Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Daniel for your details about the lenses. On the other hand the IIIG is a dream camera, even so the size of the IIIF is a plus, and I love compose with the external viewfinder 9cm. Saludos cordiales Lluis El 05/10/2008, a las 21:15, Daniel Ridings escribi?: > Thanks Jim and Robert. The IIIg, I really like it. I like having > framelines (miss them in the IIIf and use separate viewfinders instead > ... looks dorky). The shutter is so smooth and quiet now, particularly > at slower speeds. It fires exactly when I want it to. It's an old > dream. I could never afford one 30 years ago. > > Luis, > > I used the Jupiter-9 this week too, but I didn't scan any of them. I'm > not so sure I would call it soft. You have to hit the focus properly, > but when you do, it is a nice lens. It too has the Sonnar smoothness > that the Jupiter-8m has. > > I used a Kiev. I think you might be right about finding a good one. In > my experience, they are all good, but if someone took one apart before > you got it and if they didn't know what they were doing, they can > re-assemble it incorrectly and then it is a bad one. > > I've used a lot of FSU (former Soviet Union) lenses and I have never > run across a "dog". Maybe I'm lucky or maybe the bad ones have already > been tossed along the way-side. The Jupiter-12 is a dandy too. > > Most of my experiences are with Kievs though. I do have a Jupiter-8 in > a leica screw mount and it is just fine. > > The Jupiter-9 is big, along the lines of a Summicron 90 (not as long, > but just as big for all practical purposes). > > Thanks for looking, > Daniel > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Lluis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net > > wrote: >> Daniel, >> >> I've enjoyed very much your pictures with old gear, as you know I'm >> also a >> passionated of the old gear. >> >> Your "new" Elmar shows a very good quality, clean and smooth >> contrast. >> >> It was very interesting for me to see your picture of your daughter >> with the >> Jupiter 8, it gives very nice smooth tones and I'm particularly >> interested >> to see how these lenses perform, after I've read the Marc J. Small >> book I'm >> tempted to test more lenses, I think particuarly interesting the >> Jupiter 9 >> 2/85mm, I think is a nice soft lens, but it's no easy find a good >> quality >> one. I think that Jupiter 3 1,5/50 is a nice lens too. But I >> already own the >> Elmar 4/90 and a superb Summitar. >> >> Thanks for showing >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Lluis >> >> >> El 05/10/2008, a las 15:55, Daniel Ridings escribi?: >> >>> The mention of the Kiev 4a prodded me to dig mine out of the closet >>> and take it with me to Odense this week. The whole week was more or >>> less just testing cameras since I got a IIIg, an M2 (new shutter), >>> and >>> a 50/2.8 Elmar (LTM) back from getting cleaned up. >>> >>> http://dlridings.se/blog/2008/10/05/2008-paw-40/ >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information