Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I went up to the attic and dug up my Jupiter lens. It's a Jupiter 9 85mm f2 and was made in 1977 assuming that N7701776 was made in that year. It seems clean still and aperture blades seem fine. It's LTM as I fitted it to my lllc, but never actually got around to shooting anything with it as I tend to use 35mm or 50mm for the type of street shooting I do. It looks ok, and, as I'm going buy a Sony A7 next week, I'll try it on that when I get the Leica adapter which will be a M adapter. I already have a LTM (L39) to M adapter, so I presume that lens to M adapter to Sony E mount adapter should be ok? The reason I'm going for the A7 Mark 1 is it's lighter and more toteable than the Mark 2 and the S and R versions, doesn't produce the massive files, and the clincher is I can buy it heavily discounted apparently. Any other basic Sony A7 users out there who might have answers to possible unanticipated problems I might have? Sonny Carter & Doug Herr do use A7s but I don't think they're the basic A7?? Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Friday Flowers by Jupiter > Thanks, Douglas. Mine has been packed away unused for 30 or 40 years, > after I determined that the focus cam did not work well with my Leica > IIIs. It seems to be happy on the Fuji. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 11/12/2016 8:53 AM, Douglas Barry wrote: >> Jim, I like that, and the fact that I have a Jupiter lens up in the attic >> helps me like it even more :-) >> >> Douglas >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" >> <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera >> Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> >> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 6:29 PM >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Friday Flowers by Jupiter >> >> >>> For some reason, it occurred to me this morning that the old Jupiter 8, >>> 50/2, low serial number, made for Kiev, lens that I have had for years, >>> which wouldn't focus well on my Barnacks, might work just fine on the >>> Fuji X-E1. So I mounted it on double adapters and took it out for a >>> spin. The aperture setting turns freely, so I secured it with a rubber >>> band. >>> >>> Shooting a brick wall showed proper focus, and no distortion, but I >>> wanted a real subject. I had seen this spot of color from a distance, >>> so I checked out my neighbor's cool weather blooms. To me, the Zeiss >>> heritage shines through. >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cool+Weather+Colors.TIFF.html >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >