Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Gerd: Thanks for the comments on the Jupiter 85mm f2. I am waiting for a lens test chart from Edmund Optical. When it arrives, I'll comparison test my Jupiter and my Tele Elmar 90mm f2.8 and let you know my observations. Best regards, Roland - ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerd Hechtfischer <Gerd.Hechtfischer@t-online.de> To: 'leica-users' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 1:24 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Jupiter 85mm f2 > > Roland, > > I picked up a Jupiter 2/85 on a camera show for under US$30. > Used it on the M6 with the bayonet ring that dials the 90 frame. > I shot some slides from a tripod to compare it to my Tele-Elmarit 90. > At f/4 for both lenses, the Jupiter looks sharper than the T-E, at > least in the center. > Wide open the Jupiter's resolution seems not so good, and also I > found that the rangefinder is off about 10 cm at closest distance > with the Jupiter. Haven't investigated this any further, but it makes > portraits with f/2 nearly impossible. > For stopped down, outdoor shooting, this lens seems great! > > Regards, > > Gerd > >