Tried the Helios 44

[Evertking]

And it's not for me.. lol I'm blind as a bat and trying to manually focus, forget about it. I ended up on a tripod using live view and I still had problems. I'm sure if I kept at it I may get a few in focus.

 

[SquarePeg36 7]

And it's not for me.. lol I'm blind as a bat and trying to manually focus, forget about it. I ended up on a tripod using live view and I still had problems. I'm sure if I kept at it I may get a few in focus. View attachment 195194

I have a Helios and find that with focus peaking and whatever that is where you zoom in on the focus point In the viewfinder, I can achieve manual focus - but I use it for stationary objects not people.

 

[Soocom1]

IMO, the shot is actually not bad.
Lighting is a bit soft and darker than I would like, but otherwise the overall feel of the picture is actually quite nice.