Google it and you’ll find plenty of comprehensive information. If you want the potted history of the Helios 44, this is not the article. It’s about the Helios 44 range, which of course, were also made extensively in M42 mount.Īnd they’re another excellent reason to dip your toe into the world of M42. If I had to answer in one word, I’d say Takumar.Īsahi Pentax made a huge range of Takumar lenses, most of which are magnificent to use and deliver wonderful results.
These days a whole new range of M42 adapters exist to use these screw mount lenses on DSLRs and mirrorless bodies too.īut why would you want to mount an ancient screw thread lens made decades ago on a newer film or digital camera? In this post I’ll talk about why, and what to look out for when you’re ready to buy one.īefore I knew very much about lens mounts, I had at least discovered that before bayonet mounts became the norm, the most widely used way to attach a lens to a camera was to screw it in.Īnd the most common mount was M42, developed in the late 1930s, and used extensively in the 60s and 70s especially by manufacturers like Asahi Pentax, Praktica, Fujica, Yashica, and Zenit.īecause it’s a simple screw thread, a plethora of simple adapters were (and are) available to allow mounting an M42 lens on to a camera with a bayonet mount, like Pentax K, Minolta MC/MD, Canon EOS or Contax/Yashica C/Y, to name a few.
Every used a Helios 44 58mm f/2 lens? If not, I think you’ve missed out.
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