Helios-77 (50/1.8) - super Russian 50mm lens, review + IMG

[VGR]

Helios-77 (50/1.8 ) - super M42 Russian 50mm lens! IMHO

in my test It is sharper than 50mm Pancolar, Pentacon and OM 50/1.8!

Has soft beautiful bohe and cost $20-25 !


E330 + Helios-77 (50/1.8 )

M42-4/3 adapter with AF-confirm:

http://oly43club.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=230

full-size photo:
http://oly43club.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=55

JPG, resize:

f/1.8






f/2



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[Orio]

It really looks great, VGR !!
And your portraits are top notch as always (not to mention your models )

I was not aware of the existence of this Helios. Any clue about optical scheme?
I must get one copy of this lens.

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[Farside]

Nice shots. Yet another Russian glass to add to the list.
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[Richard_D]

Your portraits are always so good I struggle to look behind them to see how the lens performs
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The interesting bit:

Nikkors: 20mm f2.8 AIS, 24mm f2.8 AIS, 28mm f2.8 AIS, 35mm f2 AIS, 50mm f1.4 AI, 50mm f1.48AI, 50m f2 AI,
55mm f3.5 AI'd, 105mm f4 AI, 135mm f2.8 AI'd, 135mm f3.5 AI'd, 200mm f4 AI'd .
Nikon E Series: 100mm f2.8 .
Soviet Nikon Mount: Zenitar 16mm f2.8, Arsat/arax/photex 85mm T&S f2.8 .
Other: Asahi Super Takumar 55 mm f2 (M42) ,Tamron 300mm f5.6 SP, Tamron 500mm f8 SP.

DSLR: Nikon D700. 35mm SLRsNikon FE, Pentax S1a.
TLR: Rolliecord II.
Sub-Minature: Pentax Auto 110, 18mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, 50mm f2.8.

More to come...

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[Orio]

Based on what I see: Double Gauss.

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[poilu]

Superb VGR
Do you need an assistant to carry your bag ?
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[kuuan]

wow, real beauties..ah..a real beauty.
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[Borges]

There are only very few informations about this lens in the net. It was a replacement / kit-lens for the Zenit 122. Lens design is from 1990, no further improvement in resolution specs compared to Helios 44M-whatsoever, only angle of view and speed.
As far as I understand the things I've read, the unusual focal length of the original Helios 44 and the successors (58mm) was the result of problems of the russian lens designers to archieve acceptable results in using the Biotar-Design for a shorter focal length than that. With the improvement of materials and production methods it gets possible later, for example with the Helios 77M. But as we all know, this was a short time before the decline of the soviet camera industry.

As usual they were made by a few factories. The Helios 77 from VGR is made by Jupiter Valdai. I had one from VOMZ Vologda.

Here are a few specs I have from the Zenit 122 manual:
http://www.winken-zemke.info/?p=20

But as usual, I'm so impressed by the examples from VGR here. A few more and I will sell all my lens. I think I'm just a boring tech-head

Thanks for showing, VGR!


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[patrickh]

VGR

I dont know which is more fun - the lens or the models. Thanks for both


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[Orio]

[Borges]

[themoleman342]

I have to say I never was aware of the helios 77m....the 77m-4 is somewhat more common. The faceplate of the first lens picture is interesting. It seems as if the c (which is a s in cryllic) in the mc has been translated along with it. Very very odd. Actually mention of the 77m (without -4) can't be found anywhere. I found this site selling it : http://www.indie35.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,44/option,com_phpshop/Itemid,18/ but thats about it...

Now are your samples from the 77m-4? If this were the case than I believe resolution spec have been improved somewhat from the 44m - from 38/19 to 45/25 center/edge. Even from the helios mc 44m-4 - 41/20

This is another one of those lenses that actually have different types of multicoating put on during their production run. The helios 77m-4 with a golden/yellow coating are very rare compared to the purple/blue/red cast ones.

~Marc