Description
The Russian Jupiter-9 is a high quality, fast portrait lens for the Contax and Kiev rangefinder cameras. It is a copy of Zeiss Sonnar 85/2.
Jupiter-9 is one of the most desirable Russian lenses in both Contax and Leica (39 mm) mounts. It produces very pleasant images and you can control depth-of-field with a wide range of aperture settings. The lens mounted on a Contax or Kiev 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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18 Deg | |
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1.15 m – Infinity | |
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M49x0.5 mm | |
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34.85 +/-0.02 mm | |
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Contax/Kiev External Bayonet | |
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7 elements in 3 groups | |
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This Jupiter-9 was made in 1961.
The lens in GOOD+ condition and comes with a front cap. There are some cleaning marks/faint scratches on the front element, but they will not affect image quality.
This Jupiter-9 is shown mounted on a Contax II (camera is not included).
Nikhilesh Sekhar –
I love this lens! Incredibly sharp wide open with glorious Pre war Zeiss Sonnar Bokeh. It works well on my kiev 4a and my amedeo adapter with Leica M3. I can use the Leica’s 90mm frameline to approximate the 85 mm feild of view. This lens is the best money dollar for dollar that I have ever spent on the lens. Thanks Yuri, you have gained a loyal customer.
Paul Thomas –
Yuri picked a beautiful example of this lens for me. As always, Yuri’s customer service can’t be beat!