28 years ago my father gave me a Kalimar from 1980 with a Helios attached, was my first camera. Thanks for the video, you have taken such beautiful images with your lens.
It’s nice to see your first video with pre-set labels added in a subtle but informative way, Pav. Now I get to watch your videos twice: The first time to focus on the images and the second time to connect them to the pre-set. Great job! And BTW, I love the Helios lens, especially with an m42 close-focusing helicoid added.
Thank you for making this video, I now know my lens came from 1982, and you’re right it is a very good lens and everyone should own one because there’s more than enough to go around. The only problem I had with mine is that there’s oil on the aperture blades and I know there’s a video to show how to take them apart and dry them up. I just haven’t had time to take the lens apart yet. When I’m more ambitious, I will try turning the front element around as that set up.can show some interesting results. Regards Gerry
I bought one for $50 in Saigon where I live, about 4 weeks ago- Haven't taken it off my Lumix S1 since. Mines the 44-M, so not so swirly, but still amazing. Love it! You have some great shots, there, Pav- keep up the great work- cheers from Vietnam.
@@AndreaRizos-h4o To be honest I haven't used them in a while, they are more part of a collection on the shelf because I've been using a SLR Magic Microprime 21mm and 35mm recently.
I have very good copy of this lens. There is a video on TH-cam where a young man has most of the different variants and goes through which ones from which time and factory are the best. Something I always wondered was if the adapter to E mount adds any extra reach in the lens’ focal length from 58mm cause it’s a rather long adapter. Thank you Pav, always a treat watching your videos.
Truly amazing lens. Just a correction - it is not exactly adaptable to all camera mounts. With Nikon F mount it cannot focus to infinity, and with full frame Canon DSLR cameras, some of them are in danger of striking their mirror on the Helios' protruding inner element, so just be careful with that.
I really enjoy how you deep-dive topics better than almost anyone,,and it goes without saying that you show more results based images as well. I have run across a few of these over the years,,,none of which were in good shape. If I ever do find THAT one,, I'll probably pick it up. I have a question about your posted images. Are these examples of your presets you have available?? If so,,, would be interesting to see the out of camera image and then compare. Thanks for all,,,
Thank you very much! I have set out on my TH-cam journey as I couldn't find lens reviews with enough variety samples shown in them. I go extra mile to shoot these every time. Thank you for noticing! I might in the future show before/after images. It just adds a lot of time to the production time which is already too long 🙁
there is not one recipe for that but the rule of thumb is to get as close to your subject as possible and have the background as far behind as possible too.
I have a Helios 44m but haven't been able to replicate the swirly bokeh on my gh5 because of the crop but haven't had a bunch of time to use it as I've wanted to yet. Hoping to use it more this season
I have a 44M as well (reviewed on my channel previously) Yes, it will be harder to replicate the swirly bokeh on MFT but not impossible. Great little lens
quick question, I have one but I don't really have that swirly bokeh so I wondered if it works only with full frame cameras ? Because I have an apsc camera and don't really find this swirly bokeh...
Just moved to Poland 2 weeks ago, now I am on a hunt for a set of old Russian lenses 👌 I have the Helios 44-2, MIR 1B and Jupiter 9 on my list. Are you based in Poland? Maybe you could recommend some good second hand camera shops…
Owned a ton of them, from 44-1 to 44-7, and all of them share the same faults (albeit 44-7 to a lesser degree than the others): It's a lens of one (central) composition due to it's none existent performance wide open anywhere near off center; The details are very blurry wide open which makes it incredibly difficult to work with if you are into more than basic color correction; There is a high chance you will get a bad copy with some bad quality glass, which leads to flares not only being flares, but a complete smudge all over the frame with unpredictable shifts and variations of hues which are extremely ugly once you start working with color. Closed down it's decent, but naturally loses 90% of it's character while retaining possible weird flare behavior. So overall it's a lottery, and if you win, IMO you get very meh generic lens character which screams Helios. I personally find M42 Takumar far superior in all aspects, including even more crazy character, which at the same time is not screaming its name at the viewer.
