#73 Helios 44-2 vintage beach front

The Helios 58mm f/2.8, hailing from the USSR era, is a budget-friendly lens with a cult following. Its charm lies in its imperfections: quirky swirly bokeh at wide apertures, a unique characterful rendering, and a manual focus that harkens back to a slower-paced photography. While not the sharpest or most technically proficient, it excels at creating dreamlike, vintage-inspired images, perfect for portraiture, artistic expression, and capturing fleeting moments with a touch of nostalgia. It's a lens for photographers who embrace the unexpected and find beauty in the unconventional.. Similar to the dereliction images, I've accidentally shot these wide open at f2.8 leading to very soft images, but the only way to learn is to try±. There's one image I can't explain what's happened at all. You can see a ghost of rooftops amongst clouds. See if you can spot it.