Hi Juan,
I've been toying with one (M42 version) borrowed from a friend
(thanks Adi), and have done some available light shooting (wide-open)
as well as a couple comparative tests with similar focal lengths.
A nice lens - that is. Small, compact, well-built, with long throw
focus ring and good overall feeling. Unfortunately, the good news stop
here. While I got some nice portraits with it, it's nowhere sharp
enough - even at f/8 is behind the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. Wide-open has
huge comma aberrations and flares badly. I believe this sample was
single-coated - were the later multi-coated!?
Anyway, for the price I think it's worth as a portrait lens as
well as for available light first endeavors - at least while the
subject is centered and the scene lacks the floodlights.
Servus, Alin
Juan wrote:
JJB> I've been looking for a cheap ~85mm lens. Does anyone has experience
JJB> with the Jupiter-9? It's 85mm f2, originally a copy of a Zeiss
JJB> design. The Leica SM version has good reviews.
JJB> I've seen this lens on M42 mount. Does anyone know if a K-mount
JJB> version exists?
JJB> The M42 version is going on ebay for $50 (Buy it now).
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