I moved on to a J3 after too short a time. That J8 was stellar. My only complaint about it was the lack of aperture stops. Throw that in and it would have been all I needed in a medium speed 50.
Im actually currently using the Jupiter 12 on my M9 while waiting for my other 35mm lens to get fixed.... really enjoy that lens too!
The last post of from my blog were all shot (apart from 1) with the J12
This is more like a test shot done with Jupiter 8 50mm f2 on my M9.
Albeit the lens is filled with a little fungus and scratches on the elements, it still seems to be a very capable lens, delivering a decent quality for BnW work.
My friend Tatiana from Russia came over to stay for a few days. As a present she gave me a perfect working Kiev 4 from 1959.
Even the lightmeter works like a dream. The Jupiter 8 that came with it is clear as a bell and is very sharp.
There are no light leaks. There is a perfect spacing of the frames on the film. I only have to clean the inside of the windows of the view- and rangefinder: the images are a bit fuzzy. The rangefinder itself however is perfectly aligned.
What an impressive picture making machine it is.
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