Shot on a $50 lens [Helios 44]

[@teemu.mp4]

This montage was shot on the Helios 44 and Sony fx3/a1, here’s a little backstory: Actually, I used to think the helios sounded like a gimmick lens, but now that I’ve actually used it for almost a year I have to admit I was completely wrong. Sure the bokeh is swirly, but that’s not the only reason why I love it - it’s also the softer rendering and flares that makes me prefer this lens over its modern counterparts. Vintage lenses are getting popular among filmmakers recently, and I’ve been slow on this train, but I get it now. I’m currently waiting for ebay to deliver me another one, which you’ll maybe hear about later. If you’re like me and have procrastinated getting the helios / other vintage lenses - well, I personally now only use modern lenses when I need autofocus at this point. It’s worth the $50 + adapter. (Link to the adapter I use in description) Anyway, hope you liked the video, thanks for watching.

[@rafsnchz]

Honestly, even before all this hype around vintage Soviet lenses, I always loved my Pentacon 50mm f1.8 lens, that I've got with my first ever camera, that was Praktica. Now adapted on my Fujifilm camera, this lens has a very unique rendering, I don't use any filters on it, but it stills blooms and does weird but beautiful artifacts around strong light sources.

[@internet155]

Tonez

[@jebeq2007]

Love the Bladerunner feel on this short video!

[@MrDunk66]

Can’t wait for your first film to screen! Great vibe alround. Thank for sharing and inspiring 🙏

[@TheOtherNolan]

Dude! This is so freaking cool! The vibes just make me wish I was here right now! Love it! 😎

[@ThisIsNotWhatItLooksLik]

Incredible cinema. Every shot is just so damn beautiful. Wow.

[@myheadisempty]

i didnt know you had a youtube!! you've used some of my songs on instagram, i just wanted to say thank you, and you are so incredibly talented

[@teemu.mp4]

oh hey! thank you! your songs are great

[@dumspyrospero]

You are an architect, an artist and a creator of great things! Keep giving life to masterpieces like this

[@aleksander.skweres]

It's really fun to watch how people start to appreciate the look of Helios nowadays as an aesthetic lens, when my main memory of it is being used with film slr Zenit when I first got into photography (it was pretty common setup and cheap setup in eastern Europe) Nevertheless, it worked beautifully in your hands.

[@rafsnchz]

yeah, I'm from eastern europe too. my first camera was Praktica with 50mm f1,8 pentacon lens. 😄

[@aleksander.skweres]

@@rafsnchz Another classic set :D And for medium format lovers there were Kiev 88, an eastern hasselblad. Lovely camera, when shutter was working :D

[@RR-us2kp]

Your creations are stunning. As always ❤

[@ronlandis588]

This is what I was going to comment, so I second that!

[@danielgonzalezguzman8864]

Very very nice and beautiful work, do you have any tutorial about color grading?

[@PaulOuzounov]

unbelievably beautiful

[@chach3]

The 44m is such a fire lens. One of my favorites to shoot with.

[@soradesign]

you definitely got inspo from blade runner right? i knew i seen it from the soft orange foggy shot. i love it. really wants me to make something like it someday. im 17 and trying to get into the film scene. well done.

[@LaFuenteOnFilm]

Bro you went crazy on this!

[@teemu.mp4]

Appreciate that!

[@abdul_wahab0]

This is my pintrest whole vibe lol 😂

[@forgiveness_denied]

I appreciate your aesthetics 🫀✊🏻

[@theos115]

This is one of my favourite lens ever. The swirly bokeh is just outrageous. Really miss it now because I sold it with the camera...

[@alex-botton]

The music sounds like We Lost The Sea! If you put the opening theme to Akira for this audio track it wouldve fit really well too! Great work, looks beautiful.

[@yannik_gaertner]

Crazy good! Really love the atmosphere!

[@silas1414]

KZbin is compressing this to hell, I think if you upload in the next highest resolution option above 4K it will process it differently and give you more information in the shadows, or so I've been told.

