[Leica] New Jupiter arrives

[pswango at att.net (pswango@att.net)]

While I was having lunch today the postman knocked on the door bearing a 
package from Russia.  My Jupiter-8 has arrived, the result of an Eb*y 
transaction a few weeks ago.  It is exactly as the seller described, and 
packed so that it could easily have survived a drop from an airplane.  I'm 
surprised at the build quality, smoothness of focus and aperture controls, 
and the condition of the glass.  Also, it's very light -- only 4.25 oz.(120 
gm), barely heavier than a collapsible elmar (4.0 oz), pretty impressive for 
a 50mm f/2.  I'm off to shoot a roll this afternoon and hope to have images 
to post in a day or so.  Hoping for the best, though I have been warned 
about uneven QC on this model.  We'll see.  Anyway, it only cost $20 plus 
shipping.

Thanks to Daniel Ridings for posting his Jupiter images and giving me the 
idea in the first place.

If anyone wants the name of the seller I can dig it up.