Canon EOS EF Fit Helios 44M 58mm F/2 Lens With Petzval Mod

This legendary Russian lens is a clone of the Carl Zeiss Biotar, and in standard form, is renowned for it's distinctive and attractive image quality and bokeh.

This version has had the "Petzval Mod" carried out which radically alters the character of the lens.

Images now have a surreal "dreamy" look with a glowing, soft focus effect, and the swirly bokeh increased to all new levels!

Images from this lens have a distinctive and other worldly appeal to them without needing to apply software special effect filters!

Please be aware that his lens is modified specifically to give a special effect. The effect is strongest with the aperture wide open and decreases gradually as you close the aperture down.


The lens comes supplied with an adapter to allow it to fit Canon EOS DSLR cameras. It's a manual lens so focusing and aperture need to be adjusted manually but the camera will provide exposure control. It is highly recommended to use live view mode for focusing manual lenses as the magnification option allows for precise adjustment.

**Be aware that some sellers dishonestly use photos taken with the £500 Lomography Petzval lens as sample images. Some are even careless enough to leave in the watermark with the name of the test photographer (Richard Wong) The Lomography lens gives a very different look to the converted Helios, and those sample images are NOT representative of the kind of effects you can achieve with a converted Helios**

This lens comes with a removable Canon EOS adapter allowing it to be fitted to all Canon DSLR cameras including the following models:

 EOS 7D
 EOS 7D MKII
 EOS 20D
 EOS 20Da
 EOS 30D
 EOS 40D
 EOS 50D
 EOS 60D
 EOS 60Da
 EOS 70D
 EOS 77D
 EOS 80D
 EOS 90D
 
 EOS 100D/Rebel SL1
 EOS 200D/Rebel SL2
 EOS 250D/Rebel SL3
 EOS 300D/Digital Rebel
 EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT
 EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi
 EOS 450D/Rebel XSi
 EOS 500D/Rebel T1i
 EOS 550D/Rebel T2i
 EOS 600D/Rebel T3i
 EOS 650D/Rebel T4i
 EOS 700D/Rebel T5i
 EOS 750D/Rebel T6i
 EOS 800D/Rebel T7i
 EOS 850D/Rebel T8i
 EOS 1000D/Rebel XS
 EOS 1100D/Rebel T3
 EOS 1200D/Rebel T5
 EOS 1300D/Rebel T6
 EOS 2000D/Rebel T7
 EOS 3000D/Rebel T8
 EOS 4000D/Rebel T100
 
 EOS 1D Series
 EOS 5D Series 
 EOS 6D Series
 
The adapter is non destructive and when removed, the lens has a "M42" mount and it can be very easily and cheaply adapted to pretty much any camera available today. I have personally used this lens on my Canon 60d, a Sony NEX-5 and a Panasonic G1 and GH2! There are M42 adapters available inexpensively for the following systems and more:
 
 Canon EOS
 Canon M
 Canon R
 Canon FD
 Canon M
 Contax/Yashica
 Leica R
 Leica M39
 Minolta AF/Sony Alpha
 Minolta MD
 M42 screw
 Nikon
 Pentax K
 Olympus OM
 4/3
 Micro 4/3 system
 C-Mount
 Samsung NX
 Pentax Q
 Nikon 1
 Sony NEX
 Fuji X
 
Adapters are in plentiful supply on ebay, just ask if you require any advice!
 
 
The lens is in good working condition overall for a vintage item, with just normal signs of use in line with it's age! Some dust specs as is to be expected with a used lens.

Both the focus and aperture mechanisms function smoothly and positively.

The lens comes supplied with an M42 to Canon EF adapter and front + rear caps.

Here is an image of the lens you are bidding on (camera NOT included!)