Helios-44m-6 is one of the best lenses of the Helios-44m-X series.
The main performance characteristics are the same as in the rest of the late 44th helios.
Number of lenses / groups: 6/4
Number of aperture blades: 6
Maximum aperture: F2.0
Focal distance: 58mm
Multi-layer enlightenment, bouncing diaphragm
Helios 44M-6. View on a modern camera
The lens, which is presented in this brief review, was manufactured at an optical-mechanical plant. Jupiter, Valdai. The very first predecessor Helios 44 was produced only at the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant. S.A. Zvereva, Krasnogorsk. That is, this once again confirms the assumption that more new Helios 44 models began to be mass-produced at other plants, which did not particularly affect their quality.
Sample photo on Helios-44m-6
Let me remind you that the modifications and names of Helios 44 came from the resolution of the lens. You can read about the resolution of each on the page of the Krasnogorsk Plant named after S.A. Zvereva, in this section.
Photo on Helios-44m-6
Lens as two drops of water similar to other Helios-44m-X models. The lens has an automatic aperture, a classic black design with green, yellow and red aperture and focus indicators. By this color scheme they remind me of old Nikon lenses with multi-colored numbers indicating the aperture and depth of field.
Sample photo on Helios 44m-6
Reviews for the Helios-44 2/58 lenses:
- Helios-44 2/58 [KMZ, 13 petals, M39, silver, No. 0220423]
- Helios-44 2/58 [KMZ, 8 petals, M39, silver]
- Helios-44 1: 2 F = 5,8 cm П [KMZ with replaced lenses, No. 0007220, review of the lens from the reader Radozhiva]
- HELIOS-44M 2/58 [KMZ, 8 petals, serial number 7843528]
- HELIOS-44M 2/58 [Jupiter plant, Valdai, 8 petals, serial number 8027170]
- HELIOS-44-2 2/58 [plant 'Jupiter', Valdai, 8 petals, serial number 83052779] + autofocus review
- MS Helios 44-3 2/58 [MMZ, 8 petals, 8619437, 9167912]
- MC Helios-44M-4 2/58
- Helios-44K-4 58mm 1:2 [KMZ, 6 petals, Pentax K]
- MC Helios-44M-4 58mm 1: 2 [plant 'Jupiter', Valdai, 6 petals] + autofocus review
- MC Helios-44M-5 58mm 1: 2 [Jupiter plant, Valdai, 6 petals]
- MC Helios-44M-6 58mm 1: 2 [plant 'Jupiter', Valdai, 6 petals]
- MC Helios-44M-7 58mm 1: 2 [plant 'Jupiter', Valdai, 6 petals]
- An article about most of the major modifications of the Helios-44 series
- Gallery of pictures on MC Helios-44M-4
- Look at modern the lenses 'Helios' can at this link
- A lot of Helios of all varieties can be found on ebay this link
Original 'Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58 ':
- Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 1: 2 f = 5,8cm T [17 diaphragm blades, M42]
- Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2 / 58 T [12 diaphragm blades, M42]
- A lot of Biotars of all varieties can be found on ebay this link
Look at modern the lenses 'Zenitar' и 'Helios' can at this link.
Typical drawing Helios-44m-6
During tests, my lens showed excellent sharpness, plasticity and torsion of the bokeh, excellent assembly of the case itself. Focusing is smooth. Well, do not forget that the lens is like a person. It so happens that a person is both decent and modest, but he does not know how to show this, just like with lenses, it so happens that the lens is sharp, fast, but it's scary to show a photo from it.
Attention: when choosing a Helios 44 lens (and its many modifications including Helios 44m-6), the important point in the quality of the picture is not its technical description, but the capabilities of the specimen you selected. Regarding the price, it fluctuates quite a lot. If a girl knows her worth, then she has called her more than once, just like that, the price is always called different. You can find a great option within 20-30 cu
Photo on Helios-44-m6
Personal impressions:
as it was already said in the Helios 44 review, later versions of modification twist the area of not sharply depicted space more strongly. Uncomfortable on the lens no manual iris control, as on the old Helios 44. In order to use the ability to control the diaphragm manually, you need to lock the diaphragm pusher in the pressed position. To do this, you need to somehow fix the pusher in the pressed position. One of the options, as I did, can be found in the review of the Granite-11 lens.
Photo on Helios 44-m6
How to use with modern cameras?
Lenses with mounting thread M42 (M42 X 1 / 45.5), such as the lens from this review, are very easy to use on almost any modern digital camera (both SLR and mirrorless), for this it is enough to choose the right adapter (adapter). You do not need to carry out any additional steps to modify the lens.
The cheapest adapters can be found at Aliexpress.com... There are adapters (adapters) with a chip that provide more convenience during shooting, usually chips are used to confirm focus and / or metering exposure, and form the correct EXIF. The chip does not affect the image quality in any way.
