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M10 Heliar 50mm with ND 2 stop f/1.5 

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On 9/24/2021 at 12:16 PM, Ouroboros said:

 If CV have a similar 'family' of focal lengths (28mm, 50mm, 75/85/90mm) in mind for the Heliar Classic as a future range of lenses with similar attributes I think they might be onto something, especially for wedding and portrait photographers.

That would be a good things - the 50mm Heliar has less glow than the MS 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia wide open

I think CV would do well to make a character 35mm lens; it's often involves quite a lot of bending down to make juxtapositions within the 50mm frame.

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On 9/17/2021 at 4:20 PM, convexferret said:

So, does anyone have the new Heliar f1.5 and the old 50 f2 from the last decade and can compare them. My 50 f2 while it has character doesn't seem anything like as "funky" as the new f1.5.

Here you go. Just managed to take a few entirely unremarkable pictures with the Heliar 50/1.5 and the Heliar 50/2 (2006 "250 Jahre" version). Nothing scientific, all handheld on the M10P ASC. Default processing in LR except slight contrast boost (same amount for all) and WB equalisation.

Besides the obvious differences in overall rendering visible on these garden shots, the 50/2 appears sharper to my eyes (possibly a combination of higher contrast and higher resolution – haven’t pixel-peeped yet) at f/2 at medium (and presumably longer) focus distances.

Heliar 50/1.5 @ f/1.5 (for reference)

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In turn, the teddy bear shots below suggest that the design of the 50/1.5 was perhaps optimised for center sharpness at close distance, which would kind of make sense given that its MFD is slightly under 50cm (with LV/EVF) compared to about 1m for the 50/2.

Again, these are very preliminary impressions. And no, I haven’t been able to look at bokeh differences yet…

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The more I use the 50mm Heliar Classic f1.5 the more I like it.  I think CV have come up with one of the most interesting lenses currently available in M mount.

I will say it's a much easier lens to carry/focus/use than my long departed late version noctilux f1 was.  I like the gentle softness and low contrast of the lens for portraits very much and I'd certainly use it for wedding photography.  No froth!

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50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic

TMax 100 in HC-110

From around 5’ distance at f1.5:

 

 

 

 

 

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Hello All,

 

I've also recently acquired this super interesting piece of "toy". I haven't had much time yet, but I've played around with it on my M8, but only in b&w for the time being as I don't have IR cut filter in 49mm. I really look forward to trying it on my M6 with some nice film stock.

So, with M8 at f1.5:

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With M8 at f1.8

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Non-bokeh froth.  Traigh Rosamol, Isle of Harris.

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Heliar Classic @f5.6

TMax 100 in HC-110

 

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I haven't used mine much yet, but I like what I've seen so far.

M10-R, Heliar Classic 50 @ f/1.5

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At the market this morning.

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Along the bike path.

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Really interesting images with analog setup too.

M6 classic + Heliar classic 50mm + Ilford Delta 400 + orange filter

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"Reaching out"

M6 classic + Heliar classic 50mm + Ilford Delta 400 + orange filter

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M6 classic + Heliar classic 50mm + Ilford Delta 400 + orange filter

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