There are such a large number and variety of HELIOS-44 lenses that sometimes you can get lost among them and never be found again. This article shows the main versions and modifications of such lenses.
A Thousand and One Nights with HELIOS-44
Helios-44 lenses were produced at several factories:
- KMZ - Кrasnogorsk Мmechanical Зavod
- MMP - Мincan Мmechanical ЗAvod named after S. I. Vavilov, which since 1971 became BelOMO (Бelorussian ОbirdМmechanical Оunification)
- Optical and Mechanical Plant 'Jupiter‘, Valdai.
- Plant 'Zenith', Vileika
The manufacturer of the lens is very easy to identify by the logo:
Logos under which lenses of the HELIOS-44 brand were produced
The genealogical tree of the HELIOS-44 lenses was carried out by the manufacturers. Basically, different HELIOS-44 lenses differ in such things:
- manufacturer
- mounting thread or bayonet
- case rim
- the presence of a diaphragm repeater
- presence of aperture preset ring
- the presence of multi-coating (marking 'MS')
- names written in Latin or Cyrillic
- a bunch of other little things :)
In this article, the names and designations of the lenses are indicated as close as possible to the mark on the body frame. Therefore '58 mm 1: 2 'and' 2/58 'are considered different versions here. Please note that to make it easier to identify lenses, add new versions, as well as to accurately and quickly understand what modification is in question, I have introduced my additional lens numbering, starting with the letter 'h' (h1xx - KMZ, h2xx - MMZ, h3xx - Jupiter).
KMZ
BTK 1: 2 F = 5,8cm P h101 - BTK stands for BioTar Krasnogorskiy, the very first version of the lens, is a copy of Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58. Most likely made from German glass blanks. Later, lenses under the name HELIOS-44 were produced according to a recalculated optical scheme for a domestic grade of optical glass. Uses a 13-blade diaphragm, M39x1 / 45,2 thread in a white body. It is of great collection value, since BTK 1: 2 F = 5,8 cm P was more experienced than a mass sample.
HELIOS-44 1: 2 F = 5,8cm P h102 - Uses 13-blade diaphragm, M39x1 / 45,2 thread in white body. The letter 'P' is responsible for the 'P' enlightened optics (simple chemical enlightenment), later this letter was not written. It differs from the h105 version in the minimum aperture, which is F / 22.
HELIOS-44 2/58 h103 - lens with bayonet mount for START cameras. 13 aperture blades, white body. Lenses for 'Start' cameras differ from other modifications of Helios-44 by an additional button on the body.
HELIOS-44 2/58 h103-a - lens with bayonet mount for START cameras. It differs from h103 in that the name is written in Latin letters.
HELIOS-44 1: 2 F = 5,8cm P h103-b - lens with bayonet mount for START cameras. It differs from h103 in that the lens parameters are indicated differently.
HELIOS-44 2/58 h104 - lens with bayonet mount for START cameras. 8 aperture blades, white body. Differs from h103 in the number of aperture blades.
No photos.
HELIOS-44 2/58 h105 - Uses 13-blade diaphragm, M39x1 / 45,2 thread in white body. It differs from the h102 version in the minimum aperture, which is F / 16, as well as the body frame. An overview of this modification can be viewed here.
HELIOS-44 2/58 h106 - Uses 13 flap diaphragm, M39x1 / 45,2 thread in white case. It differs from h105 in that the name is written in Latin letters.
HELIOS-44 2/58 h107 - Uses 8-blade diaphragm, M39x1 / 45,2 thread in white body. The body is similar to h105 / 106. An overview of this modification can be viewed here.
HELIOS-44 2/58 h108 - Uses 8 flap diaphragm, M39x1 / 45,2 thread in black housing. From h107 differs only in case color.
No photos. Perhaps there was no option from the KMZ plant with the spelling of the name in Cyrillic.
HELIOS-44 2/58 h108-a - Uses 8 flap diaphragm, M39x1 / 45,2 thread in black housing. From h108 differs only in the spelling of the name.
ГЕЛИОС-44-2 2/58 h109 - Uses 8-blade diaphragm, first modification with M42x1 / 45,5 thread.
No photos. Perhaps there was no option from the KMZ plant with the spelling of the name in Cyrillic.
HELIOS-44-2 2/58 h109-a - Uses an 8-blade diaphragm, M42x1 / 45,5 thread. It differs from h109 only in the spelling of the name.
HELIOS-44M 2/58 h110 - Uses an 8-blade diaphragm, M42x1 / 45,5 thread. The first lens with Blinking Aperture, from which the letter 'M' was added to the name.
No photos. Perhaps there was no option from the KMZ plant with the spelling of the name in Cyrillic.
HELIOS-44M 2/58 h111 - Uses an 8-blade diaphragm, M42x1 / 45,5 thread.
MS HELIOS-44M 2/58 h112 - Uses an 8-blade diaphragm, M42x1 / 45,5 thread. Version h110 / h111 with multi-coated optics
Гелиос-44М-4 2/58 h113 - Uses 6-blade diaphragm, thread M42x1 / 45,5.
