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Image quality of Helios-40-2
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:46 pm
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:46 pm
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I'm working on some old photos, and I thought to show the new members what kind of quality is obtaineable from the Helios-40-2 once it is attached to a camera like the 5D:



And speaking of resolvance... note the hair tips of the girl at the right...

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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:57 pm
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Nice Very Happy
Was this shot f2.8-f4 do you recall?


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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:00 pm
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Nice Very Happy
Was this shot f2.8-f4 do you recall?


Well, it was almost two years ago... Smile But sure it wasn't f/4 because I always shoot this lens at f/8 if possible.
So maybe this was f/5.6 perhaps, if there was little light, but not less.


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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:37 pm
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Thanks Orio. Always a delight to see your people shots and especially with a special lens like this


patrickh
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