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Helios-44-2 58mm f/2 M42 Screw Mount Prime Lens

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The Helios-44-2 is a 58mm f/2 manual focus prime lens with an M42 screw mount, originally released in 1971. It is known for its distinctive swirly bokeh and vintage rendering, making it popular for portrait photography. The fast f/2 maximum aperture and 0.5m minimum focus distance suit both film and digital systems, and the M42 mount allows adaptation to many modern mirrorless and DSLR cameras. It has a 49mm filter thread and no autofocus, image stabilisation, or weather sealing.

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