hi, i came across a black one that has purple tint but the serial number on it is 6305948... is this possible? or is it a reassembled lens? thanks!

Just got one of these win grinding and stiff focus ring. Going ti use this tutorial to disassemble and regrease. Believe is a 1959 red P. The other issue is i think i originally bought wrong adapter for my sony fx3. Got a 39-42 step up ring with m42 to nex mount. No focus ability. So now waiting on l39 to nex. Its a rangefinder m39 mount J9.

God bless you sir!! You saved me so much time

8 years later still teaching people great information. Thank you

Very helpful.

Hey, hello. How did you dismounted the exterior ring? Mine its very very tight. Thx

Ну видимо ты уже сдох там, в принципе другого и не ждем)

What do you say about the glossy version of the BelOMO plant? I don't understand. Do you recommend it or not ?

11:00, the 6th type is actually just a helios 44-2 modelled on heliso 44-3

Thank you so much! You explained this well and I managed to do this to my own Helios lens. My lens works much better now, thanks to you :)

Ivanzki Durachok, haha😂

Я взял помыл механизм, который переключает диафрагму и пока собирал, он уже заржавел и перестал работать 😅

friend, you are very wrong to call these lenses russian, when they were made in the soviet union, as evidenced by the inscriptions on the lenses themselves, so don't mislead your viewers about this

I have several but one is a KMZ 73 serial start with green markings. I don't think is in this list. No oil on blades and no play. I'm a lucky finder with this one?

Thanks for the tip

Should you also clean the retention ring? Fungus may still reside in there.

nice arma 3 footage

Got mysefl the chrome edition for my Canon RP full frame and it's not working. Can't focus...

Is the MC Flektogon 35mm 2.4 Radioactive?

Very very helpful, thank you

Is this Radioactive? It has a Yellow in the Glass

I feel sorry for them

#9095012 zebra Pancolar DDR is the one I have. What can you tell me about this version? Time period? Coatings?

What if the title on the lens says "MS" instead of the normal "MC"? Is that a typo, a rare batch or something else?

"Extremely silly" bokeh. very funny... they thought that of George Seurat with his stipple paintings that hang in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.

Can the front element of the Helios 44 (M42) be reversed? I've tried but I couldn't get the thread to pickup and I think it's not possible.

Bro went from 🏃‍♂️to ⬇️

Thanks for your kind guidance. I like helios lens. I have seven copies including 44-2, m, m6 & m7. They are great.

NATO/USA are your enemies. Do your research.

Triangle aperture has triangle BOKEH. It's very dirty BOKEH. Therefore we need to use it f1.4 to f2. Out of f1.4 to f2 aperture make you feel disappointed.

After Diy the lens can focus on infinity ？

Thank you Roman, I just purchased a very nice type 3 from you, and it is fantastic!

Hello, I never comment on KZfaq and i just found this video and your account, as filmmaker well done, for you work and thank you for sharing it. I'm looking for working on vintage look and thank to you, I have downloaded your video to compare frame by frame each type of Helios. This will help me to find my next cinematic lens. I will look at your others videos and Ebay for found this, thank you for your work and hope you are safe with the war <3 !

This war is as pointless as WW1. Yet 110 years later, doing the same stupid shit.

У Туре 5 контраст не очень, засветка и закрученость меньше относительно других. У меня такой как раз)

Does this also work with the 44-2 Version?

Hi! Question: I have the type 1 lens, does it come apart the same way as helios lenses? Helicoid unscrews from the bottom, counterclock wise? I can't unscrew mine, but wanted to check before I break something :) My aperture ring has weird movement and "bumps", wanted to check and clean it. Thx!

I obtained a prototype version serial number 006835

Many say Helios 44-2 is good , better then 44M-4 because it has more aperture blades , gives better balls . But i dont take picture of balls , 44M , latter variant is better design for pictures , 44 has declicked aperture , but a ring is too small and focusing ring is in the back , where on 44M aperture clicks and focus ring is where it should be in the front . On top of that picture in the middle is the same , but 44 is inferior without zooming in , at 33% you can see how sharper is 44M . Also has coatings . Now someone wants declicked aperture for film , and someone like balls , and someone likes having no coating for it introduces color change or shift . But bottom line , for me for pictures , general family photos , 44M-4 is better . I dont see 44M-4 here on the video but as far as my experience goes , that one is the best for me ,

Is it easy to desasembled and clean?

they have the same size lens in the front element?

This is why I love KZfaq. Guys like this sharing knowledge that would have been so hard to work out on my own. Cheers bro!

Take note that RPG-7 and NLAW are different, ok? It's like saying that an American weapon like M16 is the AK-47

Used the approach to tweak the infinity focus of the nice modified 44M-4 I received from you today!❤🎉

Hello! Any idea how to remove front lenspack if it stuck? Mine seems was never removed from factory and does not go by hand. I just wanted to clean up dust between them

Ukraine is fighting for the freedom of all democratic countries worldwide, not just its own.

I recently acquired the Valdai (Type 7 from your video). It is silver, and has very little wobble in the mount and no oil. I believe it has been modified, as it has 16 blade aperture (not 8, not 13). So far it has performed as expected. Mostly used for portrait and macro work. Excellent video.

Thank you for this! Perfect instructions and easy to follow. My Helios went from being super difficult to turn to being buttery smooth

Ukrainians can only win in video games🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

is there something going on with the 44-2 as well? and if so how can you be sure you have a authentic one?