Cyclop H3T-1 "Lens" REVIEW! - CHEAP alternative to Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 - bokehlicious!

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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024

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  • @ArcticMullah
    @ArcticMullah 10 лет назад +8

    I'm using this on a Nikon D5100, and here are my following experiences:
    1) this thing focuses like a laserbeam.
    2) even though my camera have to be stuck in M-mode for it to work, there is only two things I can adjust - focus and Shutter Speed. Challenging, but fun at the same time!
    3) if you really hit a portrait photo with this beast, you REALLY nail it.
    4) because it sucks up light like a black hole, you can easily play around in the higher shutter speeds without to much issue.
    5) it has a sweet spot - everything closer or farther away than that, and you are in for a bad day.

    • @crypticwintermoon6284
      @crypticwintermoon6284 5 лет назад

      ArcticMullah will the new helios 85 1.5 work on d5000/d3000 cameras?

  • @thierrygillard6896
    @thierrygillard6896 4 года назад +3

    Hello, I guess what people do to make use of the very unique circular bokeh, is use it wide open. therefore, the absence of diaphragm does not come as a shortfall. Flaring, well, this was designed to operate at night. And flaring can be cool, especially nowadays, where we have all necessary tools to enhance contrast and saturation in post. Nice and instructive video. :-)

  • @pauljacobde
    @pauljacobde 8 лет назад +20

    It's not build like a tank. Tanks are build like it! :)

    • @samsen201
      @samsen201 7 лет назад

      LOL. You are absolutely right on the point!

  • @steviegee2011
    @steviegee2011 10 лет назад +1

    You created some fantastic stills with this lens. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  10 лет назад

      I have to be honest with you, I didn't shoot anything except the test-charts, haha :) my girlfriend who owns this Lens did all the magic with the footage and the stills :)
      I'll tell her you liked it, thanks for the kind words :)

  • @PhinioxGlade
    @PhinioxGlade 10 лет назад +7

    Have you tried the Meyer Optik lenses. I own the 50mm f1.8 and it shows swirly bokeh. The 135mm is a bokeh king

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  10 лет назад +1

      Bokeh is really hard to put in categories if you ask me. Every bokeh can be superior for a certain mood! :)
      I have a Meyer 300mm Lens, but didn't had so many others of them. Not really a fan actually. 135mm is nearly always too long for my taste, even on Fullframe :(

    • @PhinioxGlade
      @PhinioxGlade 10 лет назад

      Lucas Pfaff I didn't find 85mm that usable on APS-C. I will concede that 135 is likely to compressed but not long enough for Tele use. I like 75mm on full frame.

  • @abrahamramirez3963
    @abrahamramirez3963 3 года назад

    Where can I buy one of these? Thanks for the cool review.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  3 года назад

      It's only available on the used market. Look out for the night vision device more than the lens alone, usually these go cheaper

  • @JoschaSeehausen
    @JoschaSeehausen 7 лет назад

    Hallo Lucas! Gute Infos! Danke dass du den Kanal betreibst!

  • @cavazosstudios5420
    @cavazosstudios5420 8 лет назад

    I don't like the focusing distance. The Helios-40 allows you to get very close to your subject.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад

      Difference is around 20-30cm, so could well be an issue for many! :o

  • @irlrp
    @irlrp 9 лет назад +1

    Today's street price of both the cyclop and 40-2 is close to a samyang(rokinon, walimex) 85 1.4 :x

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  9 лет назад

      Down here at least the Helios is even more expensive, the Cyclop is less.
      However, I wouldn't at all start to compare them, totally different uses :)
      I think no one who searches for a Samyang would be suited with a Helios, and vice versa :)

    • @irlrp
      @irlrp 9 лет назад

      Of course, but as a owner of a samyang myself, i still enjoy vintages lenses, if the price would be around 100$ here i would definitly consider (or even getting one to replace and sell my samyang to expaaaaaand my collection even more hehe)

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  9 лет назад +1

      irlrp well it's not a replacement, it's an addition :) this is no workhorse, this is the artsy funhorse :)
      A bit sad it's so expesnive, but yet well worth it if you can take advantage of it. My better half might buy the Helios too, kinda soon

  • @Uploader-001
    @Uploader-001 8 лет назад +1

    I have one question. How did you shoot that beautiful thumbnail image ? Could you explain the conditions of the shot ?

