First, I think I should start with I have posted a lot about my beloved vintage soviet lenses, but this time was different: I was in deep dive into analog...
Soviet lenses
Helios 44m
Helios 44M review
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Digest: Vintage Soviet Lenses on Modern Cameras
This is a set of lenses I have reviewed before. All of them are in my collection and all I happily use on my Canon 5D Mark II. Love them!
MIR-3 lens review and history: Tragedy & Greatness
MIR-3 is really amazing. Mir in Russian means World or Piece. And both words reflect what that lens actually is about. Today I tell you about a fantastic lens. The...
Helios 44M-6 Review and PHOTO sample
What's so special about this lens? In recent years, many photographers obsessed by the theme of Helios. Which is not surprising at all, because the lenses of this series are successfully used both in photography and in video. Even top directors of photography are very enthusiastic about using Helios. And…
Vintage lens Industar 50-2 [review and sample photos]
I photographed Eva Lee in may of 2021, in Pushkin's park, where cherries were flowering in that time. And in this photoshoot I used a legendary retro Industar 50-2 (yes, soviet lens), which surprised me a lot in a good way. So, let's talk about Industar 50-2 and what we…
