It’s also worth noting that for the aperture to vary when the ring is turned, a pin on the back needs to be pressed, but this should be taken care of by your lens mount adapter.
On the 44M-4 these take the form of two rings, with the aperture ring being clicked and the focus ring being firm but declicked.
#HELIOS 44 2 SWIRLY BOKEH MANUAL#
The biggest difference between the Helioses (and pretty much any vintage lens) and more modern equivalents is their use of manual aperture and focus. So what compromises do you have to make for such a low price? This puts them far below the sorts of prices you’d pay for a Sony lens, even second hand, with the Sony 50mm f/1.8 lens costing a minimum of around £150 ($202.12, 171,71€) on eBay. Having been produced in their millions, there is now a strong surplus of these lenses available on eBay, with an example in good condition costing as little as £20 ($26.95, 22,90€) and often available for not much more. Other well known models within the series include the 44 and 44-2, with all models featuring the swirly bokeh that has now made them famous.
This lens is part of the long 44 series produced by one of three Soviet/Russian companies (KMZ, MMZ and Jupiter) between 19 under the Helios (or Гелиос in its native Cyrillic) branding. Let’s take a look at one such option, the Helios-44M-4 58mm f/2.0 prime lens. However, the vintage lens market offers great opportunity for buying high quality lenses with fascinating optical effects for little more than the price of a couple of cinema tickets. When you say “high quality lenses”, many people think of the latest and greatest pieces of glass from Canon and Nikon, which can easily cost as much as a decent laptop. My Helios-44M-4 58mm f/2.0 lens mounted on my Sony α6300
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