[Leica] Jupiter adapters???

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks Don, as I have both LTM and M mount Leica lenses do I have to have 
two separate adapters to Sony E mount, or will the Leica LTM to M mount work 
with a M mount to E mount without any problems?
Thanks
Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Dory" <don.dory at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Jupiter adapters???


>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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