Vintage Cameras & Lenses

Very rare and very qualitative  M39  Jupiter-9 RF Silver  1956  KMZ  version  #5603055 red П  lens with the best optics quality. KMZ factory !!! No Arsenal, no LZOS(Lytkarino)!!! Jupiter-9, quite compact and fast portrait lens in m39 mount(Zenit, Pentax, Practika etc) – will work on modern DSLRs as well as mirrorless systems: Sony NEX, Olympus Pen, Panasonic G, Canon EOS M, Nikon 1, FujiFilm XE-1 etc. One of the best Russian portrait lenses.   The Jupiter-9 lens is quite good as a portrait painter. It gives a rather sharp, but plastic and three-dimensional picture. Due to the low resolution and low contrast, it transmits semitones well and hides skin defects. Not all lenses were produced at KMZ: some were produced by the Arsenal plant, and some were produced by LZOS(Lytkarino). The low production culture in Lytkarino and the associated almost 100% optical marriage caused unflattering reviews about this lens among amateur photographers. However, low-quality lenses produced by LZOS are, one might say, generally different Jupiter-9s, which manifest themselves during operation differently from Krasnogorsk or Arsenal ones. The best Jupiter-9 lenses can be considered white KMZ Jupiters, produced before 1965. There are many Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 lenses currently on sale on the secondary market at quite attractive prices (the MC version is rare, though).  It is better to give preference to  lenses that were exported (Jupiter is written in Latin letters),  white/silver lenses before 1965  and black MC lenses after 1988. The Jupiter-9 short aperture telephoto lens is one of the most famous Soviet portrait lenses. The lens was developed on the basis of the Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 85/2  and has been produced since 1951 in a frame for rangefinder cameras of the Contax RF (Kyiv) and M39 LTM (Zorkiy, FED) systems. It is believed that the prototype Jupiter-9, "Zonnar-Krasnogorsky" ZK-85  was produced from German lens blocks from 1948 to 1951. ____________________________________ See my other items to save shipping costs.  Usual shipping time (with tracking) to EU 9-25 days, USA and Canada 12-35 days, other world 15-45 days.  This is a used item and may have traces of usage.  Purchasing old/vintage/used equipment please make sure it is compatible with your new cameras, lenses etc. you are going to use it with.  Please note that the delivery takes place from aboard, therefore customs fees are possible. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These must be paid by the buyer depending on the destination country.  Questions have to be asked before the bid. All information in the listing are not binding and without guarantee. Errors, misprints and prior sale expressly reserved. If you have any issues with your purchase please contact me before leaving a feedback. I value my customers and all problems can be solved. Return Policy  If you are not satisfied for any reason with any item you have purchased, you can return it within 14 days after receiving it.  Please, make sure the item is packed and shipped it in the same condition you have received it.  Full refund will be issued after I receive the item back. Buyers have to pay for the return shipping, except for receiving wrong or defective items. In those cases I will cover your shipping expenses (applied only for economy international shipping services) If you received wrong or defective item, you will be eligible for discount next time you buy anything from my store! Just message to remind me! Please, do not leave a negative or neutral feedback for that.