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CCCP Helios 40-2 85 mm f/1.5
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| Manufacturer | CCCP |
|---|---|
| Model | Helios 40-2 85 mm f/1.5 |
| Lens style | Telephoto |
| Focal length | 85 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/1.5 |
| Angle of view | 28 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.8 m |
| Maximum magnification | |
| Minimum aperture | 22 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 0 |
| Auto focus type | MF |
| Lens Construction | 0 elements / 0 groups |
| Filter diameter | 0 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Canon EF Nikon F |
| Dimensions | 82 x 96 mm |
| Weight | 800 g |
| Additional information |
Owners reviews (2)
Overall
Owner since: more than 10 years
Price:
User profile: Professional
Cons: Perhaps its mass (weight). Without a lens hood, the lens loses contrast when exposed to sunlight at an angle of 30 degrees. But with a lens hood, there is no such problem. The hood is not included and must be purchased separately. The lens is difficult to use on SLR cameras. The lens is not very suitable for landscape photography.
Pros: The world\'s best portrait lens with a focal length of 85mm. Ideal for use on mirrorless digital cameras with a full-frame sensor. The lens perfectly conveys volume. It can be used for photos with a swirled out-of-focus area and without the effect of a swirled out-of-focus area. The lens has an uneven symmetrical area of focus, which allows you to build a portrait composition, both in the center and with an offset.
Summary: New lens models are made without backlash, but there is no difference between the photographs obtained from old Soviet lenses and new Russian lenses.
Overall
Owner since: 1 year
Price: 300 USD
User profile: Semipro
Cons: >[1] Difficult to focus at wide apertures with manual focus (common difficulty with wide-aperture manual lenses). >[2] Slight magenta cast: While looking frames from camera LCD screen, it is not detectable. While post-processing with Lr or PS, it is noticeable from WB and tint settings. But not a great problem. :) >[3] Difficult to find. >[4] No weather sealing. >[5] ADVICE: Do not buy Canon or Nikon-mount. But M42-mount and then use an adapter with AF-confirmation chip. Otherwise you will be in real trouble while focusing manually. :)
Pros: >[1] It has f/1.5 wide aperture. >[2] Dual aperture ring; one for aperture control and second one for max. aperture limit setting. >[3] I used it with M42 - EOS adaptor having AF-confirmation chip. It works well while focusing at wide apertures (f/1.5 - f/2.8). >[4] It has nice and solid build quality. >[5] It has 67mm filter thread size (easy-to-find and convenient filters). >[6] Satisfactorily sharp even at widest f/1.5 aperture. >[7] SWIRLING BOKEH! >[8] Considering modern 85mm lenses with AF and aperture wider than f/1.8, it has very reasonable price. I bought it for almost 300 USD, newly manufactured version with M42 mount.
Summary: Well, it is a solidly built old Russian lens. Although it has a very old optical formula, it is recently reproduced by Zenit. So you can find fresh new ones in the Russian market. Outside Russia, this lens is very hard to find. Its optical performance is really nice, considering performance of new AF lenses and the old optical formula of Helios 40-2. It has a unique swirling bokeh effect. It occurs on widest and wider apertures at a certain distance from the subject. Its swirling bokeh is really charming and beautiful. I recommend this vintage lens in its newly reproduced form by Zenit, if you like wide-aperture manual lenses. Really a pleasure! :)