Sandokan Posted January 24, 2016 Share #1 Posted January 24, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) http://petapixel.com/2016/01/21/the-lomography-jupiter-3-is-another-classic-soviet-lens-raised-from-the-dead/#more-199794 It seems for the extraordindary price of $649 (compared to the £30 I paid 4 years ago for a Zorki 4K with Jupiter 50mm (but mine might have been the Jupiter 8), Lomo will re-release this lens. The sample images are reminiscent of what I remember getting from mine (strong contrast). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Hi Sandokan, Take a look here "New" Jupiter 3 for LTM. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
menos I M6 Posted January 25, 2016 Share #2 Posted January 25, 2016 Christ! You can get a real wartime Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 5cm f1.5 LTM for that money! I commend the effort though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphlex Posted January 25, 2016 Share #3 Posted January 25, 2016 If I still had a Barnack, I'd take a serious look at this new Jupiter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted January 28, 2016 Share #4 Posted January 28, 2016 Old Jupiter 3 lenses are not to Leica specs and often don't focus correctly, not to mention shoddy QC. They can be excellent, but it takes work and/or a lot of luck. My J3 is a 1963 coated lens that was optimized by Brian Sweeney. It is just as good as the magnificent 1937 Sonnar I have that Brian converted from Contax mount using a Jupiter 3 housing. This new lens promises to be far bett built with a brass instead of aluminum body and more modern coatings. A fair price for what you get. i ordered mine yesterday, can't wait to compare to my old Jupiter 3 and ancient Sonnar. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted January 28, 2016 Share #5 Posted January 28, 2016 i ordered mine yesterday, can't wait to compare to my old Jupiter 3 and ancient Sonnar. I'd love to see some examples if you can post them up here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted January 29, 2016 Share #6 Posted January 29, 2016 I'd love to see some examples if you can post them up here! FedEX says I will have it February 4. I'm taking a trip to Korea at the end of February and hope to test the new lens before I go. Brian has test shots up at www.leicaplace.com if you want to see it (they are magnificent). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
friedeye Posted February 1, 2016 Share #7 Posted February 1, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's a favorite lens of mine. I was lucky; mine came from the Ukraine, cost $250, and has performed flawlessly. But I must say that a modern, brass version that focuses at .7m is very tempting. Think I may have to bite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
friedeye Posted February 1, 2016 Share #8 Posted February 1, 2016 Just off the Lomo site. It seems that the lens is being built in the Zenit factory - same as the original, and is only listed as "metal" construction. That says to me aluminum, as in the original lens. Of course, the coatings will be new and the focus distance in .7 -- but I'm not sure it'll be a big improvement over my present J3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
friedeye Posted February 1, 2016 Share #9 Posted February 1, 2016 Whoops. Just went to Brian's site. Chrome plated brass. Back on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2016 Share #10 Posted February 1, 2016 My black IIIa syn wants a black one when it's available... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentim Posted August 21, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 21, 2020 Hi, can someone provide a contact or link for Brian Sweeney? I'm interested in acquiring a vintage Jupiter lens for my Leica M8 but couldn't find it. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini Posted August 21, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 21, 2020 That bokeh...🤢 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted August 21, 2020 Share #13 Posted August 21, 2020 Try the skyllany shop on ebay. yes the bokeh is gorgeous. But focussing a nightmare (the LTM original on a Leica-M). I wonder if the converted Jupiters (changed lens focussing distance) preserves that 'look'. There are no examples. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentim Posted August 21, 2020 Share #14 Posted August 21, 2020 58 minutes ago, Alberti said: Try the skyllany shop on ebay. yes the bokeh is gorgeous. But focussing a nightmare (the LTM original on a Leica-M). I wonder if the converted Jupiters (changed lens focussing distance) preserves that 'look'. There are no examples. Thanks @Alberti, I'll try to contact them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted August 22, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, vincentim said: Hi, can someone provide a contact or link for Brian Sweeney? I'm interested in acquiring a vintage Jupiter lens for my Leica M8 but couldn't find it. Thanks! Hi Vincent, Brian was here for a while under the forum name brianv but he hasn't been around under that name since 2012. He got ticked off with something I believe and left for awhile but rejoined under a different name but I can't remember what it was. I think he's left the forum for good now as I haven't seen any posts from him for several years. I note that Brian posted an article on 35mmc in April so Hamish Gill over there might be able to put you in touch. Pete. Edited August 22, 2020 by farnz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted August 22, 2020 Share #16 Posted August 22, 2020 I think you'll find that Brian is mostly active as a moderator on the Cameraderie Leica sub-forum (previously Leica Place) these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentim Posted August 22, 2020 Share #17 Posted August 22, 2020 Thanks Pete and Ecar. Brian answered me through his Flickr page and recommend I contact Skyllaney, which I did. Thanks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01maciel Posted August 22, 2020 Share #18 Posted August 22, 2020 According the the Lomo website it is still out of stock. Does anyone has a clue when the lens will be available? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted August 22, 2020 Share #19 Posted August 22, 2020 There is continually a seller on Ebay that sells the Jupiter-3 new (+), that appears already to be aligned for the Leica distance. It is out of stock, so what the origin of his lenses is I don't know . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2020 Share #20 Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) Since the "new" Jupiter 3 ltm is supposed to be manufactured on the same worn-out machines as the old models decades before, I am not at all surprised that two lenses I tested on a Photokina came across as extremely wobbly and imprecise - no useful tool for a Leica. Edited August 22, 2020 by mnutzer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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