For some SLR cameras (for example, with the Nikon F-mount), you need to use adapters with a corrective lens, which allows you to focus correctly at all focusing distances. For any mirrorless cameras, such a lens is not needed, and the adapter is a simple decorated hollow metal tube with an appropriate mount.
For SLR cameras
- Canon: For cameras Canon EOS with bayonet mount EF / EF-S need an M42-Canon EOS adapter, such an adapter with a chip can be found herewithout chip here.
- NIKON: For cameras Nikon DX / FXas well as for cameras Fujifilm и Kodak with a Nikon F mount, you need an M42-Nikon F adapter, you can buy such an adapter without a lens and a chip here, with a lens without a chip herewith chip without lens here, with lens and chip here. Why a lens? Why chip?
- PENTAX: For Pentax cameras with K mount, you need an M42-Pentax K adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.
- SONY/MINOLTA: For cameras with a Sony / Minolta A mount, you need the M42-Sony A adapter, you can find such an adapter without a chip at this linkwith a chip at this link.
- OLYMPUS/PANASONIC/LEICA: For cameras with a 4/3 bayonet mount (not to be confused with Micro 4/3!) You need an M42-4 / 3 adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.
For mirrorless cameras
- SONY: For cameras with 'E'/'FE' mount series SonyNEX и Sony Alpha you need an adapter M42-Sony E (aka M42-Sony Nex), you can find it at this link. An autofocus adapter is also available for these cameras. Techart PRO Leica M - Sony E Autofocus Adapterwhich can be found at this link.
- OLYMPUS / PANASONIC / KODAK / XIAOMI: For cameras with a bayonet mount Micro 4/3 (Micro 4:3) you need an adapter M42-Micro 4/3, you can find it at this link.
- CANON M: For cameras with Canon EF-M mount need adapter M42-Canon M, it can be found at this link.
- CANON R and RF-S: For cameras with Canon RF mount need adapter M42-Canon R, it can be found at this link.
- Nikon 1: For cameras Nikon 1 Series need adapter M42-Nikon 1, you can find it at this link.
- Nikon Z: For cameras Nikon Z series (FX/DX) need an adapter M42-Nikon Z, it can be found at this link.
- FUJIFILM X: For cameras with mount X need an M42-Fuji X adapter, you can find it at this link.
- FUJIFILM GFX: For medium format cameras G-mount need M42-Fuji GFX adapter, you can find it at this link.
- SAMSUNG: For cameras with NX mount, you need an M42-Samsung NX adapter, you can find it at this link. There are no adapters for the NX mini camera yet.
- PENTAX: For Q-mount cameras, you need an M42-Pentax Q adapter, you can find it at this link.
- SIGMA / PANASONIC / LEICA: For cameras with L mount you need an M42-Leica L adapter, you can find it at this link.
- LEICA: For cameras with a bayonet mount Leica M need adapter M42-L / M, you can find it at this link.
If you have any questions on compatibility and adapters - ask in the comments (comments do not require any registration at all).
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Sample photos on Helios 44M-6 (shot in RAW, auto levels when uploading to JPEG Q80% 1600 * 1200, watermark, to open a large image, copy and paste its address in a new browser window)
UPDATE 1
More sample photos on Canon EOS 650D (with processing) and this lens for Radozhiva was kindly provided by Alexander Frolov:
UPDATE 2
More examples of photos on the MC HELIOS-44M-6 58mm 1: 2 and the camera Canon EOS 50D shared a photographer Victoria Gurtovaya:
UPDATE 3
More examples of photos on the MC HELIOS-44M-6 58mm 1: 2 and the camera Canon EOS 6D Mark II shared photographer Angelina startseva:
Results
Helios 44m-6 excellent fast full-time lens. You should not look for the difference between its modifications, it is better to look directly at the available instances due to the dispersion in the quality of the lenses, and their age. Lens on modern cropped digital SLR cameras great as a portrait lens with an unusual (for a modern person) twisted bokeh.
Familiarity with the Soviet Helios brand lenses I recommend starting with an inexpensive and common lens Helios-44-2 2/58 (aka HELIOS-44-2 2/58). The following links can look at modern lenses Zenitar и HELIOS.
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Hello! maybe there was an answer, but did not see. Helios 44-6ms and Nikon 3100. It turns out to take a maximum of a chest in a frame at a person’s infinity. Is it possible to do something so that a person fits all in a frame or in full growth?
Sure! Just go far away. 3 times further. And do not forget to buy an adapter with a lens, otherwise the person will be blurred.
what is the best on 5dmark 2 ??? HELIOS 44m-6 ms vs HELIOS 44-3 ms ???
It will be better the one that is normally preserved to this day.
Arkady, I have an old Helios 44m-7 lens.
Tell me, will I lose infinity if I put it on the Nikon d7000 using the m-42 adapter without a lens?
