J-12 - a great performer

Thanks for the nice words, petronius.
I don't see, how a different body could change the result unless its from internal reflections in the body.

I've given up on the J12; this experience in combination with the weird handling was too much. I'm looking for a 35 Ultron now.
 
Jonni said:
I think the quality of FSU lenses can vary enormously.
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I agree, but when they're good, they're great.

Ath - the Ultron is awesome. I like mine - fast, sharp, relatively inexpensive and works with the Bessa R. Some people don't like its signature though. Apologies for hijacking the thread - back to the J12.
 
I like the J-12 which I just got about month ago. I haven't had a chance to really used it that much yet but I'm happy with what it produced so far.

Here is a sample taken with a Fed-2:
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Can this lens be used on an M8 or does the rear element project too deeply?
 
I'm also thinking about J12 for my Kiev. What is the better direction to go : older silver ones or the newer black ones, regarding building quality, coating, flare resistance...?
 
So, after using my J-12 for some time now - about 6 months since I opened this topic here - I find it still very sharp when stopped down to 5.6 or 8, but a bit less sharp when opened up. I also kind of miss the bigger apperture 2 to create "cooler" oof-areas for let's say kind of portrait-shots.


There's a question which came to my mind today: If I would be intended to use a yellow filter, which one should I pick (light,middle or dark) ? And is it still possilbe to turn the apperture ring with it correctly? What about flaring?
(All questions in regard to the LTM/M39 lens type, not the Contax/Kiev one).

Any comments appreciated.

For my results with my example of the Jupiter-12 lens, please visit my flickr-page.
 
Well i am waiting to get my first two color films (Superia 400) developed with J-12. It supposed to be ready in next few days , so i will try to post the pics here 🙂

I am also thinking about buying filters - i will try with yellow or light orange - they really make a nice sky on BW photos.
 
For the money they are a fantastic bargain. One has to spend at least twice or three times as much for a Voigtlander or later Canon lens to outperform it, and then not by that much.
 
Dave W. I love your first shot here, beautiful bright light makes this photo.It is a great shot! The second one I had a hard time finding where the point of focus is.
 
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