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Subject: [Leica] M8 & a Jupiter 12
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed Jan 24 23:55:31 2007
References: <C1DD9D56.DFAD%heninger@adobe.com>

Wade,

I'm a fan of the Jupiter 12, so would be interested in seeing some results 
if you find it can be done safely.  I'm sorry that I can't help with advise 
as to whether it can be done without damaging the M8 shutter.  I would be 
very careful.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wade Heninger" <heninger@adobe.com>
To: "LUG Leica" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:33 AM
Subject: [Leica] M8 & a Jupiter 12


> I've got a bevy of Russian glass sitting on my shelf that I got in a 
> frenzy
> of interest a few years back.  They've mostly sat on a shelf while I use 
> the
> Leica glass.
>
> My inventory includes a Jupiter 8, 9, 12, an Industar 22 (collapsible),
> Industar 50, and an Industar 61.
>
> So, now that I have my M8 working and it is much easier to do some tests, 
> I
> put all but one of the lenses above on and shot a few pictures.  I'll try 
> to
> post a link with a gallery in the next few days.
>
> The one lens I wanted to try the most I didn't - the Jupiter 12. That rear
> element is so funky and I've always heard there *could* be compatibility
> problems (i.e. Banging against the shutter) so I left it out of the 
> testing.
>
> My question then, has anyone tried a Jupiter 12 with an M8?
>
>
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> w a d e  h e n i n g e r
> u s e r  e x p e r i e n c e
> a d o b e  s y s t e m s ,  i n c
>
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