Jupiter 12 on Fed 5

[ully]

Would this combination work. How much would one expect to pay for a J12
and are they any good?

Thanks

[xayraa33]

it works very well.
between 35 to 80 dollars should be a fair price, depending on the condition, and where you buy it ,for the J-12.
IMHO, the J-12 is a very good lens, although some members here find it
can easily flare somewhat.
you will need an external finder also.
the Fed 5 body is dirt cheap to buy and plentifull.

[dazedgonebye]

There's one in the classifieds right now.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost-classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2317&cat=2

[ully]

Thanks. for the replies.

I have had a Kiev 6 and found the lenses were pretty good. I like all manual
cameras and lenses instead of the all auto stuff nowadays.

[Spyderman]

I think J-12 are quite good. The symmetrical design makes them almost distortion-less. It's a Biogon design, still used in many MF and LF lenses.

If you want to see some examples, click the "-12" in my signature.

But you better get a different body - FED 5 has quite tall hood. In other words, the external viewfinder will sit quite high above the lens and it will suffer from paralax error. A Kiev without the meter is best in this regerd, FED 2 or FED 3 would still be better than FE5, but even FED 5 will do if you compensate...

[darkkavenger]

you have a Kiev-6, ully?????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????

[kully]

And I have the external finder for sale: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost-classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2258&cat=500

I'll give you five pounds off for having a very similar sounding nickname.

[darkkavenger]

I prefer using the Zeiss 432/5 viewfinder
(sample here (http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/zeiss/contax/35finder.jpg))

but the price hurts a bit!