[Leica] Jupiter 8 Russian Lens Comments

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

Now, now Jeffery. It's not all that soft. Here's mine, wide-open at 1/30 :

http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/piddling/06v03-0002.jpg.html

and at 5.6:

http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/piddling/06v03-0008.jpg.html

I picked up one a few weeks ago (couldn't justify the cost for a red
scale Elmar ... a modern one with coated lenses etc) so I figured the
Industar-50 was at least worth a try:

Here are some of my first impressions:

http://dlridings.se/blog/?p=5

Daniel

On 3/2/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> I have several very nice Jupiters, and Fedka is a good guy to work with.
> Honest and cooperative.
>
> If you want a really retro look, get an Industar 50. The build quality 
> seems
> fine, but wide open they are flattering portrait cameras (soft!!). Perfect
> for taking stock photos for feminine hygiene ads in magazines.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Rob
> McClure
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:34 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Jupiter 8 Russian Lens Comments
>
>
> 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
>
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