04-13-2020, 06:14 PM
(04-05-2020, 10:07 AM)Kunzite Wrote: I'm not sure if that's the case now. Tokina might have given up rebadging/using Pentax designs, their last 85mm being a Viltrox.
(04-13-2020, 10:04 AM)Brightcolours Wrote: There are many different "helios 58mm f2" generations from a number of different manufacturers, and they are not all the same. And besides that, they are pretty crappy lenses... Only popular because there are so many lenses with no purpose from decades ago, that they are cheap and plentiful.
Not a worthwhile lens to "test", and you can find enough blog posts/"reviews" for those lenses to make you your mind if you want to put energy and a few bucks into one of those Russian turds.
I already own two Helios M44-2 58mmf2.0, even being the same model, one is better than its twin sister, compared to M44-4 58mmf2.0 the newer one is sharper than both with higher contrast.
So I expect a huge sample variations, and the results to be average at best, no surprises here, however it should be fun to have such a review and you imagine the number of persons often tempted when they see such a lens... And who want a reliable review.