Helios 44 produced in 1958, one of the first 5000 Helios. The coating on the lenses was a distinctive violet-pink color and provides very interesting flares and colors. Red “П” stands for coating. This lens was accidentally found in the house of a professional Soviet photographer who was also a photography teacher at a specialized school after his death.
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Helios 44 5.8cm f2 Red P M39 Early Batch. From The Very First 20000 Pieces Made.
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Helios 44 58mm M39 Early Batch, 1950’s
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13 blades Helios 44 2/58mm Lens mount silver M39+ ring M42 Good condition. Lens mount: M39 / M42. Adapter ring from M39 to M42. Focal length: 58mm. The lens is in very good condition. Scale of diaphragms: from 2 to 16.
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M39 GEWINDE. HELIOS-44 OBJEKTIV. SWIRLY BOKEH KING !! GUTER OPTISCHER ZUSTAND (SIEHE FOTOS). KEIN NEBEL ODER GLASPILZ. MADE IN USSR.
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Legendary Helios, famous for its "swirling" bokeh (see photos for examples). Produced at the MMZ plant in 1971 "Zebra" version for export. A varnish was used to cover the lens, not just paint. This lens is one of the first lenses that were produced at the MMZ factory after transferring production from KMZ.
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Famous 13 blades Helios 44 58mm f/2 2/58mm, Excellent Rare Lens, moun m39/M42 Zenit. This lens had either 8, or 13 aperture blades. Early lenses had unpainted aluminium body, later lenses were black.
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