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Hello there I need some advice,I need an opinion on the Russian lenses jupiter,I need a 35 MM lens for my leica M2,I can;t afford a leica,the other option is voigtlanders color skopar,but still the russian lens still more economic,thank you for any advice.



jorgef2002 :bang:
 
The Jupiter 12 is a very nice lens, certainly one of the better lenses from the FSU to my eyes.
I have had the best luck with the newer black lenses though most will tell you to get the older lenses. I would suggest getting it from a reputable seller in case of any problems.

Get one and an adaptor and it will work quite well on your M2.

William
 
jorgef2002 said:
Hello there I need some advice,I need an opinion on the Russian lenses jupiter,I need a 35 MM lens for my leica M2,I can;t afford a leica,the other option is voigtlanders color skopar,but still the russian lens still more economic,thank you for any advice.



jorgef2002 :bang:
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The J-12, like what wlewisii and kmack have said, are good lenses. Get a LTM-39 to M adapter, mount lens and you have a very formidable combo for street photography. The 'white' (aluminium) may particularly look good with a chrome M2. My 1964 J-12 still shoots great.

To give you an idea how this combo will look like- roughly since camera shown is an M-3, with a black J-12. On top is the Russian turret finder; the M3 doesn't have framelines for 35mm

Jay
 
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The Jupiter 12 is a quite a good lens which has been favorably compared with the Summaron. It also doesn't seem to have acquired the spotty reputation of the Jupiter-3 and Jupiter-9 FSU lenses.

I've had good luck with both the silver and black bodied lenses. I'd lean toward a black bodied one largely because the lubricants used on the silver ones often solidifies making the focus helix stiff.

You can get a dedicated FSU viewfinder for 35mm inexpensively, or if you envision getting a 28mm lens some day, the FSU turret finders offer both a 28mm and 35mm frame in the same unit.
 
I use the Jupiter 8 LTM, Jupiter 12 LTM I also have the I-10 collapsible and the I61 L/D lenses. They are used on my Leica IIIc and my FSU bodies. The photos from the J8 and J12 are clear and crisp and I am quite please with them. Oh and the lenses didn't empty my wallet either. Below is my IIIc with my Black 77 vintage J12 and Hellios finder
 
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darkkavenger said:
Jay, your M2 looks fabulous with the KMZ finder and the J-12 :D
Reminds me of my dad Zorki-6 *giggles*
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Its actually an M3. I got it together that way so it would look like my Zorki-6! For some reason it's the Zorki-6 which I find most "M"-like :D Some more pics below, with J-3, J-9, and I-61. All the russian lenses work right with the M3. The FED collapsible can even sneak in as an Elmar on the IIIc! :p

Jay
 
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And btw, the reverse (Leica lens on Zorki) also works. My Zorki-6 does resemble an M2 or M3 :D
 
ZorkiKat said:
Its actually an M3. I got it together that way so it would look like my Zorki-6! For some reason it's the Zorki-6 which I find most "M"-like :D Some more pics below, with J-3, J-9, and I-61. All the russian lenses work right with the M3. The FED collapsible can even sneak in as an Elmar on the IIIc! :p

Jay
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Your RFs look really cool, Jay. I'll get that J-3 and J-9 soon....Hintay ka lang, punta ko sa studio mo...:D

-Annie
 
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