You will not be spending a penny more using these links, while still helping as eBay will pay out a small percentage from any purchase or successful bid, which in turn will support new content on Thank you. I’ve joined the ebay affiliate program to help me run this website, fund my tests & lens giveaways, so if you found this content useful and would like to help me produce more similar content, please use the ebay links in this post if you’re planning to buy one of these lenses or bookmark or use this link if you want to buy anything else on or this link if you shop on .uk. I hope they will help you save some money on your future lens investments too. I do my best to make this website a great resource for people interested in vintage lenses for video use, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this & other posts. Thank you to Victor for sharing his review, check out his youtube channel for more useful videos! Helios 44-2 58mm F2 on eBay Takumar 55mm F2 on eBay Is there a winner in this comparison? For me Helios will always be a special lens, but Takumar is just as worthy and is even more suitable for projects when you want a cleaner but still pleasant, organic look. It’s also important to note that both lenses perform quite nicely wide open, so even though they are slower than most other 50s, you don’t need to step them down to get usable images. It’s certainly more suitable for every day shooting where Helios might a bit too much. While Helios is bursting with character including dreamy flares & swirly bokeh, Takumar is a little bit more conservative, but still has a very pleasant look. F2 wide open is not impressive at all for a 50mm lens, but as proved by Helios, specs don’t always matter and sometimes slower lenses actually are just as good if not better than faster alternatives. The lens in question is the Pentax Asahi Super-Takumar 55mm F2 which costs about the same as Helios and has similar un-amusing specs. Opening hours: 12.30pm-7.I am real Helios 44-2 58mm F2 “fanboy” I recommend it to everyone who asks me for a vintage lens advice, but thanks to the video made by fellow vintage lens fan, Victor Bart, there is a “new” kid on the block that we should be taking the notice of. (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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