Comparison
I have three lenses that are prime lenses and fall within a close range in terms of mm. In no particular order they are the Lensbaby Twist 60, the TAMRON | SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD and the Helios 44-2 2/58mm.
I was curious to compare their features and I came up with the idea of shooting exactly the same scene with each lens with their apertures as wide open as they could go.
The Twist 60 and the Helios are only 2mm apart yet the exposures were visibly of different sizes. The Tamron at 45mm was considerably smaller. I shot the photos from a tripod and changed lenses without disturbing the camera's position. I used Photoshop to align the images which also resized them to the same scale.
No sharpening or contrast adjustments for any of the images. I tried to even out exposures since they all had different widest aperture capabilities by adjusting shutter speeds for each picture.
The Helios by my eye has a delicate, pale look. Not sharp, but creamy in an appealing way. The Twist 60 captured warmer tones with slightly stronger contrast. The Tamron captured the deepest contrast, warm tones. Each lens rendered bokeh in very different and distinctive ways.
I like each of the lenses for their different qualities. The Helios was the least expensive lens--about $50 with a Canon adaptor and shipping.
That's the beauty of a DSLR, the incredible lenses you can put on it. I even had an adaptor for a pin hole lens.
Comparison
I have three lenses that are prime lenses and fall within a close range in terms of mm. In no particular order they are the Lensbaby Twist 60, the TAMRON | SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD and the Helios 44-2 2/58mm.
I was curious to compare their features and I came up with the idea of shooting exactly the same scene with each lens with their apertures as wide open as they could go.
The Twist 60 and the Helios are only 2mm apart yet the exposures were visibly of different sizes. The Tamron at 45mm was considerably smaller. I shot the photos from a tripod and changed lenses without disturbing the camera's position. I used Photoshop to align the images which also resized them to the same scale.
No sharpening or contrast adjustments for any of the images. I tried to even out exposures since they all had different widest aperture capabilities by adjusting shutter speeds for each picture.
The Helios by my eye has a delicate, pale look. Not sharp, but creamy in an appealing way. The Twist 60 captured warmer tones with slightly stronger contrast. The Tamron captured the deepest contrast, warm tones. Each lens rendered bokeh in very different and distinctive ways.
I like each of the lenses for their different qualities. The Helios was the least expensive lens--about $50 with a Canon adaptor and shipping.
That's the beauty of a DSLR, the incredible lenses you can put on it. I even had an adaptor for a pin hole lens.