Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a Jupiter-9, black from 1973. Its a nice sharp lens with that beautiful Sonnar bokeh. Focus is a little off which is common with these lenses. I tweaked the rangefinder on one of my M4s and it seems to help. I do get some pretty strong veiling flare when the sun hits it so that's a concern. The shop I bought it from had several so I got to choose. A few of the older ones were a little rough. Hope that helps, Mike D Philip F wrote: > The nice photos taken with an 85mm f/2 have got me thinking about an > alternative lens. As I'd like the original Nikkor 85mm or Zeiss Jena > 85mm f/2.0 they seem to be hard to find in M39 as well as pricey. The > Jupiter-9 looks to be pretty common. What are the opinions of this > lens? Is the sample ratio of pass:fail bad like some of the Russian > copy lenses? I'm intending to use it for my long focal length with an > R-D1 since I already have a 135mm finder and the 85mm focal length > comes close to the FOV of the finder I own. > Thanks all. > Phil Forrest > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >