Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/01

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Subject: [Leica] Jupiter 8 Russian Lens Comments
From: msmall at infionline.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Wed Mar 1 20:23:25 2006
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At 09:54 PM 3/1/06 -0600, Matt Powell wrote:
>On 3/1/06, Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> wrote:
>> The 1.5/50 Jupiter-3 is an even better lens, especially the latest ones.
>> This was a lens design which it took Leitz three decades to equal and they
>> still haven't beaten it even with the new APO-ASPH miracle Summilux
>> recently introduced.
>> Marc
>
>I have considered buying one of these a few times, but I'm concerned
>about the compatibility with my M7, the reports I've read elsewhere
>mention shimming and other alterations to the lens being necessary.
>
>What are the odds of one coming from someone like Fedka working right off?

This is absolutely absurd.  Yri stands behind his sales.  

There is a lot of whinging and whining by ill-educated folks on the
Internet.  This is chaff in the breeze.

Buy one.  You will love it, especially wide-open.  

Marc

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