A lens with pixie dust
Some lenses seem to have pixie dust. A certain way of rendering that is quite magical and lifts the lens to a new level compared to other lenses. Or at least that's what the owners say :-).
The Helios 40 has this pixie dust, especially when it comes to swirly bokeh. People tend to love the swirls or find them distracting. (I love it). The lens's reputation for swirls does hide some other strengths, both the smoothness wide open and the rendering stopped down. 85mm @ f1.5 is a pretty special combination.
Had a lot of fun taking this photo, attached to a Spotmatic, with a Helios 44-2, and some white fairy lights. ...Yes, they were all white, no idea how the pixies turned them to different colours.....(it wasn't my processing - it was the blue tint/coating to the glass).
** MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO VIEWED, FAVED AND COMMENTED ON THIS PHOTOGRAPH. MUCH APPRECIATED ***
A lens with pixie dust
Some lenses seem to have pixie dust. A certain way of rendering that is quite magical and lifts the lens to a new level compared to other lenses. Or at least that's what the owners say :-).
The Helios 40 has this pixie dust, especially when it comes to swirly bokeh. People tend to love the swirls or find them distracting. (I love it). The lens's reputation for swirls does hide some other strengths, both the smoothness wide open and the rendering stopped down. 85mm @ f1.5 is a pretty special combination.
Had a lot of fun taking this photo, attached to a Spotmatic, with a Helios 44-2, and some white fairy lights. ...Yes, they were all white, no idea how the pixies turned them to different colours.....(it wasn't my processing - it was the blue tint/coating to the glass).
** MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO VIEWED, FAVED AND COMMENTED ON THIS PHOTOGRAPH. MUCH APPRECIATED ***