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад +2

      Hi there, that shot was taken in the afternoon, the sun was already a bit lower. It's shot against the sun, all the reflects etc come from a sprinkler in the garden which was watering the flowers.
      I have to admit though I didn't took that shot, it's from my girlfriend when she visited her parents :)

  • @unclemooby
    @unclemooby 8 лет назад +1

    found only 1 for sale. it's $279 USD...Still cheaper than the Helios.
    Where a good places to look for this? I'm in the States, but have friends that can look for me all over.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад +1

      Cheaper yes, but I wouldn't consider it the better value. This video is quite old, and these days I feel that the Helios is really the better option. We bought it too, it's simply a better lens :O

  • @mentalistp.s.9915
    @mentalistp.s.9915 8 лет назад +18

    40 is not cheap at all... It's 300dollars!

  • @ShaneFredrickKinsman
    @ShaneFredrickKinsman 10 лет назад

    love your vids Lucas, great FIND!! What did you shoot this video on, gh2?

  • @whateverz-876
    @whateverz-876 10 лет назад

    Some time would you consider doing a review of what u see as being the best JUPITER lens? This video was fantastic!

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  10 лет назад

      I don't have access to various Jupiter Lenses :(

  • @TR6Telos
    @TR6Telos 6 лет назад

    Great review. I did nor think it had M42 lens, but I should have. I will be king of swirly bokah in Manchester. Whats with the hands down, you get this on lots of brilliant sites. I can only assume they tripped up with their trousers around there ankles with hands down , when reaching for the like button. There is no other reason for this phenomana

  • @HeyPatch
    @HeyPatch 4 года назад

    Great video man, I love learning about weird lenses, you’ve got a new subscriber 👍😁

  • @nicholassmith7723
    @nicholassmith7723 Год назад

    You mentioned bringing ND filters, what's the thread size for these lenses?

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  Год назад

      I don't have the lens at hand anymore and can't recall on top of my head. But a ruler and quickly measuring it will get you close enough :)

    • @DiamondWoodStudios
      @DiamondWoodStudios 9 месяцев назад

      I believe it’s 67mm

  • @gun_nerds
    @gun_nerds 9 лет назад

    Eine Anfängerfrage zu dem Thema:
    Ich hab gemerkt, dass mein Nachtsichtgerät tatsächlich die gleiche Linse verwendet und mir direkt einen Adapter auf Micro-Four-Thirds gekauft um diese direkt (mit einer Lumix G6) zu testen. Das scheint wohl etwas voreilig gewesen zu sein, denn:
    - Objekte näher als ~1.5m lassen sich nicht fokussieren
    - Der typische Unschärfe-Effekt am Rand ist quasi nicht vorhanden.
    In dem Video hast du schon abgesprochen, dass sich die Linse eigentlich nur für Vollformatsensoren eignet und das wird wohl auch genau mein Problem sein. Wäre es nicht theoretisch möglich durch eine Verlängerung des Adapters das von der Linse auf den Sensor projizierte Bild in so weit zu verkleinern, dass man auch mit einem mft Sensor quasi ein "Vollformat Bild" abbilden kann?

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  9 лет назад

      natsplit die Naheinstellgrenze von 1,5m bei einem Tele sind vollkommen normal; modernere Objektive kommen auch gern mal auf 80cm. Du kannst das beeinflussen aber das geht direkt auf Deine nächste Frage mit ein...
      Wenn Du ein Objektiv vom Sensor entfernst veränderst Du nicht die Größe der Projektion (sonst wären größere Sensoren ja ziemlicher Unfug), sondern tatsächlich hauptsächlich die Fokusdistanz. Je weiter Du das Objektiv vom Sensor entfernst, desto näher kannst Du fokussieren; das geht zB mit sog. Makro-Ringen. Dann kannst Du aber nicht mehr auf unendlich fokussieren, nur noch im Nahbereich. Achtung: schon 1cm reicht damit Du deutlich näher ran kommst. Natürlich hast Du auch einen engeren Bildwinkel, aber an die Vollformat-Optik kommt man da nicht dran.
      Was Du aber machen kannst sind sog. "Focal Reducer" benutzen, das bekannteste kommerzielle Produkt hier ist der Speedbooster von Metabones. Damit bekommst Du tatsächlich einfach mehr auf den Sensor (stell es Dir wie eine Lupe vor). Die Dinger gibt es auch in günstig(er), habe da auch ein Video drüber gemacht
      Hier kannst Du den Effekt im Vergleich sehen: ruclips.net/video/Zqouk-LbzfY/видео.html
      Mit einer klassischen Micro Four Thirds Kamera kommst Du damit auf einen leicht weiteren Bildeindruck eines APS-C bzw DX Sensors (Sony, Canon, Nikon Äquivalent), eine GH4 im 4K Modus wird etwas enger (falls Du so eine hast). Vollformat-Optik kriegt man damit leider immer noch nicht hin, dafür bräuchte es eine APS-C Sony und so einen Adapter.
      Auf APS-C wird die Wirkung des Objektivs schon besser, aber auch nicht wirklich toll :(