HELIOS-44М-4 2/58 h113-a - Uses 6-blade diaphragm, thread M42x1 / 45,5. No repeater / aperture switch. It differs from h115 only in the spelling of the name.
Гелиос-44М-4 2/58 h115 - Uses a 6-blade diaphragm, M42x1 / 45,5 thread. No repeater / aperture switch.
Photo is missing.
MS Helios-44M-4 2/58 h177 - Uses 6-blade diaphragm, thread M42x1 / 45,5. Without diaphragm repeater. Added multi-coating.
No photos. Perhaps there was no option from the KMZ plant with the spelling of the name in Cyrillic.
MC HELIOS 44M-4 2/58 h118 - Uses 6-blade diaphragm, thread M42x1 / 45,5. Without diaphragm repeater. There is no dash between 'Helios' and '44M-4' in the name.
ZENIT Helios-44K-4 58mm 1: 2 h116 - version with Pentax K bayonet. Modern body.
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44K-4 58mm 1: 2 h114 - version with Pentax K bayonet. Modern body. It differs from h116 in multi-coated optics and a different spelling of the name.
ZENIT-IR 2/58 MOONLIGHT PRODUCTS INC h119 - unknown for me version of the lens, most likely for special devices.
AUTO COSMOGON 1: 2 F = 58mm h120 - an unknown version of the lens for me.
Гелиос-44-1 2/58 h121-a - lens for ZENIT-7 cameras.
HELIOS 44-1 2/58 h121 - for cameras ZENIT-7. differs from h121-a in the spelling of the name.
Helios-44-D 2/58 h124 - for Zenit-D cameras with a specific mount.
Гелиос44-7 2/58 h122 - lens for ZENIT-7 cameras, black.
Гелиос44-7 2/58 h123 - lens for cameras ZENIT-7, zebra
MMP
Helios-44 2/58 h201 - 8 petals, white body, thread M39x1 / 45,2.
Helios-44 2/58 h201-a - 8 petals, white body, thread M39x1 / 45,2. It differs from the h201 version only in the spelling of the lens name.
Helios-44 2/58 h202 - 8 petals, zebra, thread M39x1 / 45,2.
No photos. Perhaps there was no option from the MMZ plant with writing the name in Cyrillic.
Helios-44 2/58 h202-a - 8 petals, zebra, thread M39x1 / 45,2. It differs from the h201 version in the case.
Helios-44-2 2/58 h203-a - 8 petals, zebra, early body rim, thread M42x1 / 45,5.
Helios 44-2 2/58 h203 - 8 petals, black, thread M42x1 / 45,5. No dash between 'Helios' and '44 -2 ′
Гелиос-44-2 2/58 h204 - 8 petals, black, thread M42x1 / 45,5. An overview of this modification can be viewed here.
HELIOS-44-2 2/58 h204-a - 8 petals, black, thread M42x1 / 45,5. It differs from the h204 version only in the spelling of the lens name.
Гелиос-44-2 2/58 h204-b - new case design, similar to h205-a
MS Helios-44-3M 2/58 h205 - black, thread M42x1 / 45,5, multi-coated optics.
MS Helios 44-3 2/58 h205-a - black, thread M42x1 / 45,5, multi-coated optics. There is no dash between 'Helios' and '44 -3' An overview of this modification can be viewed here.
Helios-44M 2/58 h206 - the only version from MMZ with a blinking diaphragm.
Plant 'VALDAI'
At the Valdai factory, lenses were produced immediately and only for M42x1 / 45,5 threads. At this plant, Helios began to produce around 1969.
HELIOS-44-2 2/58 h301 - the first lens 'Helios-44' of the Jupiter plant.
Гелиос-44-2 2/58 h302 - similar to h301, but with a modified body.
No photos.
Гелиос-44-2 2/58 h303 - similar to h301, but with a modified body, easily identified by the red aperture marks
No photos.
Helios-44M 2/58 h301-a - blinking diaphragm. 6 petals
Helios-44M 2/58 h301-b - blinking diaphragm. 8 petals.
Гелиос-44М-4 2/58 h304 - with a blinking diaphragm.
No photos. Perhaps there was no option from the Jupiter plant with the spelling of the name in Cyrillic.
Helios-44М-4 2/58 h305 - with a blinking diaphragm.
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44M-4 58mm 1: 2 h306 - the first multi-coated version of the Valdai plant. You can view the lens view here.
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44M-5 58mm 1: 2 h307 - multi-coated version of the Valdai plant. You can view the lens view here.
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44M-5 58mm 1: 2 h307-a - compared to the h307 has a changed focusing ring.
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44M-6 58mm 1: 2 h308 - multi-coated version of the Valdai plant. You can view the lens view here.
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44M-6 58mm 1: 2 h308-a - unlike h308, it has matte aperture blades.
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44M-6 58mm 1: 2 h308-b - unlike h308 has a different focusing ring
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44M-7 58mm 1: 2 h309 - multi-coated version of the Valdai plant. You can view the lens view here.
Plant 'Zenith', Vileika
Found here here one more unusual copy which, judging by the logo, was made at the Zenit Optical-Mechanical Plant, Vileika, Republic of Belarus.
