[Leica] Jupiter 8 Russian Lens Comments--Q for Greg.

[gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)]

Bill,

I purchased it on Ebay for $80US plus $20US for shipping from this Seller: 
suvorov_v

If I was you I'd buy this one which is in Mint condition for $60US plus 
shipping.

See Ebay auction number: 7594401611

Regards,

Greg



----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 10:03 pm
Subject: Re: [Leica] Jupiter 8 Russian Lens Comments--Q for Greg.

> Greg:
>   
>  Did you buy the 35/2.8 from a store? If so, can you tell us 
> whom? How much did you pay for it? Have you tried it out?
>   
>  You got a hell of a deal on the 85/ 2.
>   
>  Bill
> 
> GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>  Rob,
> 
> I bought this lens and a 35/2.8 from a Moscow source a few weeks 
> back. They are certainly worth the asking price. Came wrapped and 
> tied like a package from the 1950's.
> 
> I was even more impressed with the 85/2 Canon Serenar lens in LTM 
> I received from a US Fleabay seller a week or so back. I took some 
> wide open, available light, photos of number 2 daughter on the 
> weekend. I took the negs into the darkroom last night and the look 
> is simply astounding for a lens that is almost 60 years old.
> 
> This lens is a copy of the Zeiss 85/2 which the Soviets also 
> copied after WWII. I paid $140 US for it. This is more than you 
> would pay for the same formula lens in a Jupiter but much cheaper 
> than the original Zeiss. (I also believe that I got a really good 
> deal on it).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Greg
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob McClure 
> Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 7:33 pm
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Jupiter 8 Russian Lens Comments
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I just wanted to share my experience with my latest lens 
> > acquisition -- 
> > a Jupiter 8 50 2.8 in LTM. I paid $62 for this baby from 
> > Fedka.com and 
> > I am very impressed. The build quality is excellent; it looks 
> and 
> > feels a lot like the Summicron I sold to fund other purchases. 
> > The 
> > finish is good and focusing is smooth. The glass is spotless and 
> > it 
> > looked new. I miss the focusing tab, but given the price 
> > difference, 
> > I can live without it. I 've only gotten one roll through it so 
> > far, 
> > but have been please with a couple low light shots and some of 
> my 
> > favorite tree pictures. I also bought the round metal lens hood 
> > and it 
> > probably will work well enough, but it is pretty bulky compared 
> to 
> > the 
> > vented round hood I had on my Summicron. This is one of the few 
> > Leica-related accessories I've purchased since going digital 
> (the 
> > other 
> > being a Russian 50 Elmar clone), but at these prices, I can 
> > justify 
> > expanding my film equipment.
> > 
> > Rob McClure
> > 
> > 
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