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Uhm. What happened here? (Helios-44-2 2/58)
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PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:26 pm    Post subject: Uhm. What happened here? (Helios-44-2 2/58) Reply with quote
Logged into the swedish ebay today to check some stuff, and without any reason at all I checked M42 lenses. And at the top there was this "Helios-44-2 2/58 (2.0/58mm) M42" for €1.5, ending in < 1 minute. So i put a bid of for €5 and won it for €2.5. Did I miss something? Granted I don't know what I have bought, but I have seen a few good pictures with a Helios and I thought it would be a good idea to take a chance.

So did I make a mistake buying something I think is good, but in reality suck? Very Happy

PS. Got a A Schacht Ulm Travenar 1:2.8/50 R M42 aswell, for €2.5 from same guy. So two lenses for the LBA tonight, total $7.50 including shipping.


PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Congratulations, sounds like a bargain!

Assuming the listing did not have warning phrases like "needs work", "as seen", "for parts or repair", "some fungus" etc.


PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
For the Helios, you have gotten a bargain. It's a nice lens, very adequate for closeups with extension tubes. I like it also as a general lens. Among the 44's the 44-2 is the best (to me).
Congrats!

Jes.


PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ChrisLilley wrote:
Congratulations, sounds like a bargain!

Assuming the listing did not have warning phrases like "needs work", "as seen", "for parts or repair", "some fungus" etc.


Nah, states "shows usage", but also says lenses are scratch/dirt free. Dunno if i trust it though, but the guy seem to sell alot of camera stuff.

The other lense was bashed though and well used. Have a dent on the filtermount too, but I think i can straighten that out Wink. But glass is said to be fine on that one too.

I bring to you, pictars! Surprised



EDIT: Says they both functional properly btw.


PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
For some reason Schacht lenses seem to go for a lot on US ebay.

If you don't like them you can make money doing lens arbitrage between ebays !


PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Congratulations on your bargain lenses.
zewrak wrote:
The other lense was bashed though and well used. Have a dent on the filtermount too, but I think i can straighten that out Wink. But glass is said to be fine on that one too.

To repair a dented filter ring, I recommend this tool: Click here to see on Ebay -- it's more expensive than your Travenar, but you will be able to use it on many more lenses bought cheaply because of a dented filter ring Wink. The seller (23filters) also sells many other fine lens repair tools. I have recently bought a spanner wrench set and I am very satisfied of the quality.

Cheers!

Abbazz


PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
luisalegria wrote:
For some reason Schacht lenses seem to go for a lot on US ebay.

If you don't like them you can make money doing lens arbitrage between ebays !


Well, that will have to wait for a later stage. I just started my collection and need to fill up the empty space. Wink I have however decided to stick to Super and SMC Takumars until i get going and learn more about lenses. I'll keep the Helios though I believe.

Abbazz wrote:

To repair a dented filter ring, I recommend this tool: Click here to see on Ebay -- it's more expensive than your Travenar, but you will be able to use it on many more lenses bought cheaply because of a dented filter ring . The seller (23filters) also sells many other fine lens repair tools. I have recently bought a spanner wrench set and I am very satisfied of the quality.


That does look useful and I do have a Pentacon Electric 135/2.8f that also have a small dent to the filter ring. But I think I'll just use them as is until I get some more expensive lenses to fix. Can't really justify a ?25 buy of a tool to fix two lenses that total at ?5. Wink. I'd rather spend the cash on lenses for now.

I decided about a month ago that I was to start using manual lenses. And about 2 weeks ago I decided I am going to collect them. But I think I have started out well acctually, already made some quite good bargains in my own opinion.


PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Uhm. What happened here? (Helios-44-2 2/58) Reply with quote
zewrak wrote:
So did I make a mistake buying something I think is good, but in reality suck? Very Happy

No, these lenses are really good and yet go for very little money. They are still underrated.

luisalegria wrote:
For some reason Schacht lenses seem to go for a lot on US ebay.


"Schacht" is a German name, so it will sell for a high price in the States in in Asia. I guess German names are connected to Zeiss and Leica, so people think.


PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My spanner wrench set from this seller was cheap and crappy , black sets. They have different ones.


PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
And today I got a tamron delivered to me that I bought for €10. 200mm, turns out that even though the previous owner said it wasnt (probably did not know), it was an adapt-all :p. So now I got an adapter for free. :p


PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:05 pm    Post subject: Helios Lens - Dont worry, be happy Reply with quote
Hi

I'm a newbie who literally found this site a few minutes ago, and I felt compelled to reply on this Topic.

I have an Olympus E-1 and a couple of months back I decided to try bolting on lenses left over from my film days, Pentax 50mm f1.7, Pentax 80-200 f4.5-5.6 and... a Helios 44-2 rescued from my Zenith in the loft.

I tried a quick comparison between these lenses, a Hoya 135mm (I just added to my collection) and the E-1 kit lens (Zuiko 14-45).

To it's credit the Helios (stopped down to 5.6) easily matched the sharpness of the Pentax 50mm at the same apeture and the Zuiko at F11 (ie stopped down a couple). Along with the sharpness it shows slightly more contrast and warmer, richer colours - so it just slipped into first place.

I use it (with extension tubes) for my macro shots, and is today sat here in my bag at work attached to my E-1.

Yep, I love this (30 year old) lens!

Regards

Barry


PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome to mflenses!


PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hi Barry, and welcome.
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