
He accepted our invitation and also told us that Helios is a really good lens, it produces great bokeh and it’s really sharp! While we were looking for sample images of the 44-2, we found Akos Fekete from Hungary on Instagram and asked him if we could post a few images of his work in our blog. Optical Element: 6 elements in 4 groups.
Helios 44 2 swirly bokeh update#
*You can mount Helios 44-2 on Fujifilm, Sony, Canon and other 4/3 cameras (We will update the list soon). The Helios 44-2 is very popular for many Sony, Canon, Olympus and Fujifilm camera owners. You can mount even the latest Canon, Nikon, Tamron, Sigma and other popular lenses without any problem. The Sony e-mount system allows you to adapt any kind of lens if you have the proper adapter. The focal length stays the same as it is not a zoom lens. That means you have to manually adjust the aperture and the focus area. Helios 44-2 58mm f/2.0 is an old lens for SLR (film) cameras that you can find on the internet (eBay, Amazon, etc.) for about $50 or less. I use this website fixipixi, they’re good for all kinds of photo retouching! Helios 44-2 Review – Quick Look However, you can sharpen images in the post process. Sometimes a lens can be soft on certain f-stops. First impressions? Sharpness and bokeh were excellent!

I borrowed the Helios lens from a friend who had a film camera sitting on his office-desk and bought an adapter for $10 from. Lenses for the Sony E-mount (APS-C / crop sensor) were expensive, especially for a beginner but someone told me I could get an adapter and mount a vintage lens on my camera. Even if I managed to get enough information on mirrorless cameras, I was clueless about prime lenses, zoom lenses, sharpness, focal length, etc.

When I first got the Sony a6000 I didn’t know about lenses at all.
