The Russian Jupiter-9 is a high quality telephoto lens for the Leica type rangefinder cameras. It is a copy of Zeiss Sonnar 85/2.
The Jupiter-9 is one of the most desirable Russian lenses in both Contax and Leica (39 mm) mounts. It produces very pleasant images (portraits in particular), and you can control depth-of-field with a wide range of aperture settings.
The lens mounted on a Leica (or Leica copy) has a nice balanced feel.
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84.5 mm |
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1:2 (settings from 2 to 22) |
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1.15 m - ∞ |
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M49x0.5 mm |
- Optical registration (back focus)
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28.8? 0.02 mm |
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M39x1 mm (LTM). The lens mounts and RF couples with any Leica or Leica copy (FED, Zorki etc.) |
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7 elements in 3 groups |
- The glass is coated; the barrel has a
polished aluminum/chrome finish
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The Jupiter-9 is shown mounted on a Leica IIIa (not included).
The lens comes with both caps (plastic rear and metal front).