Some CV Heliar 50mm pics

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Akiva

Very nice selection of what one can get from this unassuming lens. Crystal clarity, soft impressions and a kind of grainy look against the light not always down to the film. A new acquisition?

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Steve
 
This is funny - I just was about to ask if people could post some Heliar pics - and here you are - way ahead of me!. Very nice! What do you think of the lens?
From what I hear Heliar is supposed to deliver that 3D look. Does it? How would you (or other Heliar 50/2 users) would compare it to other 50mm lenses?
 
Had the lens for about a year but wasn't using it much until recently. I also have a ZM C Sonnar 50/1.5. But the Heliar handles so nicely and is smaller in my hand. lately I am obsessed with 39mm filter thread lenses. BTW some nice shots Mabelsound. Kind of a dreamy bokeh.

Trivia: What is the fastest 39mm thread lens currently on the market?
 
mabelsound said:
I love the swirly bokeh--doesn't look remotely like any other lens of mine, for RF or SLR.
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Mmm, that really is nice. Sometimes I don't like bokeh that's characterized as "swirly", but I like the character of the images I've seen online. I'm really curious as to how the look holds up in print. Anyone?
 
I don't have a printer, but both of the ones I posted are part of an order I put in to Mpix the other day. I should have them soon and can report. Only 6x9, but we'll see how it looks.
 
This lens puzzles me more than any other. While there are not many photos out there taken with it (at least I couldn't find many), in some it seems to have a very ordinary signature, not very sharp, kinda "blah" look. Others - it's very sharp, with element of being 3d look. On the cameraquest site there is a reference to a Pop Photo test where this Heliar was rated as good as Summicron, but I don't seem to see it in most pics. Is it a user errors than? Is this lens so difficult to handle that it's hard to get good results from it for most users? Or is it sample variation - some are excellent and some are poor?Or am I not seeing something? I'm very intrigued by this lens, so I'll probably have to get one to test it for myself. But I wonder what's user opinion in it?
Any thoughts?
 
Krosya said:
This lens puzzles me more than any other. While there are not many photos out there taken with it (at least I couldn't find many), in some it seems to have a very ordinary signature, not very sharp, kinda "blah" look. Others - it's very sharp, with element of being 3d look. On the cameraquest site there is a reference to a Pop Photo test where this Heliar was rated as good as Summicron, but I don't seem to see it in most pics. Is it a user errors than? Is this lens so difficult to handle that it's hard to get good results from it for most users? Or is it sample variation - some are excellent and some are poor?Or am I not seeing something? I'm very intrigued by this lens, so I'll probably have to get one to test it for myself. But I wonder what's user opinion in it?
Any thoughts?
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My thoughts exactly about this lens. I'd love to know more too. I think one reason it's relatively uncommon might be the fact that it's $70 more expensive than the popular and faster Nokton 50/1.5. If it really is a Summicron challenger though it'd certainly be worth it, and by the looks of it it may be better built than the Nokton. So, any more experiences with this lens?

Matthew
 
Actually, the Pop Photo review was of the, now discontinued, 50/3.5 version of this lens. It is, I believe, an optically different beast. Does anyone know whether the Nikon version of the 50/3.5 (which is still available AFAIK) produces the same results as the vaunted M-mount version?
 
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