    • @gun_nerds
      @gun_nerds 9 лет назад

      +Lucas Pfaff
      Super, ich danke vielmals für die ausführliche Antwort!

  • @posysajrazdwatrzy
    @posysajrazdwatrzy 9 лет назад +6

    Maybe I'm late to the party but you've made one rather, uh, ignorant-ish mistake: The H3T-1 name is in cyrillic alphabet - it stands for NZT-1 and should probably be pronounced that way when you're referring to the device. Cheerio

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  9 лет назад

      Hi there,
      Ouch, to be honest I had no idea. I didn't learn kyrillic in my life :( I will add that into the description.
      As an ignorant western european, I didn't thought about the fact it might be actually different to our letters, often when it's kyrillic there are symbols that I don't know from the alphabet for example

    • @posysajrazdwatrzy
      @posysajrazdwatrzy 9 лет назад

      Haha, don't worry - these particular letters do look like normal latin ones. Heck, that's part of the charm of old soviet stuff when you're buying it around the eastern parts of Europe - people often don't know what they're selling or mislabel the items trying to transcribe russian names to latin gibberish - all the better for the buyer who knows where to look. You can get many ridiculous ebay/etc bargains this way since few people find these misnamed auctions ^_-

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  9 лет назад

      posysajrazdwatrzy that's interesting. I'd have thought people just type what they see on them (like Helios 44-2 or the MIR24) instead of 'translating' that. Good to know, I should maybe look around a bit for that :)

    • @posysajrazdwatrzy
      @posysajrazdwatrzy 9 лет назад +1

      An easy example: cyrillic MIR looks like MUP or MNP, try doing an image google search for MUP-1B or MNP-1B(just checked the latter, wow, haha). And that applies to both lenses, cameras and camera accessories.

  • @michaelcavazos6002
    @michaelcavazos6002 6 лет назад

    There's got to be a way to take the tube off? Somebody needs to buy that one out and do it. Luckily I found my cyclops without the spike on craigslist for $100

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  6 лет назад

      Michael Cavazos the rear tubing of the "bad" version contains optics, removing it would likely render the lens useless :/

  • @davidgill8922
    @davidgill8922 10 лет назад

    A good Helios review, nice!

  • @biancaosornio5261
    @biancaosornio5261 10 лет назад

    Question what is the size mount I need to get for a 5D mark iii?

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  10 лет назад

      What do you mean by "size mount"? It's an M42 screw-Mount

  • @TR6Telos
    @TR6Telos 6 лет назад

    E bay has done the buyer no favours. I got mine for £70 as a NV scope.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  6 лет назад

      TR6Telos you can have real luck with the prices for the nightvision goggles, I had too. Now people usually know and rip people off :( or they sell different versions with the Helios 44-2, the Jupiter 9 or that weird 85mm f/1.2 Helios you can't mount in cams. Great to hear you could get such a bargain! :)

  • @dandanu2526
    @dandanu2526 4 года назад

    Nice review! Thx!

  • @ayabraem1701
    @ayabraem1701 6 лет назад

    so it fits to canon?

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  6 лет назад

      Aya Braem with the right adapter, it does :)

    • @ayabraem1701
      @ayabraem1701 6 лет назад

      thanks a lot for you message.. Do you have an idea where to find or which brand is selling those. Or which adapter? In the end: do you have more information :-)?

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  6 лет назад

      Aya Braem if you have the same lens as in the video, you just need an M42 Adapter. You can get them cheap at Amazon or eBay, there's no need for a certain brand :)

    • @ayabraem1701
      @ayabraem1701 6 лет назад

      thanks a lot!!

  • @giftedsincebirth25
    @giftedsincebirth25 7 лет назад

    can you achieve a swirly bokeh from the helios on a micro 4/3rds panasonic?