ZENIT MC HELIOS-44M-5 58mm 1: 2 h401 - M42x1 / 45,5, black case
I am sure that there are much more modifications. If you know useful information on any modification, please indicate its serial number hxxx, describe the distinctive properties in the comments, and attach photos with its appearance. I will add new modifications only if there are photographs where it is clearly visible that the modification differs from existing ones.
In the future, this article will be finalized. There is no need to write in the comments 'but I have this one, it is not here'. It is better to send information about him in the comments, I will add it.
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.
Thank you for attention. Arkady Shapoval.
My HELIOS-44 Made in USSR (MMZ) on the Zenit-3M camera.
My Helios-44: F / 2 1/30 s
govnelius 44. Modifications
ZENIT HELIOS-44M-4 58mm 1: 2
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Eugene, figured out what version? I have the same…
Arkady. Hurried for u))) lot under number h117
Oh damn missed)))) That in Russian should be written))))
Side view
Well, here it is)
I also want to note that you wrote: "MC Helios-44M-4 2/58 h177 - Uses a 6-blade diaphragm, thread M42x1 / 45,5. Without diaphragm repeater. Added multi-coating. - I don’t know what is meant by a repeater? Is the repeater aperture preset ring the same as in MIR 1B? The fact is that there is a "Jumping" diaphragm pressure mechanism in it.
He confused the A / M switch and the real repeater.
Arkady. Now it’s time to create a theme for voting on the best Helios-44xx
Blog author, are these all your helios? And how many total lenses and cameras do you have?
Yeah, everything is straightforward - his personal! )))
I had a HELIOS-44-2 with the number 7436416, taken from the “German” Revueflex. The case is matte black with colored inscriptions, looks almost like h204-a or h301 (the font is slightly different), only with the KMZ emblem.
escho photo ..
and escho.
somewhere in the net I saw an article "many-faced Jupiter". now there is helios
Klasna article. Itself only tijden yak having bought a 44-2, very sklo. Ale, it's a pity, chi ni, mobile. Glory to Ukraine! I will turn around and try it!
Only not “Belarus” but Belarus!
This is about the same as saying: “Not Russia, but Russia!”. For those who speak Russian, “Belorussia” is not a mistake, but a rule of language.
There is no rule here.
there are no rules - yours is true, BUT there is no such country as Belarus, but Belarus exists, I think any citizen, of any country, will be pleased when his country will be called correctly. Moreover, these amendments are constantly heard in the media. There is no syntactic error, but only the desire of the people to call their country correctly. If you go to the sewers, then the Crimean Peninsula used to belong to the Germans, because there was such a people - the Goths, the German people, but we don't call Crimea Gothia, do we? So the Belarusians are pleased when their country is called Belarus, and not "Belarus"
Learn the story and find the differences between the Germans and the Goths. Do not confuse people with your German Crimea.
To be fair: there is no such country as Japan - there is Nihon; there is no country China - there is Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo; There is no Korea - there is Taehan Mingguk; Germany is not - there is Deutschland; England is not - there is England. This does not bother anyone, including the Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Germans, British.
+100500
Then there is Alemange, Deutschland, England, Nihon... shall we continue?
Russian name Belarus = Belarusian Belarus. Just like French Alemange = German Deutschland = Russian Germany.
Arkady, happy birthday! All the best to you.
"Learn history and find the differences between Germans and Goths. Don't confuse people with your German Crimea."
I taught history, I advise you to repeat it, here is an article from Wikipedia, refresh your memory ...
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B
I get into a discussion about the name of the countries!
for complete clarity: I am from BELARUS, but trying to spread this name to all languages of the world seems to me not the most productive activity. If you bother your Slavic neighbors with claims about the spelling of "Belarus", then what to do with the Swedes, who call the inhabitants of our country showcases?
and what about the Germans, whose country DOICHLAND italians call it all TEDESKO, the French ALLEUMAN, and all the rest GERMANY? !!!
Well, about the Gothic Crimea - it's a song. I will not go into details, because the result is a flood and mnogabukaf not on the topic of the post.
therefore, I join in congratulating Arkady on his birthday and suggest - as a general gift from regular readers - not to toil the foolishness on the pages of his interesting and beloved site, I am happy.
And the Serbs say Germany to Germany :)
And the Turks call “Be eM Ve” “Be Me Ve”! :)
And what is the head of people? - not what))) - Wikipedia will replace everything, because it is sculpted in the west and there history and other information as a whole are the most politically correct, tolerant and tolerant))) - all according to European standards)
I join in the congratulations!!!!
I don’t agree, Wikipedia is sculpted by those who are not too lazy to write, the rules of the article about the native land and lamp radio technology itself
Arkady, perhaps the question was raised, but which of all Helios-44 do you like more?
Helios-44m
I became part of the early Helios 44, serials with 000 and 00 in which there were lens blocks from biotopes of the first version, firstly, six-digit serial numbers on the lens block do not correspond to the serial number of the lens, the enlightenment is transparent, not bluish purple, and eight blades in the diaphragm. Color rendition is identical to the pre-war Zeiss , in the thirteen-petal version, the color rendition is different from Biotars.
http://krsk.24au.ru/5346099/