Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]bill harting wrote: > Hi Phong, > > I see you have an LTM Jupiter: how do you like it? I've used mine (a 1.5) > with my IIIf without much success, but have recently used it with > a bayonet > adapter on my M7, taking full-aperture pictures of ballet dancers (little > ones) practicing, and I was surprised by how sharp it appears to be. I am > concluding that my ability to focus with the IIIf, despite a > recent cleaning and overhaul, is never going to be as confident as > it is with the M (not a very radical conclusion to be sure), lending > more weight toward a decision to sell it (sigh). Hello Bill, I like the Jupiter enough (sorry I don't know the exact model number; it's the 50mm f2.0 version), and I have no focus problem with it on my IIIg or M6. It's sharp and contrasty enough and , focuses very smoothly. Two things I don't like about it: the aperture ring turns the wrong way, and it does not not have click stops. In general I am very impressed with the Soviet photo equipment. I understand there is a quality control issue, but so far I haven't run into them. Speaking of things Soviet photographic, and taking us back on the topic of lens caps, here's an alternative solution: http://jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page413.htm A lens cap should not cost more than the lens. :-) Cheers, - Phong