sksaito Posted January 23, 2012 Share #1 Posted January 23, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Who services old Russian Jupiter lenses in the U.S? How can I contact them? Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Hi sksaito, Take a look here Jupiter lens. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
doubice Posted January 23, 2012 Share #2 Posted January 23, 2012 As per the sticky above your post: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-blog/leica-repair-specialists/ I have used Don Goldberg and John van Stelten for Leica reapir - both excellent. The Jupiter is quite a simple construction and any competent technician should be able to tackle it. If I may guess - your focusing ring is stiff? The Soviets must have used very long-setting glue instead of lubricants on their lenses.... Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted January 23, 2012 Share #3 Posted January 23, 2012 your focusing ring is stiff? The Soviets must have used very long-setting glue instead of lubricants on their lenses.... Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabears Posted January 23, 2012 Share #4 Posted January 23, 2012 Who services old Russian Jupiter lenses in the U.S? How can I contact them? Thank you. It depends on what you need,better to ask first ... it may be that it costs less to buy another better specimen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 24, 2012 Share #5 Posted January 24, 2012 It might be a good idea regarding Jupiter to find their serial number in dates made. Most are quite poor, regardless one might give the look you want. (After all, my favorite 50mm lens is a post WWII Summitar.) In other words, it might be less fuss and time to just buy another one or two at their penny-to-the-dollar price compared to Leica equivalent focal lengths/f-stop, then choose the better. Heck, buy five! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sksaito Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted January 24, 2012 good point. repair costs will be much higher than the lens itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeTexas Posted January 24, 2012 Share #7 Posted January 24, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's also a good lens to start with if you want to get your hands dirty and learn how to do a CLA on a lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted January 24, 2012 Share #8 Posted January 24, 2012 good point. repair costs will be much higher than the lens itself. You haven't told us yet what is it that needs repairing.... I may have some hints, having taken a few of these apart..... Cheers, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
someonenameddavid Posted January 24, 2012 Share #9 Posted January 24, 2012 I started, inadvertently, a heated discussion over on the rangefinder group at APUG when I suggested that the reason Soviet lenses didn't focus was they all had a subversive element.... It was a joke. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted January 24, 2012 Share #10 Posted January 24, 2012 Who services old Russian Jupiter lenses in the U.S? How can I contact them? Thank you. YOU are the one - so just ring your own phone number ;-) Not kidding, there is a perfect instruction available by Brian Sweeney: http://pentax-manuals.com/repairs/j3service.pdf Because these lenses are so cheap, I would try to the service by myself - if it is not working, you just have spent 20 Dollars for the lens, and two hours of your lifetime, but learned a ot - at least, that you are not a camera repairman. But normally, it should work, and you have a big reward: A self serviced lens. Try it out - its nothing magic, just concentration and work. I tried it out by myself, with a Jupiter 3, and it works. Have had misfocus (cant remember if front or back), and the lens was very stif, and not smooth. With a set of small phillips and flat srewdrivers available at any DIY store, a toothbrush, some cleaning stuff and non acid grease I did a very nice CLA job - and it was a pleasure to use the J3 afterwards. Cheers, Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted January 24, 2012 Share #11 Posted January 24, 2012 Well said Andreas. You can't do more damage than a CLA costs anyway. Jupiters are fine lenses, as such its worth knowing how to fettle them into working properly. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sksaito Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted January 25, 2012 All right then. You guys have convinced me. I will try my first CLA of a lens and learn something. I will go on Brian's website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted January 26, 2012 Share #13 Posted January 26, 2012 All right then. You guys have convinced me. I will try my first CLA of a lens and learn something. I will go on Brian's website. Be careful though, there were at least 4 versions of the Jupiter 3 (f:2/50mm) - if that is indeed the lens you have. So far we have not shared which Jupiter you have or, what is wrong with it either.... The f:2/50mm Jupiter versions differ quite a lot, with some having rotating mounts and some parallel non-rotating mounts. The non-rotating versions have more complicated helical mounts - not insurmountable but, I just wanted you to be aware of that. Google is your friend - that is how I found much of the information to help me with my Jupiter issues. Good luck, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontus Posted January 27, 2012 Share #14 Posted January 27, 2012 Go ahead! I have done CLA on a Jupiter 8 and an Industar, it was much easier than I thought it would be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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