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85mm F1.5 Helios Cyclop Version
  • diggerdigger

    I won this lens on ebay thinking it was the 40-2 85mm f/1.5 model. What I got was the lens in the Cyclops configuration which has its aperture fixed at f/1.5. I know I got ripped off (by a US seller who didn't explicitly say it was the 40-2 but didn't exactly make it clear that it was the Cyclops configuration), but the lens is in great shape. Before I return it, I wanted to see what others would do in a similar circumstance. I've been searching far and wide for this lens, and though it's not exactly what I was looking for, should I think for a second about keeping it?

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  • sicovdplassicovdplas

    File a complaint @ paypal & ebay and tell them the items was not as it was in the description.

  • DrDaveDrDave

    Send it back and get the Rokinon 85/1.4

  • diggerdigger

    definitely. I still want the Helios though. That bokeh is one of a kind.

  • robmneilsonrobmneilson

    Love the Helios, I had a 40-2, and a 40-1...don't be afraid of the older 40-1 version, it's bokeh is just as good and you can often find them a bit cheaper!

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