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  7 лет назад

      +giftedsincebirth25 it's not impossible but not nearly as much fun. You need good shooting conditions and obviously something like Lens Turbo helps, but it's impossible to reach the same look as on fullframe

  • @TR6Telos
    @TR6Telos Год назад

    Could stop down with a home made mask from a food container lid with a hole made in it if needed.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  Год назад +1

      You can place something behind the lens, there are also adapters with a built in iris to achieve this.
      The issue is that this iris (or lid) is in the wrong space, as it needs to be inside the lens to work properly. So you can get vignetting and the result is not as good as a proper iris.
      That said, these days it's somewhat easier (and last I looked, not much more expensive) to just get the Helios 40-2, even factory new. Better coatings, better throw, and an iris.

  • @pietervanhofwegen
    @pietervanhofwegen 10 лет назад

    Asome! Hahaha also a little bit crazy/funny optic.
    Like your reviews

  • @erikxwinter
    @erikxwinter 8 лет назад

    Great video! A guy wants to give me the Cyclop h3t1 85mm f1.5 for 200 Euros (Plus adapter to my A7). I'm very interested in this, is it to much? Is it okay?
    Thanks!

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад +1

      +ErikWinter I find it a bit much, to he honest. You can buy the real Helios 40-2 for not a lot more than that money, and it's the overall better lens.

    • @erikxwinter
      @erikxwinter 8 лет назад

      Thank you!

  • @whateverz-876
    @whateverz-876 10 лет назад

    well done, as always.

  • @Ppanuman
    @Ppanuman 8 лет назад +1

    Does 1.2f lens work if you put extension tube between lens and camera?

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад

      You mean macro tubes?

    • @Ppanuman
      @Ppanuman 8 лет назад

      +Lucas Pfaff yes i mean! Sorry! 😄

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад

      +Panu Malkasilta if you stack enough to cover the tube you might not be able to focus further than 10cm or so :o

    • @Ppanuman
      @Ppanuman 8 лет назад

      you can get the same distance between lens and sensor than normal lens without that extra part when you use macro tube.
      does it affect the focus area? i don't know.. too expensive to try.. :D

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад

      +Panu Malkasilta I think I can't follow you... it's named "macro tube" for a reason :( the lens needs to be "on point" with the mount, else the flange-distance can't work, and you get only macro.
      The 1.2 version COULD, hypothetically, maybe work on mirrorless-bodies with the right adapter. But no idea, and I'm not too eager to try because the 1.5 version is available.. :)

  • @Abhi-ul5nv
    @Abhi-ul5nv 6 лет назад

    44-2 is not an 85mm lens, it's a 58mm f2 lens. The 40-2 is 85mm f1.5.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  6 лет назад +1

      yeah, as stated in title and within the video...? 0:34

    • @Abhi-ul5nv
      @Abhi-ul5nv 6 лет назад

      Lucas Pfaff Ahhh right it’s on the screen haha

  • @viedelamort
    @viedelamort 10 лет назад

    I really want this lens but virtually impossible to find in UK.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  10 лет назад

      Search a bit across Europe, it's managable :)

    • @viedelamort
      @viedelamort 10 лет назад

      I'm hoping one will pop up somewhere :D

    • @ronnietjikoeri9965
      @ronnietjikoeri9965 10 лет назад

      ***** i may can help people find vintage gear and lenses the guy at the camera store nearby showed me the helios 44-2 when i asked for a nice vintage lens

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  10 лет назад

      ronnie tjikoeri
      the 44-2 is one of the most often found vintage lenses, and cheap too :) I can find it once or twice on any flea market here. A 40-2 is a different story though :(

    • @viedelamort
      @viedelamort 10 лет назад

      I shall look out!

  • @poljakov13
    @poljakov13 10 лет назад

    damn , i have that night vision device (CYCLOP-1 ) , but the lens is with that metal spike :(

  • @taekwondoanalysisvideo
    @taekwondoanalysisvideo 6 лет назад +1

    for 300 dollars i would buy the canon 85mm...

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  6 лет назад

      Taekwondo Analysis totally different lens for a different purpose :)

    • @taekwondoanalysisvideo
      @taekwondoanalysisvideo 6 лет назад

      Lucas Pfaff I agree that's are different purpose but you can have the same effect with every 44-2/40-2 which cost 3x or more less :/.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  6 лет назад

      Taekwondo Analysis the cyclop should obviously not purchased for the cost of a 40-2, and the 44-2 has this effect not as drastic and is a different focal length, the comparison also makes not much sense :/ it's like saying "why bother with the Sigma 85mm, you could get a cheaper 50mm instead"

  • @jeffrowz
    @jeffrowz 9 лет назад

    thanks for this video great job

  • @TR6Telos
    @TR6Telos 6 лет назад

    Thanks Lucas,. Yes I am not in to extracting as much money from the systrem as others, including the goverments. I want people to ENJOY. I think it will survive a nuclear blast, which is ironic as I will not. Sony DSR1 (Zeiss Vario Sonnar)is the VERY best camera bargain (2005 )
    Regards, Mike.

