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Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« on: March 22, 2020, 16:38:45 »
Earlier posted in March 2020  The Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0  Lens.  No aperture



Now the M42 *with macro - Z adapter has arrived. some test shots with the Nikon Z6.  With the adapter the minimum focus distance goes from 1 meter to a few centimeters.


1) evening shot through the window

2) Compleet dark window in the night

3) Firetorn (Macro extension used)

4) Forsythia with bokeh  (Macro extension used)

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2020, 17:40:58 »
Setup with the Z6, the M42 adapter, the Cyclop 100 and the HS-4 sun hood.

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2020, 20:22:05 »
Seems to be an impressive lens, John. I like the rendering of colors and the bokeh even more!
Thanks for sharing! I am looking forward to seeing morr!
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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2020, 01:09:00 »
well done! Personally I prefer the older version which is an apertureless Helios 40-2 f1.5/85mm
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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2020, 06:20:15 »
This looks to be a lens to enjoy
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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2020, 06:59:51 »
Very nice lens John!
1,3 the most preferable, it reminds me the rendering of my  Helios 58/2 they are very good lenses even wide open and the absence of modern coatings gives the photo a kind of magic  :)

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2020, 08:12:10 »
Thanks for your remarks and comments

Personally I prefer the older version which is an apertureless Helios 40-2 f1.5/85mm
By fortune I got this one for a few euro. 
Later I read about the Helios 85mm.   100mm f/2 is also very nice ;)

Very little chromatic aberration. There is central sharpness, where the edges become vague,  but if you move the focus to the edge of the lens, a kind of PC effect is created. (DOF curvature)

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2020, 08:24:31 »
I also got a selection of old CCCP lenses. Most in M39 and Contax mount. Yet a reason to get a Z-body to get infinity focus.
Also many Jupiter lenses can be fun to try like Jupiter 3, 8 and 9.....

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2020, 08:42:50 »
I also got a selection of old CCCP lenses. Most in M39 and Contax mount. Yet a reason to get a Z-body to get infinity focus.
Also many Jupiter lenses can be fun to try like Jupiter 3, 8 and 9.....
Yes that sounds like fun ;)   A good Z body is an advantage for all kind of these lenses.  More and better adapters are coming now on the market.

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2020, 09:20:28 »
The origin of the lens is  a night vision device. 

Here is some you-tube-info, but with 85mm 1.5 lens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J5Zbbw4cnw

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2020, 00:32:49 »
John, next time we meet up we need to give our Helios lenses a spin ;)
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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2020, 02:06:38 »
Both images and lens looks cool!
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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2020, 06:58:54 »
John, next time we meet up we need to give our Helios lenses a spin ;)
Ah thanks Jakov. Good idea. 

Was that the 85/1.5 you have ? 

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2020, 07:06:33 »
Both images and lens looks cool!
Thanks, Akira.

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Re: Cyclop T3C-2 (Helios) 100 mm f/2.0
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2020, 11:13:13 »
Ah thanks Jakov. Good idea. 

Was that the 85/1.5 you have ?

yes, i have the 85/1.5, with an aperture ring, which is always at f/1.5 anyway ;)
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