Heliar Classic 50/2 Pictures

[Justin Low]

Hi!

Here are some pictures made with my Heliar Classic. It's a pretty nice lens, but I never really got around to using it.





















Comments are most welcome. Thanks for looking!

 

[gandalfk7]

thank you, that's exactly what i needed to have n idea of how this lens works.

nice 4 and 5
i find the number 6 a little confusing, i feel with a stronger contrast it could be ok (for my eyes obiviously).

 

[nzeeman]

i love 6 and 8. they really feel like 3d. i would love to buy it one day...

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Here are a few recent ones of mine, on TriX. I really love the 50/2. It's kind of weird.

 

[Justin Low]

Nice! I love the definition of the first one. I think 'weird' is an appropriate description for this lens; for some odd reason.

 

[imush]

I am very happy with it too.

All of the above are APX100 and Rodinal.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Nice! I love the definition of the first one. I think 'weird' is an appropriate description for this lens; for some odd reason.

Thanks! Yes, the lens can be super sharp when it needs to...there's no sharpening at all on the scans there.

 

[maggieo]

It's my favorite lens!

 

[Sonnar2]

Who said the Heliar isn't sharp??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14734139@N00/tags/rfvoigt5020/page2/

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

It's my favorite lens!

Maggie, I don't know if you ever caught this in a previous thread, but I praised your cool music gear. Nice stuff! Good pics, too.

 

[deepwhite]

The HC50/2 is my first Leica M-mount lens. Pretty sharp I must say.

Fuji Xtra400

Kodak Elite Chrome 100

Solaris 200

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I think it's "weird looking" too, since the design is quite modern yet the "retractability" is quite old-fashioned.

 

[jan normandale]

Here's a couple from mine. I'm not sure what is "weird" about this lens. Personally I like it.
Both shots are Fuji NPS and scanned at 30% low res for the 'net. Full resolution shows dust particles.. almost ;D

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Here's a couple from mine. I'm not sure what is "weird" about this lens. Personally I like it.

"Weird" is a compliment! It's the bokeh, really; it's quite distinctive, at least in my minimal experience. It can look like a Van Gogh painting sometimes, as in this snap I took of some grapevines this spring:

Unlike a lot of reasonably priced lenses, it has a real "look" to it.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

BTW Jan, I really like those photos--they're my kind of subject matter!

 

[David Murphy]

I like it too. Is this an M or LTM lens?

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

It's an M.

 

[tritiated]

mabelsound - The blurry stuff seems to have spirals within spirals, it looks very nice, painterly perhaps?
I can't exactly convey what I mean but it looks good!

 

[nzeeman]

really beautiful lens - i cant find one bad thing in all these photos. i dont know why it isnt more popular.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

mabelsound - The blurry stuff seems to have spirals within spirals, it looks very nice, painterly perhaps?
I can't exactly convey what I mean but it looks good!

Yes, painterly is a good word to describe it, I think.

 

[Doug]

50mm Heliar Classic on an M8...
End of an Odyssey