It has built up a cult following due to its highly unique characteristics and the ease at which it can be bought for such a low price. What makes the Russian made Helios 4-2 58mm so good? There is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hand holding the Helios 44-2 lens against a blurry woodland background. It's the Helios 44-2, a beloved bit of glass in the ...

Replay: How can you get professional results on a kit lens budget? A visit to eBay and the Cold War can help. If you look on eBay for Helios and Jupiter lenses, you will find a host of old school ...

Central sharpness is good at f/2, but snaps in quickly to become very good from f/2.8 all the way through to f/16. The edges start off very soft at f/2, fairly sharp at f/2.8 but then snap in to ...