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Jupiter-9 85mm f/2

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Posted by Bengt Köhler Sandberg 2012-04-09

Jupiter-9 85mm f/2

Specs:

Lens:
85mm

Aperture:
f/2 to f/22
15 bladed aperture

Focus:
Infinit to 1.15m (3.77ft)

Mount:
Leica M39 screw mount

Covers:
Standard 35mm film size (24×36 mm negative)

Jupiter-9 85mm f/2


Image quality

Analogue B&W film
Great sharpness even wide open.
Little soft corners.
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2
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f/2 - f/2.8 - f/4 - f/5.6 - f/8 - f/11 - f/16 - f/22

Bokeh
Nice!
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Jupiter-9 85mm f/2

Sample
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2





Build quality

Its from Russia with love!
All metal and is solid as a rock.


Conclusion

Apparently can some old Russian lenses image and built quality vary from lens to lens.
But this good looking piece of metal and glass just amazed me at all points!
And its not all look it also performs great at all apertures.

The focus is not as smooth as my Jupiter-8 but this can be just my lens that need some lubrication.
Aperture ring is stepless and is well placed at the front of the lens.

In short this is a awesome lens that won't disappoint.

Thumbs up:
Image quality
Build quality
Bokeh
15 bladed aperture

Thumbs down:
Have a hard time thinking of one



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Technical Info
Camera: Voigtländer Bessa-R
Scanner: Plustek OpticFilm 7600i
Film: Efke 25
Developer: Kodak D76

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