50/1.5 Jupiter J-3 LTM back in production at Lomo

raid said:
There are over 5,100 views so far at this thread, so we can conclude that this new release is of interest to some people here.
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Good point.

I like the idea of resurrection of the old Russian photographic industry - I know, I know . . . I'm dreaming to think one lens matters.

One thing that I specifically like about this lens is that it is in screw mount. That would make it the only screw mount lens currently in production then or does CV still produce one or two of its screw mount lenses?
 
santino said:
You know what, it's time for a Zorki 4 remake (seriously). Kmz could add a simple light Meter with LEDs outside of the finder a la Bessa L and permanent framelines for 35 and 50. I would buy one.. (Or a Zorki 3... even better).
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+1 on this idea. I'd buy one! A new and improved Zorki-4 would be a really fun camera. Who knows, maybe it could happen.

BTW, to complete the authenticity of the new Jupiter-3, I think KMZ / Lomography should pack the lens with that pungent industrial grease they used to use on their original Soviet-made lenses. Also, package the lens in those black bakelite containers as well. сделано в ссср!

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Love those bakelite containers!

By the way, I'm not sure what the problem is with the links for some people—every single one of them works for me, on multiple browsers.
 
Well, the temptation was too great. I pulled the trigger and bought one from cameraquest. The irony is that I just bought a Nikkor SC 50mm 1.4 (Japan) in LTM a few days before this LOMO announcement, for the same price. They both derive from the original Zeiss 50mm Sonnar 1.5.

When I get it, I'll test the two lenses along with my Zeiss C-Sonnar for focus shift, contrast wide open, bokeh, etc.

I've had bad experiences with Soviet era cameras and lenses. I hope that this new Russian lens will be world class, in that it can compete with Japanese and German lenses.
 
Aha, so it was you that got that beautiful 50 1.4 NKT :)

I look forward to do the same comparison to the NKT. Should have received my J3+ today but it will now be Monday instead.
 
funny thread, no it really is. Seems there are 4 groups.
Group 1.:eek:its a Russian lens
Group 2.:eek: how much? for a Russian lens?????
Group 3.:bang: i hav`nt checked the links but i`ve got an opinion.
Group 4.:rolleyes:I`ve done some research.
 
Some are a weighted average of the four groups:
Group1*p1+Group2*p2+Group3*p3+Group4*p4 where p(i)=probability of belonging to Group(i)
 
asiafish said:
The ability to buy a brand-new, brass bodied 1930s Sonnar with modern multi-coating and properly calibrated for accurate focus is well worth $650.
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Gosh... comments like this don't make it any easier to resist GAS for this lens :bang:

I hope they don't bring out a black paint version :eek:
 
As Raid says, this is all demonstrating a lot of interest in the J3+. And, his statistical analysis of pakeha's groupings is good for academic rigor (and humour). I'm eagerly awaiting the results of the comparisons of the J3, J3+ and ZM 50/1.5. Really enjoyable thread!
 
pakeha said:
funny thread, no it really is. Seems there are 4 groups.
Group 1.:eek:its a Russian lens
Group 2.:eek: how much? for a Russian lens?????
Group 3.:bang: i hav`nt checked the links but i`ve got an opinion.
Group 4.:rolleyes:I`ve done some research.
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Hi,

You've left out group 5 who don't agree with group n but won't give a reason, group 6A who have bought one but won't show any test photo's and 6B who have bought one and will/have shown some test shoots.

Still, nearly 200 posts so a good chance of being fairly accurate...

Regards, David
 
DrMcCoy said:
Yeah, made in present day Russia is soooooo much more preferable.

Don't get me wrong the USSR was horrible - but c'mon Putin is only better if you're actually Russian (and even then, that's very marginal).
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It's better in a way that it's just Russia (at least till recent events in Crimea). USSR brings us memories of being kept behind the iron curtain against our will...
 
valdas said:
It's better in a way that it's just Russia (at least till recent events in Crimea). USSR brings us memories of being kept behind the iron curtain against our will...
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Hmmm, OTOH, women were allowed to drive cars and go out on their own.

The real trouble is that all political systems are open to abuse. None of them seem to work for long, imo. You just get the wrong person at the top and it goes bad fast.

Regards, David
 
DrMcCoy said:
I don't think I quite understand what you mean by the first part. To my mind there's been several proxy wars since the formal collapse of the USSR (albeit mostly in the last 10 years).

To the second part I argue that the Russian Federation currently keeps the vast majority of the populace distracted with trinkets and nationalism. I feel that this functions as effectively (if not moreso) than the Iron Curtain did.
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Could we please talk about cameras and stop the clicheed politics thank you.
 
DrMcCoy said:
I don't think I quite understand what you mean by the first part. To my mind there's been several proxy wars since the formal collapse of the USSR (albeit mostly in the last 10 years).

To the second part I argue that the Russian Federation currently keeps the vast majority of the populace distracted with trinkets and nationalism. I feel that this functions as effectively (if not moreso) than the Iron Curtain did.
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I agree on the second part. In my first part I meant that regardless of how bad or good is current political system in Russia (and I won't go into politics as it was advised), it's up to Russians to decide their direction, but at least those Eastern European countries that became the part of the soviet block againt their will after the second WW can stay out of that game.
 
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