How can I obtain radial bokeh? Is it a certain type of lens?
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>>2774433 Vintage lens. Helios 44 and many others.
Helios 77m-4
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helios 44-2 is well known for it
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those cheap cctv ebay lenses have it
>>2774556
Or an expensive Cooke Kinic, too.
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The Helios 40-2 (85mm f/1.5) is a lot of fun. I shoot most of my portraits with it.
>>2774564
>Cooke Kinic
That image makes me dizzy. I don't know why anyone would want to make stills with such a vomit inducing blur.
>>2774566
Has that thing gotten any less expensive? I remember it got really popular all of a sudden precisely because it produces that swirly-bokeh effect, and it was like $500.
>>2774567
Different strokes for different folks.
whats the easiest way to mount Helios to nikon f mount? the only adapters I've found are too much money for me.
>>2774433
>276x183
disappointed
>>2774570
They've gotten somewhat cheaper. I got a new one on ebay for ~$380 two years ago. It's plenty sharp when stopped down, and at f/1.5 the bokeh is beautiful and it's sort of flatteringly soft for portraits.
>>2774433
Any lens close to the original double Gauss design has swirly background.
Appears one can create quite swirly bokeh by attaching a mask with hole to hood of 50mm
prime. Heavy vignetting, of course.
(Just a quick test. A plastic snus tin perfectly fits in chinese rubber hood.)
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>>2775019 Maybe but it might be worth trying before animating your wallet.
>>2775043 Piece of light proof trash is free and cutting a hole in it took less effort than stepping out and snapping a test pic for the heck of it.
I'd like to have a Helios 40 myself. I'm sure the happy Helios owners have big galleries full of wonderful swirls they want to share with us who still resist the urge to get one.
Can you not do this in post?
>>2775092
Not really, no. It would look like ass if you try anyway.
Any classic Tessar / Triplet / Biotar design or something similar with a fast aperture will do this.
Helios and old Russian lenses are notorious for it since they are all knockoffs of Zeiss designs after war reparations from WWII
