[Leica] IMG: Friday Flowers by Jupiter

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Hi Ted,

I've been advised by others to refrain from identifying gear used, 
because it only draws attention away from the image.  Let the image 
stand on its own.  But, this lens has been laying around unused for 
years, because its focusing cam never worked right with my Leicas.  I 
had heard that the Russians made some good Zeiss copies after the war, 
and this appears to be one of them.  I will try it for a while and see 
what it can do.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

While my memory is working, I seem to recall that you started out with 
an Argus.  In 1952, I wanted a 35mm and searched all of the magazine 
articles.  I narrowed the field down to a new Argus or Kodak Retina, or 
a used Leica.  I bought a 1935 Leica IIIa with an Elmar 50/3.5.

Cheers!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 11/11/2016 3:24 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> I bet you could show this photo to folks and say?  "Man this LEICA LENS" is
> just fantastic! And the response would be quite in the affirmative!
> Colours look perfect along with all the sharp edge petals. Quite 
> interesting
> really!
> Of course we all know content results are 99.9% due to the photog shooting
> and holding the camera. :-) GOOD on you Lad! Another good one!  :-)
> cheers,
> ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of
> Jim Nichols
> Sent: November-11-16 10:29 AM
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Friday Flowers by Jupiter
>
> For some reason, it occurred to me this morning that the old Jupiter 8,
> 50/2, low serial number, made for Kiev, lens that I have had for years,
> which wouldn't focus well on my Barnacks, might work just fine on the
> Fuji X-E1.  So I mounted it on double adapters and took it out for a
> spin.  The aperture setting turns freely, so I secured it with a rubber
> band.
>
> Shooting a brick wall showed proper focus, and no distortion, but I
> wanted a real subject.  I had seen this spot of color from a distance,
> so I checked out my neighbor's cool weather blooms.  To me, the Zeiss
> heritage shines through.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cool+Weather+Colors.TIFF.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>