Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Jupiter 85 - Pt 1 [was Flare + Jupiter]
From: Stanislaw Stawowy <watteau@email.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:01:59 -0500 (EST)

Guy Bennett wrote cheerfully:

> Were you Jupiter flare guys using a lens hood, or were you
just out there,
> aiming that naked lens at the chariot of Pheobus and
firing away like there
> was no tomorrow?

Uhm.. We are talking Jupiter 12 (2.8/35) here. This lens
have sunshade built-in..
Jupiter 9 (2/85) is a Sonnar copy. As such, it has only
three groups and six air-glass surfaces. Such a design has a
little flare from day 0.. :-)
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St.


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