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Helios 44-3 MC very sharp Looks like a film
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:14 pm
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Razz
cannon 650D + Helios 44-3 MC







Update the sample 2013-7-11

Last edited by mayapop on Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:01 pm; edited 1 time in total


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Congrats to your new great lens! Enjoy!


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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:09 pm
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:09 pm
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Fantastic examples, picture no. 3 is fab!


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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:33 pm
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:33 pm
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Excellent series, the Helios is a great lens, I will never sell my 44-2. Smile


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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Excellent series, the Helios is a great lens, I will never sell my 44-2. Smile


No, I'll never sell mine either. They might be cheap and cheerful, but there's nothing wrong with that when they deliver these kind of results.


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I will sell mine when it reaches the 500€ selling-price barrier Wink

I prefer #5 and #6


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2012.10.20
China Guangzhou Xiguan lychee Wan
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Razz


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10.21
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2012.10.22
China Chaoshan Gongfu tea (Pu'er tea leaves)
Fragrance & fitness green drinks



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2012.10.21 leaked a photo
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:54 am
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Very nice pics.
I like this pleasant bokeh.


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Question - is there any focus assist when used on a Canon/Nikon DSLR? Do you just use liveview and guess? Or does the AF point light up when in focus? Any 3rd party tools to make MF easier? Focus peaking maybe?


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kin2son wrote:
Question - is there any focus assist when used on a Canon/Nikon DSLR? Do you just use liveview and guess? Or does the AF point light up when in focus? Any 3rd party tools to make MF easier? Focus peaking maybe?


Can't speak for Nikon, but on the Canon side some adapters are "chipped" and communicate with the body, which allows the AF point to light up when in focus. The AF light isn't perfect though, especially when shooting with big apertures or long focal lengths.


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2012.10.23
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Razz


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Focus peaking on the Canons? Use Magic Lantern

I love my Zebra KMZ N005............. even though it locks focus at MFD and has oily blades Smile


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WoW! Great results !! I bought one for almost nothing ages ago , and still never had a chance to try it, I think its time....


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2012.10.23 night

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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:57 pm
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Fantastic series mayapop,

Great lenses that go for peanuts, last two i bought i paid 99 cents each. They always deliver great results.


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2012.10.26
Very fond of this lens gives me the soft quality., Let us now take a look at her performance in the cloudy day Embarassed







Razz


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Update the sample 2013-7-11


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One of these days I gotta get a Helios...
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