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Helios 28mm / f2.8
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:02 am
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:02 am
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The postman just droped a little package in my mailbox. A Helios 28mm / f2.8, M42.
$17 on e-bay.
I don't have some test-pictures (yet), but I'm a little confused: on the barrel it's written "made in Japan".

What should I understand? It's a russian lens made in Japan, or this is a product of one of the dozens Japan companies (so there is no connection between the name marked on my lens and the famous russian product. Eh?


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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:01 am
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:01 am
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zipp wrote:
The postman just droped a little package in my mailbox. A Helios 28mm / f2.8, M42.
$17 on e-bay.
I don't have some test-pictures (yet), but I'm a little confused: on the barrel it's written "made in Japan".

What should I understand? It's a russian lens made in Japan, or this is a product of one of the dozens Japan companies (so there is no connection between the name marked on my lens and the famous russian product. Eh?


I curios really about test pictures, I expect average or crap result, because this lens not made by Russians. Before the communism over in Eastern Europe, Japanese makers bought brand name from Russia and East-Germany. So you can find Carl Zeiss Jena, Pentacon and Helios lenses made by Japanese factories I have no personal experience with any from them, I think all are crap. Might be I am wrong and somebody who has this kind of lenses will show to us sample pictures.


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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:12 am
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That's right. Helios does not automatically mean "Russian lens", unfortunately. Some were made in Japan, but I don't know about their quality.

Once I was interested in buying a 135mm Helios but the seller informed me beforehand that it was not Russian, so I did not buy - very nice person and very fair!

Still I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures. Maybe the lens is better than expected. I experienced that with lenses by Greens London, Weltblick and Hanimex. Really cheapos that nobody wanted (apart from me) and they show very nice results.

Carsten


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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:20 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:20 pm
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Thank you, guys!

This week-end I hope I will make some test pictures. Anyway, after few shots, looks like an average quality for me. Or... crap. Nothing to make me say "wow". Wink


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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:25 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:25 pm
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Hi I picked up the same lens with a bundle, initial shots weren't too promising.


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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:39 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:39 pm
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hacksawbob wrote:
Hi I picked up the same lens with a bundle, initial shots weren't too promising.


Thanks for your feedback, let we see the final result perhaps would be better.
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