Soviet Lenses
Modifying Infinity Focus on the Jupiter-9 M39
I absolutely love the pristine Jupiter-9 M39 mount I recently acquired and it has become the standard walk around lens on my 5D3. It takes amazing nostalgic photos and once you learn to tame it by stopping down a bit,…
Soviet Jupiter-9 2/85
I’ve been casually looking for a good example of this lens for over a year. I really wanted something longer than the Helios for portrait stills and physically smaller than the Pentagon Six lenses I’ve adapted for cinema work. Jupiter-9…
Helios 44-2 Sample Footage…
I took my new (ancient) Helios 44-2 out for a quick spin and have posted a video complete with obligatory Russian folk music…mute now if you don’t want the Tetris theme to be stuck in your head for the next…
Adapting a Soviet Helios Lens to work with a Canon 5D3…
I recently picked up a Soviet Helios 44-2 58mm made in 1977 in order to obtain a more vintage look for film and stills. The price of this relic? £20. Unfortunately, this copy of a Zeiss Biotar design has been in…
