Marco Secchi<p>Not every lens is about perfection.</p><p>Some are about soul, flaws, and a certain kind of magic that modern glass just doesn’t give you.</p><p>This was shot with one of my favourite vintage Russian lenses — a Helios 44 — mounted on my Leica. Softness, swirls, character... exactly what I love for personal work and storytelling photography.</p><p>I just published a new blog post about why I use old Soviet lenses on my Leica M10, M6 and M3 — and why these imperfect tools still matter today.</p><p>→ Link <a href="https://www.marcosecchi.com/blog/russian-vintage-lenses" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">marcosecchi.com/blog/russian-v</span><span class="invisible">intage-lenses</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/leicacamera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leicacamera</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/helios44" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>helios44</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/vintagelens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagelens</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/leicam10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leicam10</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/filmisnotdead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filmisnotdead</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/leicaphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leicaphotography</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/leicashooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leicashooter</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/sovietlens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovietlens</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/manualfocus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manualfocus</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/leicaphotographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leicaphotographer</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/oldglassnewstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldglassnewstories</span></a></p>