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Helios 44-2 VS Helios 44M
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never noticed such mecanic problems on my H-44's. I only noticed some problem with grease in the 80's production.
Helios-44-3 is one of the sharpest H-44 I have, but they are all very close in IQ. Helios-44-3 won't make your photos better. Comparing H-44M with Helios-44-2 is quite impossible, and not very usefull regarding to the difference betwwen 2 exemplar of a same lens.
Naturely, mecanics are quite differents, there is for all tasts, but it was already said, naturely.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah have a whole pile of 44s. 3 x Helios 44, one with 13 blades, two with 8 blades (silver and black). 4 x Helios 44-2 (different factories/different years of production), a 44-3, a 44-M and a 44M-4. My black 44/8 blade is the sharpest, followed by the 44M-4 but ah love the coatings on the 44-M. Never experienced any "backlash" focus problems with any of them and IMO ye really can't compare them. They all have individual characteristics. Like 1 small