The Jupiter-12 picture gallery

stevebrot said:
You are so right. What surprised me is that it was totally absent from the sunset shot. Not even a hint of iris outline (shot was taken at f/11). I was expecting a total disaster and almost did not take the shot. Boy was I surprised.

Steve
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I think this is what makes J12 such a wonderful lens: you just never know.😉
By the way, your images are really excellent.
 
Took a quick trip to Seattle few weeks ago. Been sitting on these images for a while. All shot with the M6 + J12. Film was either Kodak Tri-X or HP5+ pushed to 1600. Developed at home in HC110 Dil B for 16 mins. Scanned with my Nikon Coolscan IVED.


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My J12 just sits there. The posted images here suggest that this lens can be quite good in the right hands. Could it also be that there are better versions and not so good versions of this lens?
 
Sorry if I gave the impression I was directing the comment to anyone in particular. It was a warning to buyers that you have to be careful when you buy one off the -net.

Not all J-12 lenses are as good as these ones are!🙁

Caveat emptor.

pdexposures said:
Who are you referring to here?

I think everybody in this thread has expressed their love for this lens quite a bit.
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Murray Kelly said:
Hate to rain on your parade, but both that I have (Kiev/LTM) J-12 lenses are dogs.
Be careful buying off the e-bay.
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I also have both Contax/Kiev and LTM versions and both are pretty capable. Both are black version LZOS and fairly recent manufacture (1980 and 1982 respectively). I haven't done any controlled tests, but my opinion is that the Contax/Kiev version is slightly better. I got the Contax/Kiev copy on eBay, but from a U.S. seller (under $25 USD...whoo! Hoo!). The LTM lens, I purchased from an online friend on the Pentax Forums.


Steve
 
I just found a nice 1957 KMZ j12 (wanted to try an original Biogon, did not found one at an not outrageous price). I like it very much, except for the distortion (and I do not think I goes quite to infinity).

Yes it does flare against the sun 😛

 
If it doesn't go to infinity, it means it was reassembled incorrectly after DIY service. Optical block was screwed in too far or not enough. I had the same with J12 in Kiev/Contax mount.
 
Crazy Fedya said:
If it doesn't go to infinity, it means it was reassembled incorrectly after DIY service. Optical block was screwed in too far or not enough. I had the same with J12 in Kiev/Contax mount.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll have to check the infinity more accurately on a really far away object (up to 50m looks OK and quite sharp).
 
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