Magic Morning
After ordering a Helios 40-2 in the middle of July I still not have it since they told me that the Russian factory is producing some other stuff for the government. I then looked for alternatives and found the Cyclop 85mm f/1.5 which shares the optical design with the Helios 40-2, but it's actually a lens for a Russian night vision goggle. Luckily, I found a guy not too far away from my hometown selling this night vision device for less than half the ebay price (since people know about the similarity to the Helios 40-2 it seems like prices went up quite a lot). It has a few scratches on the full metal barrel and a few dust specks inside, but the lens elements do not have any scratches. Yesterday, I went out with this lens and made a few test shots. I really like the lens, but since it is made for a night vision device, it has no aperture and it also lacks coatings which means that it is very prone to flare. Anyway, it is really fun to use and I think it was worth the money :)
PS: Tomorrow I'm leaving for Barcelona and I'll be back on next weekend. I hope that I can get some beautiful architecture shots there. Have a great week my Flickr friends!
Magic Morning
After ordering a Helios 40-2 in the middle of July I still not have it since they told me that the Russian factory is producing some other stuff for the government. I then looked for alternatives and found the Cyclop 85mm f/1.5 which shares the optical design with the Helios 40-2, but it's actually a lens for a Russian night vision goggle. Luckily, I found a guy not too far away from my hometown selling this night vision device for less than half the ebay price (since people know about the similarity to the Helios 40-2 it seems like prices went up quite a lot). It has a few scratches on the full metal barrel and a few dust specks inside, but the lens elements do not have any scratches. Yesterday, I went out with this lens and made a few test shots. I really like the lens, but since it is made for a night vision device, it has no aperture and it also lacks coatings which means that it is very prone to flare. Anyway, it is really fun to use and I think it was worth the money :)
PS: Tomorrow I'm leaving for Barcelona and I'll be back on next weekend. I hope that I can get some beautiful architecture shots there. Have a great week my Flickr friends!