Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You get what you pay for Victor Wek wrote: > The Jupiter 8 is my only 50mm lens I owe right now. The results are OK, but > I can not count grass or someone hair. The colors are sort of flat, but I > will put this lens in Cosina league. Cosina Nokton/1.5 and Jupiter 8 give > the same impression. I did not check flare on Russian 50/2, I had sun always > behind me. > You should be OK, check for scratches, mechanic, fogging from oil inside and > if you can mount on your Leica, check how the Jupiter fits. You may find > distance setting on other side. > I bought my Jupiter8 and Zorki 4k for 20$US on flea market. > > Victor > Earth, Solar System > http://communities.msn.ca/VictorPhoto > > >Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:37:42 +0200 > >From: "Lionel Venturini" <lventurini@humanite.presse.fr> > >Subject: [Leica] jupiter 8 users? > > >Is there any LUger here that uses 50mm jupiter in leica mount? I saw a > >cheap one in a shop, but suspect that it's nont so worth. > >I suppose it's not as sharp as a summicron. Any advise? > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.