Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I too am perhaps interested in a less expensive but sharp and reliable >lens for my IIIf. >Do you have a 90mm lens available or know where I might find one? What >other options might you have? > >Please respond directly and I hope that since you included both you >phone and fax number in your post that this (an email) is still ok for >an initial contact. > >Many thanks, > >Donald Seney 90 no but 85 f/2 yes - the Jupiter-9. Usual caveat as per all Soviet/post Soviet lenses: You may happen upon a Star, you may happen upon a dog. My experience with the Jupiter-9 was *not* fortunate. I bought it from the official USSR photooptical exporter to Britain and found the thing to be totally lacking in contrast and sharpness. Completely unsuitable for b&w work. The reason Soviet lenses are 10 - 20 times cheaper than Leitz lenses (here in Poland at least) is because you need to buy 10-20 before stumbling upon one that gives you excellent quality. In other words, inconstistancy is their let down. I just bought three Soviet lenses today; I'll post next week to reveal if I've found a winner here. Happy hunting! Mike