Helios-81N MC 50mm F2 Cine Mod Prime Portrait Lens w/ Anamorphic Bokeh | Nikon F

🎬 Helios-81N MC 50mm F2 Cine Mod Portrait Lens with Neutral Oval Anamorphic-Style Bokeh for Nikon F Mount

This Helios-81N MC 50mm F2 has been professionally modified by TerPhoto for cinematography and professional video capturing work. It is a spherical vintage prime lens modified to create a neutral oval bokeh effect, giving your footage a beautiful anamorphic-inspired look without the need for de-squeezing. Simply add 1:2.35 cinematic black bars in post-production to create a widescreen film-style image with vintage character, soft highlight separation, and distinctive portrait rendering.

The lens includes a 0.8 pitch follow focus gear on the focusing ring, allowing precise focusing control with standard cinema follow focus systems. It also comes with an 80mm outside diameter cine lens hood, making it easier to integrate into a compact video rig, matte box setup, or professional handheld camera build.

The glass is in good vintage condition. There is very minor wear on the glass, which is typical for vintage lenses of this age. This minor wear does not affect the final image and does not prevent the lens from producing clean, cinematic footage with attractive contrast, vintage color rendering, and smooth background separation. The lens has been fully cleaned, adjusted, and re-lubricated, so the focus movement is smooth and suitable for precise manual focusing during video production.

This lens covers a full frame sensor, making it suitable for Nikon F film cameras, full frame Nikon DSLR cameras with F-mount compatibility, and adapted digital cinema or mirrorless setups when used with the proper Nikon F adapter. The lens has also been adapted and adjusted for Nikon F mount to provide reliable creative performance.

The Helios-81N is a Ukrainian/Soviet-era 50mm F2 lens produced by the Arsenal factory in Kyiv. It is one of the later Helios standard lenses and is known for being more compact and sharper than many older Helios designs. The MC version features multi-coating, helping improve contrast and reduce flare compared with earlier single-coated vintage lenses. This cine-mod version keeps the classic Helios character while adding a more practical cinema-style build for modern filmmaking.

⚙️ Technical Specifications

• Lens Mount - Nikon F
• Focal Length - 50mm
• Maximum Aperture - F2
• Minimum Aperture - F16
• Aperture Blades - 6
• Minimum Focusing Distance - 0.5m
• Filter Size - 52mm
• Focus Type - Manual
• Serial Number - 9301857

🎥 Why Choose This Lens?

If you want a compact vintage 50mm prime with a cinematic oval-bokeh look, this Helios-81N MC 50mm F2 is a strong choice for music videos, portraits, interviews, narrative scenes, fashion work, and stylized commercial footage. The modified neutral oval bokeh gives your image an anamorphic-inspired feel while keeping the workflow simple because no de-squeezing is required. The Nikon F mount is easy to adapt to many modern cinema and mirrorless camera systems, while the follow focus gear and 80mm cine hood make the lens more practical for real video production. You get vintage Ukrainian/Soviet optical character, full-frame coverage, and a professionally serviced cine-mod build ready for creative use.

📦 This Offer Includes

✔ Helios-81N MC 50mm F2 Cine Mod Lens
✔ 0.8 Pitch Follow Focus Gear on Focusing Ring
✔ 80mm OD Cine Lens Hood
✔ Front Lens Cap
✔ Rear Lens Cap