Jupiter 5cm/1,5 optic block

I got optic block of this lens few years ago, I think it's from LTM mount, it could not be Kiev/contax mount, as my Helios 53/1,8 almost as big as this optical block.

It's been sleep for long time as I like to use projector lenses more.

Here's some images taken minutes ago. all wide open.

Jupiter 3

Taken in a corner of meeting room. all wide open.
Sony NEX5

Festival Kesenian Yogyakarta ke 25

FKY tahun ini terasa berbeda dibanding tahun-tahun sebelumnya yang bertempat di Beteng Vredeburg. Kali ini mengambil lokasi bekas pasar burung Ngasem yang telah disulap menjadi Plasa Ngasem. Kata panitia, untuk lebih mendekatkan FKY pada masyarakat. Kebetulan komunitas lensa manual regional Jogja diajak untuk ikut menampilkan sesuatu, sehingga saya berkesempatan mendokumentasikan hal-hal seputar FKY kali ini, dengan gaya seadanya :)
Peserta kirab pembukaan

Jupiter 3 50/1,5

Jupiter 3 50/1,5

Suasana menjelang siang di depan stand LM Jogja

Olympus EPM1 & Heliar 15/4,5

Cheerleader dari UNY

Meyer orestegon 29/2,8

Penonton..

Steinheil Munchen 135/3,5

Steinheil Munchen 135/3,5

The festival still going on until June 5th 2013, will update the picture soon.

Jupiter 3 50/1,5 L39

This lens has good reputation as a Sonnar copy.
Little bigger than its brother Jupiter 8 50/2
You can find some usefull infromation on this lens and other Russian here

test at wideopen


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F8

Jupiter 8 50/2 L39

Jupiter 8 in Leica screw mount has small body which is perfect to be attached in my Sony NEX
As you can see on left, If We don't see front lens it looks like Leica :D
In fact this lens is copy of Carl Zeiss Sonnar 50/2 for Contax rangefinder.
Many people say about Russian copy of Zeiss, almost same with the one being copied. This conclusion, I believe is true including Jupiter 8.
There are some Jupiter 8 variants according to Sovietcam, this lens code name is PT3030. Seems to be an earliest version of the regular Jupiter-8 lens. Released by KMZ in 1951-1960


This lens isn't razor sharp wide open, I'd choose my yashica ML 50/2 for that purpose, somehow I like its character

Someone on photo.net (2002) even said that this lens is Lens Bargain of the Century

wide open






stepped down

Jupiter 9 85/2 M39

Got this item from Ukranian ebayer. It took around a month to be delivered.

There are some variant of Jupiter 9. The old silver version and range finder version is said to be sharper.  Mine is black version in M39 screw mount with 15 blades.
First shot was wideopen, just like some people say, soft focus for portrait. Well I have some sharp lenses, so I'm not expect sharpness from Jupiter 9. Then I tried focus infinity.. Ooops, it doesn't reach infinity with M39-EOS adapter. I asked mflenses fellow, someone said that it's common for M39 lenses. Well, I'll let it be, it's for portrait, not landscape.
Like some other old lenses with good bokeh, sharpness isn't important. Trioplan 100/2,8 fro example. I like bokeh of this J9

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Data from zenitcamera.com

Focal Length: 85 mm (84.46 mm) Relative aperture: 1:2 Angle of view: 28 ° Frame size: 24x36 mm Front vertex focal distance: -73.42 Mm Back vertex focal length: 40.71 mm Distance from first to last the surface: 54.35 mm Number of elements / groups: 7 / 3 Operating distance: 28.8 mm, 34.85 mm, 44 mm 45.2 mm 45.5 mm Number of diaphragm blades: rangefinder and options for SLR cameras - 15 Limits the scale of the diaphragms: 1:2 - 1: 22 Closest focusing distance: rangefinder option - 1,15 m option for SLR cameras - 0,8 m Jupiter-9-automatic - 1,2 m Connections: lens with the camera: M24x1 ( Narcissus ), M39x1, mount Kiev / Contax, Kiev-mount machine, M42x1 for screw-in tips: SpM49x0, 5, M49x0, 75 for donning Tips: Ø51 mm location for mounting filters: Forward Resolution of N (center / edge): Initial - 30/18 lines / mm Jupiter-9-automatic - 32/23 lines / mm Transmittance: 0.75 Formula Color: no data Type of enlightenment: chemical, single-layered, multi- Dimensions: length of the lens set to infinity, with lids: ranging threaded version - 80 mm option for SLR cameras - 65 mm Jupiter-9-machine - 62 mm maximum diameter of the rim: rangefinder option - 60 mm option for SLR cameras - 68 mm Jupiter-9-machine - 56 mm Weight: rangefinder option - 335 g option for the SLR - 400 g Jupiter-9-machine - 400 grams