Helios 44 2/58 Prime Cine Mod Lens For Filmmaking | Sony E-mount! 44M 58mm F2!

🎬 Helios-44M 58mm F2 Cine Mod Lens for Sony E-Mount | Vintage Soviet Character for Filmmaking

This offer is for a professionally serviced and cine-modded Helios-44M 58mm F2 prime lens, adapted and adjusted for Sony E-mount cameras. The lens covers full frame sensors, making it a great match for Sony A7-series, Sony FX-series, APS-C Sony cameras, and other E-mount video setups.

The Helios-44 family is one of the most recognizable Soviet vintage lens lines, highly appreciated for its character-rich rendering, classic contrast, smooth center sharpness, and famous swirly bokeh when used with suitable backgrounds and lighting. The optical design of the Helios-44 series was based on the legendary Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm F2, which gives this lens its distinctive portrait look, organic falloff, and cinematic vintage image texture.

The Helios-44M version was produced mainly during the Soviet era, especially through the 1970s and 1980s, and remains very popular today among filmmakers, portrait photographers, music video creators, and vintage lens collectors. It is a compact manual focus prime with real optical personality, offering a look that modern clinical lenses often cannot reproduce.

This TerPhoto cine modification makes the lens much more practical for professional video capturing work. The lens includes 2x follow focus gears, installed for precise control of both focusing and aperture adjustment. This makes it easier to use with a follow focus system, camera cage, rail setup, or cinema-style rig.

The lens has been fully cleaned, adjusted, aligned, re-lubricated, adapted, and adjusted for Sony E-mount. Focus movement is smooth and practical for manual pulling, while the aperture control is prepared for more accurate video use. The Sony E-mount adaptation allows the lens to be used directly on modern Sony mirrorless cameras while preserving the original vintage optical character.

The glass is in good condition for a vintage lens. It has been cleaned and aligned, and the optical path is ready for real shooting use. As with most vintage lenses of this age, there may be very minor signs of optical wear, such as tiny cleaning marks, micro dust, or light age-related traces inside the glass, but these are typical for vintage optics and will not affect the final image. There is no issue that prevents professional video or photo use. The lens still produces a beautiful vintage image with strong Helios character, attractive bokeh, and cinematic rendering.

The included 80mm OD cine lens hood gives the lens a more cinema-friendly front diameter and helps reduce unwanted flare in bright shooting conditions. It also gives the setup a more professional cine-style profile when used on rigs, matte box systems, and production cameras.

This lens is ideal for narrative filmmaking, interviews, portraits, product videos, music videos, wedding films, creative commercials, YouTube productions, and stylized full frame video work. It is especially useful for creators who want a real vintage prime with character, instead of a modern lens with overly clean and clinical rendering.

⚙️ Technical Specifications

• Lens Mount - Sony E-mount
• Focal Length - 58mm
• Maximum Aperture - F2
• Minimum Aperture - F16
• Aperture Blades - 8
• Minimum Focus Distance - 0.55m
• Filter Thread - 52mm
• Focus Type: Manual
• Factory - BelOMO, Valdai, KMZ (in random order)
• Serial Number - Various

🎬 Why Choose This Lens?

If you want a compact vintage prime with real cinematic personality, the Helios-44M 58mm F2 is one of the most desirable options in its class. It delivers classic Soviet rendering with warm vintage contrast, smooth background separation, strong portrait character, and the famous Helios swirly bokeh effect. The 58mm focal length works beautifully for portraits, close-up details, emotional scenes, handheld filmmaking, music videos, interviews, and stylized commercial work. With Sony E-mount adaptation, full frame coverage, serviced mechanics, re-lubricated focusing, dual cine gears, and an 80mm OD cine hood, this lens gives you the look of a vintage photo lens with the handling advantages needed for modern filmmaking.

📦 This Offer Includes

✔ Helios-44M 58mm F2 Cine Mod Lens
✔ Sony E-Mount Adaptation
✔ 2x Follow Focus Gears for Focus and Aperture Control
✔ 80mm OD Cine Lens Hood
✔ Front Lens Cap
✔ Rear Lens Cap