Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Russian LTM 85/2 Sonnar "Jupiter-9"
From: "Joe B." <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 20:05:04 +0000
 
At 23:15 05/01/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Hi Ho.
>
>I just did another set of prints from this lens, from (gasp) Tri-X in Xtol.
>If you do not have this lens for your LTM or M, go buy one. Now. You need
>only see the difference in a marginally out-of-focus object between this lens
>and a planar-type (i.e. Summicron) to make you go Red for portraiture.

Was this shot wide open, or at some other aperture setting/s?

And do you know what year your lens was made (usually 1st 2 digits of 
serial number)?

Joe B.