My Jupiter-8 50mm f2

[david_b]

Finally I got a m39 to m43 adapter, so I can try this nice lens from my old Zorki4. The camera, that made all pictures of me since my birth to 10-15 years ago.

This is actually the first photo made with this lens on digital camera. Taken down from a working Zorki4 siiting on a shielf.

Of course low light, f2 at 1/50s. ISO was 1250 on Olympus E-PM1. As with all manual lenses, I had a lot of fidling with manual focusing before I press the shuter. My daughter Katja was a model this time durring homework. She is very calm durring writing, so I had time to focus on her eyes. I can't imagine to focus object in moviment.

[Jesito]

Very nice lens, and nice sample.
Which version is yours?. The silver one or the black one?.
Regards.
Jes.

[david_b]

This one:

[iangreenhalgh1]

Nice result. You'll enjoy the J8 a lot I expect, I have several copies and will never sell them, one of the best ways to obtain top performance at low price imho.

[Attila]

I have also dozen of copies, enjoy this great lens.

[Misha_M]

Looks great!
Enjoy it!

[david_b]

Thank's to all who replied.

I like the "look" of lens. Small and fits very nice on E-PM1. the adapter is also very thin, not like for M42. I have also a M39 Industar 50 f3.5 somewhere to test.

[martinsmith99]

[david_b]

He, he. Damn y. Not the first time I made this mistake.

But m43 should be OK. Maybe micro43 or mFT or whatever it is called. Those Olympus small cameras.

[kds315*]

Nice one - congrats!

[Orio]

Very good portrait of your child.
Try the same with B&W film instead of digital. This type of photo will be better, and your Jupiter will give it's best.

[david_b]

Today we had some work to do, something to do with olives
I didn't have much time for photos, but one with Jupiter was done.

As always on Olympus E-PM1, ISO200, 1/1250s, f5,6:



Nothing special. Just an ordinary useless photo.

[Orio]

Great olives photo, best time of the year this is for olive oil lovers

[Nikonshooter]

I can't wait to try mines out! I found one from 1954, I read on this site that the earlier ones could be sharper. It even has that red dot for multi coating.

Those olives look sharp.

[WolverineX]

[david_b]

It was a long time since I used Jupiter 8, so few days ago, I take it with me to a walk (it sounds like it is my dog )

The light was very pour, so I just take two photos to see what we have.

First at f2. Very soft.


Second at f5.6 or f8. This is sharper I think.


And after few minutes fiddling with camera, the sun behind the clouds peeped. And here we have colours.


It is little sad, because at f2 is not very sharp. The helios is better in wide open.

[Attila]

What is lens serial number ?

[Gerris2]

Lovely photos you posted, thank you for sharing them here. Your daughter probably was thinking there is Dad again with his camera, don't move until I hear the click!

[anscochrome]

Zeiss reissued 50mm F 1.5 Sonnar for that very reason-it is not meant to be pin prick sharp wide open like a 50mm F 2.0 Planar. Your Jupiter 8 is a Sonnar type lens correct? Helios is a Biotar like (double gauss) lens.

[david_b]

[david_b]

These days after Lena's post about Jupiter8 I played a little with it. Two crops, one at f2 other at f5,6. No PP here.




It seems that at wide open is soft. Also the other copy I have (newer, black one) is softer.

This is from today durring a cofee time, a shot if I remember not wide open, but 2,8-4. Don't remember. Still very soft if compared to helios 44 or konica AR50 or other AF zuiko lenses.

[Attila]

Actual lens can be dirty, very fine scratched or simple tampered in past and wrongly built back and finally a Monday lens

[david_b]

[Attila]

yes, probably every week has Monday so easy to find one, hunt earliest clean copy as possible, you will shocked...

[david_b]

Still working on Jupiter 8. I don't know why but today it seems better copy