J8 and J12.

[ully]

I just got a Jupiter 12 and am pleasantly pleased. It is much smaller than I expected and mint condition. How will the quality compare to a J8 lens?

Thanks
Richard

 

[clintock]

The jupiter 12 once you get it onto the camera without the rangefinder arm scraping off the paint on the rear glass element is an awesome lens. This paint scraping thing only applies to the ltm types, not the contax types.
Great little lens... I like the built-in hood effect of the way it's constructed.

 

[brachal]

As with all things FSU, quality can vary considerably from example to example. I have a 70's Kiev J12 and an 80's LTM J8, and I love them both. Images from both lenses have a similar "feel" -- at least to me. The 8 is slightly prone to flare, and the 12 is definitely more prone to flare up, sometimes very strangely. Still, I'm a big fan of this lens. The second line (street parade) photos in my gallery were all done with my J12, if you want to see a couple of examples.

 

[OldNick]

I've got a number of airplane photos in my gallery that were made with my LTM J-12 and Leica IIIf. If your lens is a good specimen, you should find that it will produce great images.

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