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TBaker
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$300 Buy it now.
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Pancolart wrote:
 now you can see the bluish glass i was talking about. Seller Cameramate BTW.
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Scheimpflug wrote:
Ooof. Not only is it not the desirable lens, it is missing the rear element - making it not even suitable for use in its original night vision unit anymore. 
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Nordentro wrote:
I am planing to test it against my Helios 40. Have anyone else did a comparison? 
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Pancolart
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Pancolart wrote:
With that blue thing?
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
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| I am planing to test it against my Helios 40. Have anyone else did a comparison? |
I would like to see that comparison, and also learn of whatever differences in construction, element wise, that you can tell.
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Nordentro
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Nordentro wrote:
It's a rush here now before Christmas, but here is a a physical comparison
It would probably be better to compare the Helios 40-2 from the same production period than the older Helios 40 silver that I have.
Cyclop is slightly taller, but Helios 40 is heavier and wider
Weight Cyclop: 740g
Weight Helios: 920g
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TBaker
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TBaker wrote:
Slightly off topic but was a reasonable price for a Helios 85mm f1.5? |
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pulatom
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pulatom wrote:
I'm afraid that it's no longer possible to buy it for a normal price (unless you're reeeeal lucky of course  ). For me it's worth about 200-250$ max, but here in Poland they go (40-2 black version) for as much as 400, sometimes 500$  .
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Pancolart wrote:
I wouldn't let mine go for less then 450 EUR. If interested let me know.
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martyn_bannister wrote:
Mine, being the coveted yellow/orange glass variety with the cyrillic characters and rare crackle finish is worth a minimum of £1000.
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woodrim
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Mine, being the coveted yellow/orange glass variety with the cyrillic characters and rare crackle finish is worth a minimum of £1000.
Merry Xmas everyone |
Martyn: You are speaking of the Cyclop, right? Joking also, I'm sure. The question was about the Helios 40. I have seen them selling around $300.
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
My last Cyclop pictures of 2010...
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martyn_bannister
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martyn_bannister wrote:
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Mine, being the coveted yellow/orange glass variety with the cyrillic characters and rare crackle finish is worth a minimum of £1000.
Merry Xmas everyone |
Martyn: You are speaking of the Cyclop, right? Joking also, I'm sure. The question was about the Helios 40. I have seen them selling around $300. |
Hi Mike,
I was of course joking about my Cyclops, misread the original question
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| Slightly off topic but was a reasonable price for a Helios 85mm f1.5? |
Sorry!
Nice pictures! Looks almost spring like. It has been dull, overcast and grey here for what seems like months  |
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pulatom
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pulatom wrote:
I've just applied some grease on the focusing thread and the focusing ring works much smoother now .
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Nordentro
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Nordentro wrote:
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| I've just applied some grease on the focusing thread and the focusing ring works much smoother now . |
I have the opposite, mine is to loose and is almost spinning like a wheel
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pulatom
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pulatom wrote:
It's a very simple upgrade, you just need to unscrew three little screws on the lens barrel when the lens is set to the closest focus distance and the whole optical block comes out. Focusing became a lot more comfortable now .
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
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| I've just applied some grease on the focusing thread and the focusing ring works much smoother now . |
I have the opposite, mine is to loose and is almost spinning like a wheel |
Maybe you need to mix some sawdust with the grease. No, on second thought, don't do that.
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Nordentro: Have you taken any comparison pictures at f/1.5 with Helios 40?
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egidio
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egidio wrote:
I havent seen that kind of 85mm lens on cyclop before? Anybody knows more? Click here to see on Ebay
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Nordentro wrote:
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| pulatom wrote: |
| I've just applied some grease on the focusing thread and the focusing ring works much smoother now . |
I have the opposite, mine is to loose and is almost spinning like a wheel |
Maybe you need to mix some sawdust with the grease. No, on second thought, don't do that. |
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| Nordentro: Have you taken any comparison pictures at f/1.5 with Helios 40? |
It's still on my "what I want to do" list
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Pancolart
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Pancolart wrote:
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Mine, being the coveted yellow/orange glass variety with the cyrillic characters and rare crackle finish is worth a minimum of £1000.
Merry Xmas everyone |
Martyn: You are speaking of the Cyclop, right? Joking also, I'm sure. The question was about the Helios 40. I have seen them selling around $300. |
Let's see what price it fetches: Click here to see on Ebay.de .
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pulatom
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pulatom wrote:
In PL they go for about 1500zł, which equals about 400 euros , see here for example:
http://allegro.pl/helios-40-2-85-1-5-jak-nowy-i1409292218.html
And what's funny, people actually buy them .
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Pancolart wrote:
Can't see why you say funny. I would consider it good value for money up to 700 EUR if good condition & black. I speculate price will stabilize there in long term.
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pulatom
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pulatom wrote:
Well, it's a nice lens all right, but the price seems exaggerated nowadays, looks like soviet lenses became "trendy" .
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