount Variant: M42 Open-aperture Metering ![]()
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