Jupiter 11 any good?

I have an early 60's J-11 in LTM that sees a lot of use with my bessa-r. The refrigerator photos in my gallery were taken with that lens. I like it a lot.
 
I like the "New Orleans, Biloxi" shot. I think it's neat.

I have considered the Jupiter 9. But I think I have a better chance at getting a J-11 at a good price. The only thing that really "throws me off" the J-11 is the length. It just looks weird to me.
 
w3rk5 said:
The only thing that really "throws me off" the J-11 is the length. It just looks weird to me.
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It's a pretty strange looking lens. But then it's about the same as a Hektor 135.
Are you looking for an LTM mount lens?

Peter
 
w3rk5 said:
I like the "New Orleans, Biloxi" shot. I think it's neat.

I have considered the Jupiter 9. But I think I have a better chance at getting a J-11 at a good price. The only thing that really "throws me off" the J-11 is the length. It just looks weird to me.
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Werks,

Thanks. I'm pretty new to photography, and my shooting time has been limited for the last year or so. Are you refering to the bridge shots? Biloxi after Katrina was something to see -- real wrath of God stuff.

You won't regret a J-11 or a J-9. The 11 is a little long, and it does look slightly odd on the bessa. The J-11 is slower than the 9 -- f4 vs f2. I've heard that the 11 is much simpler than the 9, so it's easier to find a good example.
 
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Peter..........I'm looking for either a LTM or Kiev mount. It doesn't matter since I have FED's and a Kiev. Maybe I'll should just wait for a J-9 with a good "buy it now" price.

Bill........I was reffering to the bridge shots. I hope you don't take it the wrong way when I said it was "neat". Katrina wasdeadly and nothing "neat" about it. I'm fortunate to have never faced anything serious like that. The power of mother nature is CrAzY.

Thank you for everyones input so far.
 
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w3rk5 said:
Bill........I was reffering to the bridge shots. I hope you don't take it the wrong way when I said it was "neat". Katrina wasdeadly and nothing "neat" about it. I'm fortunate to have never faced anything serious like that. The power of mother nature is CrAzY.
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No offence taken; I know exactly what you meant. I've seen a lot of weird, crazy, and disturbing things since I got back to NO last September, but those highway bridges in Biloxi were really in a class by themselves. Makes you appreciate the power of moving water 🙂
 
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Thank you Peter for the kind offer. I think I will wait for a J-9.
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The J9 is a nice lens.

Here are a couple with my Kiev mount J9
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Peter
 
since I have both (J9 & J11) I can say that I prefer the J9. The J11 has probably the best resolution of all FSU RF lenses but doesn't look good on any camera I've tested it on (but the look isn't all 🙂). It's simpler but not that much, the J9 is one of my fav. lenses but you've got to be lucky to get a good example. I had "luck" (got a J9 from moscow in mint condition for 80$ - wasn't cheap but paid off) focus was stiff but figuered out how to disassamble it (don't do it or take shots of the lens while you're disassabling it).
 
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