Takumars, Anyone?

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Here's one from the Helios 44-4. I am less fond it than the 44-2 (less personality and less microcontrast), but I like this one from it:


Hung Out to Dry by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Here is (for me) an unusual shot from the Helios/6D combo. I actually stopped the Helios down (it is a preset design, so no fixed aperture, but I would guess somewhere around f/6.3). The Helios has so many artistic optical defects wide open, but its character changes completely when stopped down. It basically just becomes a sharp prime.


Duality by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

The Parchment of Autumn by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr