Testseek.com have collected 5 expert reviews of the Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 M42 and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 M42.
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5 Reviews
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Well, any normal lens costing $500 that gave sharpness numbers like the Helios-40-2 does wide open wouldn't get a very good review. Wide open it's a bit soft in the center and dissolves into dark astogmatic mush in the corners of a full frame image. It do...
Abstract: The Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 was surely one of the more interesting lenses that found its way to the lab. Technically the lens is no good but naturally theres still a truth beyond hard facts. One of the obvious applications for an ultra-large aperture ...
Abstract: Заметными представителями этой линейки (в том числе и по габаритам) являются столь похожие по характеристикам Гелиос 40-2 85мм f/1.5 и Зенит Зенитар 1,4/85. Однако несмотря на одинаковое фокусное расстояние (85 мм) и близкие показатели значения диафрагмы...
bijzondere ‘swirley' bokeh bij volle opening, nostalgische onscherpte bij volle opening, romantische rendering van kleuren, goede prijs kwaliteitverhouding als je hem in Rusland kunt kopen
niet spatwaterdicht, handmatige focus en diafragma, moeilijk verkrijgbaar, zwaar