[Leica] Jupiter/IUpiter lenses

[Don Dory]

We had lengthy discussions back in the day when Marc Small was promoting
Zeiss and the Ukranian derivative lenses.  I have found them to be quite
good: so much so I found and had refurbished a Zeiss Contax Ii so that I
could use a 35mm lens.

On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 7:13 PM Howard Sanner <
leica-users at terrier.ampexguy.com> wrote:

> 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
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