Sunday, July 31, 2011

Helios 44

A good friend of mine when to Russia last week and bought me the most amazing gift while he was there. It was an old 1960 Zenit 3. The old camera is an amazing bit of history to hold in your hand and came with a beautiful leather case. Attached to the body of the camera was a Helios 44... And let me just say this thing is amazing. A little scuffed up but nothing a little polish will not fix. This 60 year old lens creates beautiful images. I was able to test it out by holding it up the the open mirror of my d7000 and took the shots below. They almost looked painted... 









And here is what she looks like... 




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