A few years ago I acquired one of the most desirable vintage lenses out there, one that came with a big reputation. In fact this is NOT shot with that lens (a Meyer Optik Goerlitz Primoplan 58mm f/1.9) but it bears mentioning because on the day I took this I had the Primoplan with me as well as the lens I took this with, a lowly (in price only) Helios 44M that I picked up for something like £20. I shot the two lenses side by side for a couple of hours, one on each of my mirrorless cameras. In fact it was a good test. The Primoplan was as good as I had hoped but the pictures I got with the Helios weren’t far behind. I was blessed with fantastic early morning light that morning, which always helps, but the possibilities with these vintage lenses really are endless.
Vintage lens photography
Olympus OMD-OM1 Mkii
Helios 44M 58mm f/2.0
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