[Leica] Jupiter 8 Russian Lens Comments

[rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com (Rob McClure)]

Hello,

I just wanted to share my experience with my latest lens acquisition -- 
a Jupiter 8 50 2.8 in LTM.  I paid $62 for this baby from Fedka.com and 
I am very impressed.  The build quality is excellent; it looks and 
feels a lot like the Summicron I sold to fund other purchases.  The 
finish is  good and focusing is smooth. The glass is spotless and it 
looked new.   I miss the focusing tab, but given the price difference, 
I can live without it.  I 've only gotten one roll through it so far, 
but have been please with a couple low light shots and some of my 
favorite tree pictures.  I also bought the round metal lens hood and it 
probably will work well enough, but it is pretty bulky compared to the 
vented round hood I had on my Summicron.  This is one of the few 
Leica-related accessories I've purchased since going digital (the other 
being a Russian 50 Elmar clone), but at these prices, I can justify 
expanding my film equipment.

Rob McClure