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voytek
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 Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject: Strange Helios 40 |
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voytek wrote:
Very old, 1.5/8.5, SN 003161, red letter P in Russian alphabet. Looks like this Π. Coating purple-blue. Wide open very sharp in the center only. Do you have any suggestions regarding year of production? Seems to be very old but looks perfect, optically - flawless.
crop from raw, mag. 100x
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Riku
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Riku wrote:
It's from the early 60's I think. |
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Orio
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
The zeros at the beginning of serial number (they can be one, two , or three zeros) mean it's a "hors-série" or special series if you prefer, it's lenses that were built to be distributed to chiefs of communist party or to the factory managers or the factory workers. In other words they were not destined for distribution.
Reportedly, the "zero lenses" are said to have better quality control than regular production lenses.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
00 means for communist party leaders, or comes from very beginning if scale is cm I mean 1.5/8,5cm. In this case you have a good chance get one what is made on Zeiss machinery by Zeiss people. Andy and I have this version.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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Ballu wrote:
Mine is numbered" "005153"
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voytek
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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voytek wrote:
Well, there are nothing to worry about to much "zeros" at all 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
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| Mine is numbered" "005153" |
Mine is 00213 8,5cm
Mine is an early copy ,less sharp than latest one. Yours perhaps made for Brezsnyev
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voytek
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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voytek wrote:
Attila, always in the first row 
Yours was made probably maybe for Lenin or Rasputin 
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Attila wrote:
Might be Andy's lenses before we bought same time from Russia. I am very happy about that. If made for Lenin I sell immediately LOL.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
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| If made for Lenin I sell immediately LOL. |
I used to have a 63 and 62 which I sold.
I wanted a 61 because that's my birth year. I finally got one 
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Screamin Scott
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Screamin Scott wrote:
| Orio wrote: |
| Attila wrote: |
| If made for Lenin I sell immediately LOL. |
I used to have a 63 and 62 which I sold.
I wanted a 61 because that's my birth year. I finally got one |
Orio,
You are a Youngun...:>}...Born in 61?...I was born in 49
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voytek
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:50 am Post subject: |
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voytek wrote:
I heard that it's sharp but didn't know that it is so sharp
F2.0
crop from raw, 100x
F2.8
crop from raw, 100x
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:11 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Yes, stopped down laser sharp and it has good one at wide open too.
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voytek
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:39 am Post subject: |
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voytek wrote:
Front of the lens
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shad309
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shad309 wrote:
Beautiful lens! Now I want one too Where am I going to find one for when I was born  .........off to search the net
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:57 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Lucky man! This is earliest one too exactly like mine, check it out might found some bubbles in glass, mine have them. I know Biotar 75mm lenses has bubbles also.
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voytek
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:26 am Post subject: |
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voytek wrote:
Attila, no air bubbles in glass, a very few dust micro specks inside that is all. Seller described some very tiny cleaning marks but I am not sure are there any.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:53 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Perhaps they run out from stolen Zeiss glass before made yours
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Congrats Voytek!
You are in the commie boss lens club
I think mine is # 000206 I would have to check to be sure!
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