Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC

The Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC is a 58mm portrait lens designed for the PENTAX K mount. Manufactured by Helios, it offers a maximum aperture of f/2, covering a 58mm focal range, weighs 300, accepts 52 filters. Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-04-19. Source: manufacturer specifications.

Mount
PENTAX K
Focal Length
58mm
Max Aperture
F/2
Type
Portrait
Brand
Helios

What is the Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC?

The Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC is a 58mm portrait lens for the PENTAX K mount with a maximum aperture of f/2. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC use?

The Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC uses the PENTAX K mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/pentax-k.

What is the maximum aperture of the Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC?

The Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC has a maximum aperture of f/2, a fast-aperture optic well-suited to low-light work. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

Where can I find specifications for the Helios-44K-4 58mm F/2 MC?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/102823-helios-44k-4-58mm-f2-mc. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.

Helios-44K-4 is a 58mm prime manual-focus lens for the Pentax K mount with a maximum aperture of f/2. It’s typically used for general photography and portraits, including low-light use.

Last verified: 2026-04-19