Jupiter-8 on R2A?

[morgan]

I love the J8 sonnar clone on my kiev 4, and I've been thinking about getting an LTM J8 /m-adapter for my R2A. Anybody use one with success?

I'm eyeing the new Zeiss 50 1.5, but thought I'd try this first, especially with all the front focus issues.

 

[rich815]

Worked fine on my R3A when I had it.

 

[RML]

Works fine on my Bessa R. And also on my Leitz Minolta CL, my Leica M2 and my Epson R-D1.

 

[morgan]

Thanks, I'll have to look around for a clean one.

Anybody ever compare the J8 to the new sonnar?

 

[Avotius]

Thanks, I'll have to look around for a clean one.

Anybody ever compare the J8 to the new sonnar?

I hear that the j8's ususaly have less build problems then the j3's but I think there are no click stops on the aperture ring, not 100% sure about that though.

Its a curious idea, I have had my eye open for one over here to see if I can nab one cheap just to play with.

Compared to the new sonnar? The new sonnar is about a stop faster and I imagine it would be sharper, better color, contrast, and all that stuff, but at the price can you complain about the j8? If so you could easily sell it here.

 

[BrianPhotog]

I went through the same thing as you...Kiev 4am /w/ J8, then I got a J8 in an LTM mount for my R2a. No problems except wide open shots are dodgy (someone said something about the LTM mount being the issue?).

 

[jamxo]

Wide open on my Bessa R2a:

Lens works fine, is quite compact actually, Avotius is correct, has no click stops on the aperture. Dont use it much because I much prefer the 35mm ultron, but its perfectly usable with an LTM adaptor.

 

[Santafecino]

You should count on sending it to an expert for cleaning and collimation to Leica standard. Having done that, and if you use a lens shade, you'll be rewarded with the results.

 

[morgan]

Nice shots, they look similar to what I get with my kiev. The no click stops is fine with me. I'll have to order one up.

Now if only I can my R2A back correctly adjusted. It came back today, and I was psyched to get my new nokton on it, only to find that front to back focus issue hadn't been fixed. So it has to go back. Blech.