Excellent J9!

[santino]

Ok, here's the story:

I got my J9 three years ago, shot several rolls and decided to give it a test.
I mounted my '68 J9 on my D60 DSLR via different adaptors. Off course it didn't focus to infinty so I tried it as macro lens. It's so damn creamy wide open that I couldn't resist to try it out at all stops.

IMO it's creamy at 2, get's crisp at 4 and so on. def. one of my all time favourite lenses.

1st @2
2nd @4
3rd @8

 

[januaryman]

I've got one on its way to me from across the seas. While I still love my industars the jupiters are very alluring. I've been using a 8 for about 6 months now and can't get myself to take it off!

 

[Spyderman]

IMO it's creamy at 2, get's crisp at 4 and so on. def. one of my all time favourite lenses.

I came to the same results with my J-9 when I did a kind of comparisson of my LTM lenses: creamy at f/2 and sharp from f/4 on... Maybe there is not so much "sample variation" as the rumors say...

 

[zuikologist]

It's a nice lens. The only problems is usually the yak grease drying out and making focusing more difficult. The lens is available in M42 - just as creamy. I like it.

BTW I think Kim Coxon has instructions on cleaning the focusing up if needed.

 

[Kim Coxon]

There are here http://www.pentax-manuals.com/repairs.htm Hopefully I will be adding another on how to adjust it if it is back focussing. (I need more hours in the day!)

Kim

BTW I think Kim Coxon has instructions on cleaning the focusing up if needed.

 

[lZr]

I see near Lansbaby behavior for all 3 shots. Interesting

 

[Spyderman]

IMO lensbaby belongs to the same bag as all this lomo-stuff.

OTOH Sonnar (i.e. Jupiter-9) is a completely different league...