Canon / J12 Question

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Ok all you Canon guroos I bought Frank's II-S and now I am lense hunting. Will the J12 fit without any problems. I tried one on the camera at the show today but was not willing to fire the camera with it on. I could not notice any fit issues but was just not sure. Also it was over priced.

 

[photodog]

My experience with the Jupiter 12 on a Canon II S2 is that my early chrome version would not screw onto the body while a later black version worked fine. The threads on the lens were a little different. You will need to pay more for a black version but it will be money well spent.

 

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The one I tried today was a chrome version and it threaded fine, just wondering about spacing with the glass on the back side. Will it hit the shutter?

 

[wlewisiii]

The key is to have one made after '57. Before that there was a slight differnce in the ass end of the lens that prevents it from fitting. I own a more recent (black) lens fits both my IVSb & 7 cameras just fine.

Put the camera into T and look very carefully. It should be easy enough to see if it will fit or not.

Good luck!

William

 

[xayraa33]

re: canon bottomloader and J-12

re: canon bottomloader and J-12

The one I tried today was a chrome version and it threaded fine, just wondering about spacing with the glass on the back side. Will it hit the shutter?

no, the J- 12 rear glass will not hit the shutter curtains, the problem is some J-12s side rear glass will hit the sides of the internal black light baffles on Canon models from the VT, L1, L2, L3, VIT, VIL, P, 7 and 7s. but most do not hit these baffles in my experience.The Canon bottomloaders did not have these light baffles, so you are ok . Most J-12s will thread into most bottomloader Canons with no problem.