Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/04

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Subject: [Leica] 35mm Non Leica LTM Lens Recomendations?
From: leowesson at charter.net (leo)
Date: Thu Aug 4 19:35:44 2005
References: <e597ce1754.e1754e597c@shaw.ca> <a2f8f44705080408145d257efe@mail.gmail.com>

http://gallery.leica-users.org/By-Jupiter/05v30_0022

Daniel,

I find this shot interesting because it appears to be a woman doing  
laundry.  My wife tells me that women don't do laundry.
Must be different in Sweden!

Nice tones.

Leo

On Aug 4, 2005, at 10:14 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote:

> Greg,
> I've been playing around with the Jupiter-12 on my IIIf. It's an  
> f2.8 lens.
>
> I just put up some shots from yesterday:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/By-Jupiter/05v30_0024
> (Wide-open, slow shutter, 1/30).
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/By-Jupiter/05v30_0021
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/By-Jupiter/05v30_0022
> (Kind of "normal" conditions)
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/By-Jupiter/05v30_0027
> (The Jupiter-8 (50mm), wide-open. It's an f2.0 lens)
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/By-Jupiter/05v30_0026
> (Jupiter-8 under normal conditions).
>
> These are not "plug-and-play" lenses. The Jupiter-12 focuses a bit in
> front of what I'm focusing on, so I give it a slight twist to a longer
> distance after focusing. The Jupiter-8 (50mm) focuses slightly (ever
> so) behind, so I twist it just a little bit closer after focusing. You
> can only tell when it is wide-open.
>
> But to tell the truth, you get much better mileage if you just pick up
> a Kiev (Contax copy) body and lenses (the same) to fit. You don't run
> in to the same mismatches of focusing as you do with the screw-mount
> lenses. The bodies are great. Just keep a roll a electrical tape
> around to seal it up after loading film. Darkness likes to leak out of
> them.
>
> Built like tanks. Cheap.
>
> Best, Daniel
> (now back to vacation ... I was just touching bases now).
>
>
> On 7/29/05, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking to purchase a (non-Leica) LTM lens in the 35mm focal  
>> lenght to use with my old IIIf's and IIIg's f2 or there about and  
>> not made by VC. Nikon, Canon or other sharp lens?
>>
>> Any suggestions on lenses and approximate sale prices?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] 35mm Non Leica LTM Lens Recomendations?)
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