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newst
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Location: Troy, MI USA
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 Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:30 am Post subject: Backyard walk with A7II & Helios 44 |
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newst wrote:
I have been training my puppy to recognize the boundaries of the electronic fence around my yard. My sub-division does not allow fenced in yards so if you are going to have a dog you need to go high tech as the list of chase-able critters in the neighborhood runs from field mice to deer.
Today he graduated to unrestrained movement. Not un-supervised, I was still with him, but he was free to run. I bring this up because it gave me the opportunity to carry my camera with me and take a few shots. So I mounted up the Helios-44 and had a go.
Just a bit of bokeh to brighten up my day.
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RTI
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Location: Moldova, Chisinau
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 5:50 am Post subject: |
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RTI wrote:
Thx for sharing, very nice samples. Also the lens seems plenty sharp.
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miran
Joined: 01 Aug 2012
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Location: Slovenia
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 6:07 am Post subject: Re: Backyard walk with A7II & Helios 44 |
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miran wrote:
Beautiful results. This is a newer model of the Helios, not the 44-2 that does that extreme bokeh swirl thing? Or do you just get different levels of swirl depending on focus distance and distance to background?
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| My sub-division does not allow fenced in yards |
Wow, I think that's a good policy. From what I've seen and heard I was always under the impression that USA was rusty barbed wire fences from coast to coast. 
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newst
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Location: Troy, MI USA
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:44 am Post subject: |
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newst wrote:
Thank you RTI & miran.
The lens is an early Helios-44 (no suffix) in M39 mount. Very highly polished aluminum. It is indeed quite sharp in the center. The swirly bokeh depends a lot on positioning.
miran, you should take a virtual tour of the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum. There is much more to its history than rust.
http://www.rushcounty.org/barbedwiremuseum/
One correction. The last photograph in the first group was taken earlier that morning using a Takumar 2.8/120, not the Helios.
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Oldhand
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Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Some great results Steve.
Number two is awesome and I love your dog.
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newst
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newst wrote:
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Some great results Steve.
Number two is awesome and I love your dog.
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Thanks Oldhand,
This is the first time I took the Helios out. I bought it over the winter while I was moving my collection to LTM mount. I was disappointed to learn the M39 Helios is really an SLR lens so I just put it to the side and forgot about it. Not long ago I picked up a 39-42 ring and a M42 to M39 adapter on the cheap and decided to try it out.
Trooper is fantastic. He has the happiest disposition you can ask for in a puppy. He now has a new friend named Smokey and they get along just fine...most of the time at least.
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