[@HK-NYC]

lens $50, cameras $4000 to $6500

[@SethKimStudio]

Very nice. Love it. 👍

[@derrickchesley5038]

this is really dope..you ever try the Mir-1b 37mm?..its pretty much the little brother to this lens

[@Timelensmemories]

Amazing 🤩

[@jeetabhii]

Where do you source such enchanting music from? Great video by the way 🙂

[@Nestorico-m8i]

dear hello, fantastic video!!! I would like to ask you if you can shoot with this lens in autofocus function (with adapter obviously) or only manual? thnx

[@voodoopia6873]

this is fire❤‍🔥

[@AlexVarouxiss]

Υou motivated me to use my old helios 44-2 more from now on. Which version of helios lens you used? Sometimes the lack of the coating throws me off from using this lens but i will deff give it another go!

[@jonsf]

amazing! been following for a while and always wondered how you're able to be in these countries? it's inspiring and I want to do it too!

[@teemu.mp4]

digital nomading, the video I made a little while ago called "day in my life in bangkok" explains a bit more if you're interested

[@jonsf]

@@teemu.mp4 thank you! just watched it great video. I wish I could travel like you and hope you can consider to maybe make a video on tips for someone pursuing that lifestyle! I also bought your LUT pack (:

[@K3zz21]

This is fucking unbelievable

[@HeyQuinton]

lovely - what projector light are you using to do the run and gun outdoors projection?

[@maxanderssonphotography]

How do you create the slit light effect 0:21 in this video? Looks really cool!

[@teemu.mp4]

it's a projector light

[@maxanderssonphotography]

thanks for answering mate!

[@nahomkassay4251]

​@@teemu.mp4 Can you link it?

[@dentReviews]

gorgeous. what is the song?

[@viceroy7792]

terrific

[@futrun.mangacollect]

From Vietnam 🙌

[@kreatorfromashes6093]

that looooook dope🎉🎉

[@kaneda8625]

Do you like other vintage lenses? i have just hte Helios 44-2 and i love it, but i'm studying new lens to add new pieces to my equipment.

[@teemu.mp4]

I have a vivitar 24mm on the way, seems promising

[@kaneda8625]

@@teemu.mp4 how is it going? what do you think about the Vivitar 24mm?

[@teemu.mp4]

@@kaneda8625 not good lol

[@Bondemitch]

such a location, in a foggy night make the difference. not the lens it self. Nice clip

[@teemu.mp4]

one could say it's a combination of several things

[@dwaynefoong]

does it ever get this foggy in vietnam? it's such a great set up for a cinematic vibe 😅 vintage lenses are definitely not "gimmicky". i got into vintage lenses since 2020-ish and fell in love shooting with it ever since. the soviet lenses have such low contrast that it renders skin in such a nice and pleasing way. i can't go back to shooting modern lenses 🥲

[@teemu.mp4]

In the north it gets foggy often! Yeah I guess it's because the bokeh on the helios is so distinct, when people talk about the lens, it tends to overshadow the other features like how the softer tones etc just look better. I was just ignorant and should have started experimenting sooner.

[@Alan_Bessa]

CINEMA

[@definitelynotme4277]

Insane.. especially this scene 0:53 (is it inspired by blade runner or dune?)

[@LivonianTravels]

Kaunis 👌

[@teemu.mp4]

kiitos

[@ohmyvisualeffects]

😍😍

[@AntonKinov]

👍

[@DinkoDarlinn]

Whatever you think about Helios 58mm...Helios 85mm is like million times better :)

[@DonSuhr]

Price for the lens will increase in 3....2....1 go! ;)

[@teemu.mp4]

haha I think the supply is so large it'll never be that bad

[@alejandroxplres]

a shame that ytb kills al the scenes

[@RemmyMusic1]

this the lens you go to a 3rd world country with and document the struggle of a small family type shit

[@kda3542]

Shoot on a 3700$ camera

[@teemu.mp4]

I knew someone was gonna say this lol

[@kda3542]

@@teemu.mp4 Well, it's obvious. How about shooting the same thing on a $500 camera with REALLY limited options?

[@teemu.mp4]

​@@kda3542 because the point of this video is "vintage lenses look cool and are ridicilously cheap for their value" and not "oh look at me I can shoot stuff with a potato because I'm so talented".