@PavSZ People have been taught that Helios, Industar and Mir 1 are good camera lenses. In reality, they are banal, even mediocre lenses, as is the case with the Industar lens. It seems that these photo lenses are not appreciated for their qualities, but for their flaws.
Lot of photos from streets of Warsaw ❤️ love your work Pav !
Thank you 🙌
28 years ago my father gave me a Kalimar from 1980 with a Helios attached, was my first camera. Thanks for the video, you have taken such beautiful images with your lens.
Nice!
Thanks for watching!
It’s nice to see your first video with pre-set labels added in a subtle but informative way, Pav. Now I get to watch your videos twice: The first time to focus on the images and the second time to connect them to the pre-set. Great job! And BTW, I love the Helios lens, especially with an m42 close-focusing helicoid added.
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you for making this video, I now know my lens came from 1982, and you’re right it is a very good lens and everyone should own one because there’s more than enough to go around. The only problem I had with mine is that there’s oil on the aperture blades and I know there’s a video to show how to take them apart and dry them up. I just haven’t had time to take the lens apart yet. When I’m more ambitious, I will try turning the front element around as that set up.can show some interesting results. Regards Gerry
I bought one for $50 in Saigon where I live, about 4 weeks ago- Haven't taken it off my Lumix S1 since. Mines the 44-M, so not so swirly, but still amazing. Love it! You have some great shots, there, Pav- keep up the great work- cheers from Vietnam.
Nice one! I have that one too
Thank you for watching
beautiful 🔥 thanks for great info and great demo shots! Love the outtakes at the end as well
Thanks so much!
Nice bro, some lovely shots there, I got the 28, 35 and 58, one of my fav lenses.
Thank you!
there are Helios 28 and 35??? I didn't even know. Searching for them right now!
between the 28 and 35mm, which lens do you find yourself going for more?
@@AndreaRizos-h4o To be honest I haven't used them in a while, they are more part of a collection on the shelf because I've been using a SLR Magic Microprime 21mm and 35mm recently.
I have very good copy of this lens. There is a video on TH-cam where a young man has most of the different variants and goes through which ones from which time and factory are the best. Something I always wondered was if the adapter to E mount adds any extra reach in the lens’ focal length from 58mm cause it’s a rather long adapter. Thank you Pav, always a treat watching your videos.
Interesting, I need to find this video.
Thank you for watching!
Truly amazing lens. Just a correction - it is not exactly adaptable to all camera mounts. With Nikon F mount it cannot focus to infinity, and with full frame Canon DSLR cameras, some of them are in danger of striking their mirror on the Helios' protruding inner element, so just be careful with that.
you are right.
There is some adapters that fix that problem with both Nikon and Canon but I heard mixed reviews about them
I think he meant most, if not all mirrorless cameras?
I really enjoy how you deep-dive topics better than almost anyone,,and it goes without saying that you show more results based images as well. I have run across a few of these over the years,,,none of which were in good shape. If I ever do find THAT one,, I'll probably pick it up. I have a question about your posted images. Are these examples of your presets you have available?? If so,,, would be interesting to see the out of camera image and then compare. Thanks for all,,,
Thank you very much! I have set out on my TH-cam journey as I couldn't find lens reviews with enough variety samples shown in them. I go extra mile to shoot these every time. Thank you for noticing!
I might in the future show before/after images. It just adds a lot of time to the production time which is already too long 🙁
Pav is on my screen! I love it!!!
I'm back!
I have the Helios 44-m6 and I love it for recording video
Nice one! 44M-6 looks identical to my 44M-4
I love the 8 blade version 58mm and weirdly I love the TTartisan 100mm f2.8
BTW thanks for doing this video
yes! great lenses!
thank you very much!
What distance do you think is the sweet spot to optimize that swirly bokeh in the background?
there is not one recipe for that but the rule of thumb is to get as close to your subject as possible and have the background as far behind as possible too.
Well done!
thanks!
Really enjoyed this, I am going to try one of these
Yes!
Thanks for watching!