If I lose, then within how many meters will focus be possible?
Thank you
Lose, in the area of 2 meters will work.
Arkady, what can you say about this method of eliminating the problem of focusing on infinity?
http://photo-element.ru/ts/gelios-nikon/gelios-nikon.html
A good method, I saw it before, not everyone can do it.
Arkady, how do you solve the problem of the lack of focus on infinity?
Do you use adapters with a lens or do otherwise?
Basically, I do not solve this problem. And if he decided, he would give it to the master for alteration under nikon for the possibility of focusing on infinity.
if not difficult tell the difference between the Helios 44m-5 and 44m-6 ??
The difference in lens resolution. But in reality, there is simply not much difference, since with age everything depends only on the instance of Helios that is in the hands. The difference can also be attributed to different factories of manufacturers and slightly different case design.
They say in the Belarusian assembly soap strongly? did not meet such an opinion?
Arkady, I have two questions:
1) Which lens is better than Helios 44m-7 or Helios 44-3?
2) On the Helios 44m-7 lens, there is a button on the inside, when you press it, it is possible to adjust the aperture, but when I put this lens on the Zenith ET camera, this button is not pressed and I have no way to adjust the aperture. What to do with this problem?
1) in the general case, 44m-7, but in the case the one that is better preserved is better :)
2) during the shutter release, it must be pressed by itself.
Hello)
I am writing for advice
Going to purchase a lens on a Canon 600D
At first I stopped at Helios 44m-4, then I read about other series of 44m-X flattering reviews
So please tell me which of the lenses Helios 44m, 44m-4 - 44m-7 is the most successful?
In the photo from helios, bokeh attracted me.
I would be very grateful for the answer, because I am suffering in the choice
Hello, I'm going to buy g44m6 for the Canon 650d. Will I lose infinity and will focus confirmation and iris adjustment work with the M42 adapter on this carcass?
And who needs a zenit 12cd with a Helios-44M-6 lens and for how much? There is also an unomat 20Bauto flash.
I would take the lens for 700 rubles in what condition is it?
I would like to see the final test 44rock, namely 44m-7. Not planned, Arkady, soon?
I have a Helios 44m-6 in good condition, how much will the Nikon adapter and other fine-tuning cost?
I have Helios 44m-6. tight focus ring
Great lens. I use it mainly for cropped portraits, sharp, I like the bokeh. For dynamic scenes, you need something autofocus, and shooting for the soul - that's it.
Good day, acquired Helios 44m-6 I can not find tips on how to remake it to infinity with a lensless adapter. For example, I have Helios 44-2 he personally remade it to infinity with this adapter, I thought maybe there is some advice or again I’ll have to get to it and do it myself? )
I want to redo the same thing, now I'm waiting for an adapter from China, but how to remake a person writes a website, glory is started. The article is called the battle for infinity
Good afternoon. There is an option to buy Helios 44m-4, 44m-6 and 44-2. I don’t know which one to choose, can you advise? For Canon 600D Camera.
Or add a little and take Jupiter 37a?
Hello. The question interests. Using this lens, I notice that the white balance is disturbed. Photos of one scene were taken with the same settings and using two different lenses - Helios 44m-6 without a chip, and the kit 18-55 II. With the installed helios, the balance moves in an incomprehensible direction. When using a whale, everything is ok.
Actually the question:
Have you noticed that the lack of a chip when using manual optics can affect white balance? Can the type of lens, aperture, focal length, etc. be affected? on white balance? As far as I understand the logic of things, this can only affect the exposure and the contents of the metadata (correct if I'm mistaken). If possible, please specify.
Canon EOS 1100D
great lens, thanks for the review
hello. vopros jesli adapter m42 bez linzi kakoje budet focusnoje rastojanije na etom objektive?
i na skolko tonkij dolzen bit adapter, just ja poproboval zdelat sam, no fokusirujet max 80-90cm.
bought helios 44 6
I have a 650d camera
what adapter and where to buy for 650d from helios 44 6 ???? help please !!! ((
I'm shocked, people, you are not at all capable of reading)) the same questions in all the reviews, which adapter is suitable or not?)) for you, there is a whole article))) even the answers through koment go to your questions and that's it equally ask the same thing)) I'm boiled)))
I read this review and decided that I should buy this lens for photographs of the portrait in the room and on the street (I found 300 UAH). Tell the newcomer (me) who is buying the first canon 600d camera today, is there any better lens for the price of 400-500 UAH? And what? Or one option up to 500UAH and one option up to 400UAH. Sorry for the strain. Thanks in advance !!
Respect for this site!
You can find recommendations on Soviet lenses here - https://radojuva.com.ua/2011/12/optika-na-canon-old-lens/
Well, okay, but in your opinion, which of the portrait painters is the best? Because according to your link there are many different portrait painters ...