  • @Yates__
    @Yates__ 9 лет назад

    Apparently Hitler himself used to use Carl Zeiss lenses.

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  9 лет назад +4

      well and we can't judge him for that, huh :)

    • @kalidesu
      @kalidesu 8 лет назад

      +Wayne Carter It was Olympic Sonnar used by Leni Riefenstahl not Hitler, the Nikon 180mm f2.8 is based on that design also.

  • @Mcrocks1998
    @Mcrocks1998 9 лет назад +6

    I want this but its $300+ on eBay... D:

    • @JoeTalks
      @JoeTalks 9 лет назад +2

      +monica chen i know right

    • @Mcrocks1998
      @Mcrocks1998 7 лет назад +1

      but how much is it? im not about buying a 300 dollar lens

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  7 лет назад +1

      monica chen that can be obtained for as little as 20 bucks when you find a cheap seller, generally they are a lot cheaper. and the effect nearly as pleasing

  • @eliseogermanstenta
    @eliseogermanstenta 8 лет назад

    less than 100 euros? where!

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад

      Only in small ads with a bit of luck. Times have changed unfortunately, so the price increased a lot since when I made this video! :(

  • @victorbart
    @victorbart 10 лет назад

    Your lucky that it is not an IS-3 version ;)

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  10 лет назад

      pardon?

    • @victorbart
      @victorbart 10 лет назад

      Lucas Pfaff
      You said T34 tank which is a 26ton medium tank. The IS-3 is a 46ton heavytank :P

  • @АлександрПикулев-и8р

    tested and found that ГЕЛИОС 40- 2 85 мм f1 5 shit ( ПО РУССКИ ГАВНО!) .........and king in all senses...ГЕЛИОС 40 85 мм f1 5 серебристый ....а с учетом цены обошел Zeiss glass бескомпромисно ..........respect from the Urals........

  • @sigmaoctantis_nz
    @sigmaoctantis_nz 8 лет назад +2

    Press 2 repeatedly

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад +2

      +Sigma Octantis what kinda noise is that? man I've got to see a doctor! :o

    • @sigmaoctantis_nz
      @sigmaoctantis_nz 8 лет назад

      +Lucas Pfaff Haha I'm not really sure. Really interested in this lens by the way, but sadly they don't seem to be cheap anymore so I'm looking at a Jupiter 9 instead.

    • @gumdrops27
      @gumdrops27 8 лет назад

      +Sigma Octantis
      I cannot unhear that noise now. Wtf.

  • @ArtemArestov
    @ArtemArestov 8 лет назад

    Almost 400 bucks now:)

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад

      really depends on the source. I saw it for 160€ in a store lately. however, at these prices it starts to make sense to look at the original Helios

    • @ArtemArestov
      @ArtemArestov 8 лет назад

      I think you can get it cheaper if you buy it with old Zenit camera. Most people don't care what lens installed on camera:)

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  8 лет назад

      +Artem Arestov I don't think people have the Cyclop on old Zenits :) these days people are a lot more aware of the lenses, it's hard to get a good bargain. depends always on time and location of course

  • @EvertvanIngen
    @EvertvanIngen 9 лет назад

    Hold 8

  • @rbento123489
    @rbento123489 7 лет назад +2

    Did you say CHEAP?!

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  7 лет назад +1

      Rodrigo Bento Back in the day when I made this video, this lens was available for under a hundred bucks... :)

    • @rbento123489
      @rbento123489 7 лет назад

      The good old days! LOL. I couldn't find it for under 300!

  • @eriklonnqvist2313
    @eriklonnqvist2313 6 лет назад

    O

  • @alifamin9524
    @alifamin9524 2 года назад

    U talk too much… just show the sample

    • @LucasPfaff
      @LucasPfaff  2 года назад +2

      Man that would've been a great suggestion 8yrs ago

    • @alifamin9524
      @alifamin9524 2 года назад

      @@LucasPfaff oh damn… i did see the the dates posted when watching the vid