[Leica] Jupiter/IUpiter lenses

[Howard Sanner]

A couple of weeks ago someone on this forum suggested taking pictures  
with lenses made in the Ukraine and posting them. I'm not sure if  
IUpiter/Jupiter lenses were made there or in parts of the Soviet Union  
that are now Russia. At all odds, I got a roll of Kodak Gold 400 film  
(remember film?) out of the freezer, dug the Jupiter lenses out of the  
closet, and decided to make a Leica IIIc from 1937 earn its keep. For  
the 50mm lens I used the viewfinder in the camera; for the 35mm and  
135mm lenses I used a VIOOH/Imarect finder. (If anyone wants to geek  
out further about equipment, just ask.)

The pictures below, taken at a lake near my home, are offered as  
examples of the lenses' performance. I'm certainly not alleging that  
they have any artistic merit! There are examples of the 35mm  
Jupiter-12, 50mm IUpiter-8, and 135mm IUpiter-11. I thought I had an  
85mm, but, if so, I couldn't find it in time for this exercise. All  
the lenses except the 35mm are marked in cyrillic characters.



35mm f/2.8 Jupiter-12 from 1985:

http://www.ampexguy.com/jupiter/03890008.JPG


50mm f/2.0 IUpiter-8 from 1956:

http://www.ampexguy.com/jupiter/03890004.JPG

http://www.ampexguy.com/jupiter/03890005.JPG

http://www.ampexguy.com/jupiter/03890021.JPG

http://www.ampexguy.com/jupiter/03890025.JPG


135mm IUpiter-11 from 1975:

http://www.ampexguy.com/jupiter/03890008.JPG

I had forgotten just how much I love screwmount Leicas! I've used  
these lenses before, and, honestly, I didn't remember them performing  
nearly this well.

Howard Sanner
leica-users at terrier.ampexguy.com




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Howard Sanner
leica-users at terrier.ampexguy.com