My Jupiter-9 performs the job of portrait lens very nicely. Has a nice smooth bokeh, though it's not the sharpest lens in the world. But for $40 (I think), I'll take it. :-)
-Mat On 7/24/05, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm on the lookout for a portrait lens for my Pentax camera's > (M42-mounted). 85mm takumars on ebay tend not to go below 200$, and I'm > in doubt if this is what I should spend for just hobby photography. > > Some browsing on the web, pointed me to other portrait lenses that can > be used, especially these two are now monitored by me: > > - Jupiter 9, appearantly a lens which had many lives. I understand it's > very old design, but still produced today. Available as m42 or K-mount. > Rumours on the net are that quality is not stable, but "can" be very > satisfactory. I'm not sure if I the old editions are better than the new > ones, or vv. > > - Biometar 80/2.8, actually a medium format camera lens for P6-mount > (Kiev 60,...). Drawback: probably quite heavy, certainly compared to the > Jupiter 9. Advantage: it will probably perform quite well on 35mm, > because the image border areas are cut off (is this a good assumption?) > > The jupiter 9 is thrown at your head on ebay for ~40$; for the biometar > (including adaptor), I guess 50$ should be enough. > > Has any of you got experience with these (or other non-takumar) portrait > lenses?? > > What are your advises? > > Groeten, > > Vic > >