I have a Helios 44m but haven't been able to replicate the swirly bokeh on my gh5 because of the crop but haven't had a bunch of time to use it as I've wanted to yet. Hoping to use it more this season
I have a 44M as well (reviewed on my channel previously)
Yes, it will be harder to replicate the swirly bokeh on MFT but not impossible. Great little lens
quick question, I have one but I don't really have that swirly bokeh so I wondered if it works only with full frame cameras ? Because I have an apsc camera and don't really find this swirly bokeh...
hi! what adapter have you been using in the stills you’re displaying throughout the video ?
the shots are amazing 😍😍😍
I use K&F Concept and Urth adapters (depends on which camera)
Thank you, your knowledge is a blessing for everyone, thank you so much....
thank you for watching
This is awesome! Would you prefer the Helios 44-2 F2 or the 7 Artisan 50mm F/0.95? Great video! Thank you Pav!
Thank you!
They are two completely different lenses, not really comparable side by side
I love the 58mm but the 85mm helios 40 is my workhouse
I'd love to try that one. I need to find it asap
I have the f1.2 version of the same lens and its great. Mine has some major scratches on the glass though. I need a better maintained one definitely.
there is a f1.2 version? are you sure?
@@PavSZ sorry it's the 44M-5 58mm 1:2
Great video. Is the footage with the helios shot in 4K or higher?
everything in this video was shot in 4k
nice. any advice how to use with lumix s5?
magnifying and focus peaking. S5 (and S5II) are probably the easiest cameras to shoot with manual lens like this
thx. what i meant was more about the
adaptor u need to buy. just got the lens now i have to find a good adaptator@@PavSZ
@@FDFchannel1 I use Urth one but also K&F Concept stuff is very good
I am rocking this baby with a speedbooster and an ND filter on a crop sensor camera :O
I think you miss to tell the lens from which factory it is! Kmz valdai etc
I don;t know from which factory it is and I don't think it makes much difference with a lens this cheap
Kmz vs valdai have more sharp and contrast
Great info and i have one
thanks!
Cool!
Just moved to Poland 2 weeks ago, now I am on a hunt for a set of old Russian lenses 👌
I have the Helios 44-2, MIR 1B and Jupiter 9 on my list.
Are you based in Poland? Maybe you could recommend some good second hand camera shops…
there is a lot of them around. Good luck finding a gem.
Sorry, no. I am based in UK. Alegro would be probably the best place to start looking
What camera did you use bro? Nice color
samples in this video were shot with Lumix S5II, FujiFilm X-S20 and Sony a7IV.
All edited with my own Lightroom presets
Does anyone know which adapter I need for a Canon 5DS ?
M42 lens to EF camera mount
nice! Just found out your from Poland - pozdrowienia! :-)
Thanks!
Dobre
Dzięki!
Owned a ton of them, from 44-1 to 44-7, and all of them share the same faults (albeit 44-7 to a lesser degree than the others):
It's a lens of one (central) composition due to it's none existent performance wide open anywhere near off center;
The details are very blurry wide open which makes it incredibly difficult to work with if you are into more than basic color correction;
There is a high chance you will get a bad copy with some bad quality glass, which leads to flares not only being flares, but a complete smudge all over the frame with unpredictable shifts and variations of hues which are extremely ugly once you start working with color.
Closed down it's decent, but naturally loses 90% of it's character while retaining possible weird flare behavior. So overall it's a lottery, and if you win, IMO you get very meh generic lens character which screams Helios. I personally find M42 Takumar far superior in all aspects, including even more crazy character, which at the same time is not screaming its name at the viewer.
Thank you for sharing this! Interesting.
I'm looking for a good copies of Takumar lenses
Russian propaganda !
Helios is a bad lens.
it's not. My samples came out ok
@PavSZ People have been taught that Helios, Industar and Mir 1 are good camera lenses. In reality, they are banal, even mediocre lenses, as is the case with the Industar lens. It seems that these photo lenses are not appreciated for their qualities, but for their flaws.
Lot of photos from streets of Warsaw ❤️ love your work Pav !
YES! Thank you 🙌