jupiter 9 on r-d1?

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hamish_gill

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im looking at buying a jupiter 9 and im wondering am i likely to get much success with it on my r-d1 with its short rf base?
 
Depends on how you define "much" success. I have done "OK" with a 90mm Elmarit and even a 75mm Summilux, as well as a J-9 and a Nikkor 85/2, on my R-D1 - despite the theoretical limitations of its short EBL. By "OK" I only mean more in-focus frames than out. I just have to shoot more frames and use the delete buttons a little more with these lenses.
 
John -- how much harder is it guestimating an 85/90 vs. a 75 on the Epson? i've tried both the 75mm Summarit and Summilux (drool) and loved the shots i got. i have a chance to get a very good price on a 90mm, but have never tried one. is the difference that huge?
 
I used it a lot in Crete this summer with the R-D1 and enjoyed it. Once you learn to guess estimate the framelines it becomes pretty easy. Picture were great, soft at F2 but starting at F2.8 it was sharper than my old Elmar 4.

This was up to the moment when I dropped it on top of a cliff and damaged two blades .... :bang:
All of the tele/compressed pictures in this slideshow were taken with it :
http://www.yanidel.com/Slideshows/Crete/
 
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Tough to focus wide open, but like yanidel says, once you get accustomed to the framelines, you will get some nice RD1 pics out of it! You might need to shim it to achieve good infinity focus...
 
Cam - for whatever reason I found the 75mm Summilux most difficult to focus accurately - even with an eyepiece magnifier. The 90mm Elmarit was much more forgiving, as is the Nikkor P.C or J-9. The lens on the R-D1 today is an M-mount mod Canon FD 50mm f1.2 - very shallow DOF but still easier to focus than the 75mm Summilux.
 
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