[Leica] Jupiter adapters???

[Don Dory]

I have and use several Jupitor lenses on my A7R so if you have questions
ask away.

On Nov 12, 2016 5:19 PM, "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> 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
>>>>
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