Confession of Fujifilm photographer
A couple of photos taken with a great Russian lens Gelios 40-2 85mm f1.5. My version is old, ’87, but like a new, model with a narrow focus ring. It is very sharp in the middle, so it should be used. All photos were taken at the maximum aperture of f1.5. Sony and Fuji bodies […]
In this article tested few Russian lens, Helios 44/77/81/89/103, Jupiter 8/9/12, MIR 24, Zenitar-M 50 f1.7, Tele-Zenitar 135mm f/2.8
Helios soup. It contains:Helios-81N (50mm f/2, Nikon F). Probably the sharpest and more contrasty of all. That also makes it a bit more modern-looking, though it definitely is Helios. That extra bit of sharpness is useful when placing subjects off center and when using longer focusing distances. Helios 44 and Biotar 58 fall apart in those […]