Ebay good today, I think

[r-brian]

Just won a 35mm Jupiter 12 and a 85mm Jupiter 9 today. Both from the same person in Mass. The J-12 for $39 and the J-9 for $40 with $6 shipping. Put my bid in 2 days ago and they held up. Funny thingabout Ebay, other J-12 auctions on-going are bid higher than these.

Does anyone have experience with these lenses? I will be using them on my FED 3b and FED 2c (which should arrive this week). I'm in the process of finding the aux. finder for the lenses.

Brian

[doubs43]

Brian, you did very well indeed. I really can't comment on the J-12 as I haven't used mine yet but if my J-9's are any indication, you'll like it. I just got my J-9 for LTM and haven't used it yet but the ones I have for the Kiev are very good.

Let us know how they work out.

Walker

[Honu-Hugger]

At the other extreme eBay seemed to favor some sellers, as well. I love eBay - it is so unpredictable!

D2

[Doug]

Sounds like you got a good deal, Brian, if the lenses are in in good condition! I don't have a J-9, but like my Jupiter-12, as it seems to perform pretty well. I did immediately seek out a FSU finder for 35mm, and it's a good one too. I think I might have done better on the price to have waited for an auction for both lens and finder together.

[Roman]

The J-12 is an absolutely great lens! Here is a shot I made with mine:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/3626/password//sort/1/cat/500/page/1
The J-9 is also potentially great, but a mechanical nightmare, so there are a lot of misadjusted ones around... If yours works OK, you can expect some of the best bokeh EVER (after all, it is a real Sonnar!)

Roman

[Pherdinand]

Nice shot, Roman.

Hey! you have LOTS of nice shots in your gallery! How did i miss them until now?

[Pherdinand]

Does the J-9 Kiev mount fit and work well on the Contaxes? (i'm asking about the postwar iia / iiia, not the prewar ii / iii on which the Kievs were based)

[Roman]

Thanks!