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Two portraits with the Jupiter-11
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PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:17 pm    Post subject: Two portraits with the Jupiter-11 Reply with quote

Since besides my Nikon cameras I also own a Zorki-4, I ordered a Jupiter-11 with 39mm-mount over Ebay Germany from a seller in Saint Petersburg. His name is ' calicurg', his shop-homepage is here:

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/calicurg__W0QQ_armrsZ1

He was as quick as possible, the lense arrived in its original bakelite container with both caps in very good condition, so I think, I can safely recommend him.The lense has a red 'p' in Russian and the sign of the KMZ. Since it is the 39mm-version, I still can't make a full portrait of head and shoulders with it, if I put it in front of the D700, but it is already more than with the Jupiter-9.

I took a few pictures of collegues/friends, and here are two of them:
My friend Heinz is already known from another picture I took with the Nikon Noct, my collegue Kati didn't want to be photographed at all, and when she bent her head down, I told her, I could see a bald patch (which of course she doesn't have) , so she put her hands in front, which makes a nice contrast to her reddish hair. The pictures are not sharpened, and I'm amazed (again) by the picture quality of a Jupiter lense.

Both shot @f 4 , ISO 320







Last edited by madamasu on Mon May 18, 2009 6:45 pm; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like your copy is excellent.
I'm curious. Can the lens cel be removed from the LTM helicoid as it can be with some Leitz LTM lenses?
I have a Hector 135 that can come apart in this way to mount onto a bellows for focusing.


PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Madamasu
We seem to be revisitng a lot of russian glass lately - which is a good thing. The Jup is another fine example

@Andy

I have a Steinheil that does that too


patrickh


PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

F16SUNSHINE wrote:

Quote:
I'm curious. Can the lens cel be removed from the LTM helicoid as it can be with some Leitz LTM lenses?
I have a Hector 135 that can come apart in this way to mount onto a bellows for focusing.


Frankly said, I have no idea and will not try it, because I don't know, if I can put it together again. I'm pretty clumsy and a sledgehammer is an instrument that suits me well. Laughing