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The Jupiter (Russian: Юпитер, "Jupiter") series of lenses are
Lomography
an
Zenit
The lens is named Jupiter-3+ and is meant to be used with Leica-style rangefinder cameras (either Leica thread mount or
It was made for two different camera mounts, the Leica thread mount used on
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
camera lenses made by various manufacturers in the former Soviet Union
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. They were made to fit many camera types of the time, from pre-WWII
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rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
to almost modern SLRs. They are copied from Zeiss pre-WWII
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
designs with incremental improvements, such as coatings, introduced during production. The majority of them are based on Zeiss Sonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
optical scheme, but that's not a rule.
Jupiter-3
The Jupiter-3 lens is derived fromZeiss Sonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
optical design. It has seven elements in three groups. This lens is the fastest Jupiter lens, having a maximum aperture of f/1.5. The focal length of this lens is 50mm, sometimes also expressed as 5cm.
It was made for two different camera mounts, the Leica thread mount used on Zorki
Zorki (russian: Зоркий, meaning sharp-sighted) is the name of a series of 35mm rangefinder cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1978.
The Zorki was a product of the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ), which also pr ...
, FED, and some other Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, and the Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
mount used on Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
. The latter one can be used on all Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, with the former ''usually'' needing to be adjusted to properly work on non-Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
using Leica thread mount.
In recent years, a new version of this lens was manufactured by collaboration of the companieLomography
an
Zenit
The lens is named Jupiter-3+ and is meant to be used with Leica-style rangefinder cameras (either Leica thread mount or
Leica M mount
The Leica M mount is a camera lens mount introduced in 1954 with the Leica M3, and a range of lenses. It has been used on all the Leica M-series cameras and certain accessories (e.g. Visoflex reflex viewing attachment) up to the current film L ...
with an adapter), but can also be used with any digital mirrorless camera
A mirrorless camera is a photo camera featuring a single, removable lens and a digital display.
The camera does not have a reflex mirror or optical viewfinder like a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, but may have an electronic v ...
.
Jupiter-6
The Jupiter-6 lens is derived fromZeiss Sonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
optical design. The focal length of this lens is 180mm and it has a maximum aperture of f/2.8. The lens is thus a telephoto lens, nowadays usually used for portrait photography.
It's exclusively made for SLR cameras. There are two versions of this lens, namely Jupiter-6 in M39 mount (not to be confused with LTM, this is the SLR version of the mount for early Zenit
Zenit, meaning "zenith", may refer to:
Spaceflight and rocketry
* Zenit (rocket family), a Soviet family of space launch vehicles
* Zenit (satellite), a type of Soviet spy satellite
* Zenit sounding rocket, a Swiss rocket
Sports
* Zenit (sports ...
cameras) and Jupiter-6-2 in M42 mount.
This lens is really big and heavy. It has five elements in three groups. There are rumors that this lens is actually a real Sonnar, even more than the Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2.8 / 180, which is believed to use the redesigned Sonnar optical scheme – Ernostar.
Jupiter-8
The Jupiter-8 lens is derived from theZeiss Sonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
design. It has six elements in three groups. It has a focal length of 50mm and a maximum aperture of f/2.0.
It was made for two different camera mounts, the Leica thread mount used on Zorki
Zorki (russian: Зоркий, meaning sharp-sighted) is the name of a series of 35mm rangefinder cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1978.
The Zorki was a product of the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ), which also pr ...
, FED, and some other Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, and the Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
mount used on Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
. The latter one can be used on all Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, with the former ''usually'' needing to be adjusted to properly work on non-Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
using Leica thread mount. The lens is a standard M39 mount.
Additionally, there existed a modified version of this lens, called the Jupiter-8M. The only difference between the two versions is that the modified version had click-stops on the aperture ring. It was available only in Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
mount for Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
.
A variation of Jupiter-8 lens was the usual standard lens on many Zorki
Zorki (russian: Зоркий, meaning sharp-sighted) is the name of a series of 35mm rangefinder cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1978.
The Zorki was a product of the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ), which also pr ...
and Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
cameras, making it a pretty common lens even today.
Jupiter-9
The Jupiter-9 lens is derived from theZeiss Sonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
design. It has seven elements in three groups. Its focal length is 85mm, which makes it a short telephoto lens usually used for portrait photography. The maximum aperture of this lens is f/2.0.
It was available in multiple camera mounts. It's most commonly found today in the Leica thread mount used on Zorki
Zorki (russian: Зоркий, meaning sharp-sighted) is the name of a series of 35mm rangefinder cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1978.
The Zorki was a product of the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ), which also pr ...
, FED, and some other Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, and the Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
mount used on Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
. The latter one can be used on all Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, with the former ''usually'' needing to be adjusted to properly work on non-Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
using Leica thread mount. But this lens was also manufactured in M42 mount, Pentax K-mount
The Pentax K-mount, sometimes referred to as the "PK-mount", is a bayonet lens mount standard for mounting interchangeable photographic lenses to 35 mm single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras. It was created by Pentax in 1975, and has since been u ...
, Leica M and proprietary Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
SLR mount (used on Kiev 10 and Kiev 15 cameras).
Jupiter-11
The Jupiter-11 lens is derived from theZeiss Sonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
design. It has four elements in three groups. Its focal length is 135mm, making it a telephoto lens. The maximum aperture of this lens is f/4.0.
It was available in multiple camera mounts. It's most commonly found today in the Leica thread mount used on Zorki
Zorki (russian: Зоркий, meaning sharp-sighted) is the name of a series of 35mm rangefinder cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1978.
The Zorki was a product of the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ), which also pr ...
, FED, and some other Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, and the Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
mount used on Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
. The latter one can be used on all Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, with the former ''usually'' needing to be adjusted to properly work on non-Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
using Leica thread mount. But this lens was also manufactured in M42 mount, M39 mount (which shouldn't be confused with Leica thread mount, this is an SLR version of the lens for early Zenit
Zenit, meaning "zenith", may refer to:
Spaceflight and rocketry
* Zenit (rocket family), a Soviet family of space launch vehicles
* Zenit (satellite), a type of Soviet spy satellite
* Zenit sounding rocket, a Swiss rocket
Sports
* Zenit (sports ...
SLRs), and proprietary Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
SLR mount (used on Kiev 10 and Kiev 15 cameras).
There also existed a variation of the lens called the Jupiter-11A. All the Soviet lenses with -A suffix had interchangeable lens mounts, so the buyer was able to choose the required mount for their lens.
Jupiter-12
The Jupiter-12 lens is derived from theZeiss Biogon
Biogon is the brand name of Carl Zeiss for a series of photographic camera lenses, first introduced in 1934. Biogons are typically wide-angle lenses.
History
The first lens branded Biogon (2.8 / 3.5 cm, unbalanced) was designed in 1934 by Lu ...
design. It has six elements in four groups. Its focal length is 35mm and its maximum aperture is f/2.8.
It was made for two different camera mounts, the Leica thread mount used on Zorki
Zorki (russian: Зоркий, meaning sharp-sighted) is the name of a series of 35mm rangefinder cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1978.
The Zorki was a product of the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ), which also pr ...
, FED, and some other Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, and the Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
mount used on Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
. The latter one can be used on all Contax
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss intercha ...
rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
, with the former ''usually'' needing to be adjusted to properly work on non-Soviet rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
using Leica thread mount.
Jupiter-13
Very little information exists about this lens. It's a large format lens, originally used for aerial photography. It's using theZeiss Sonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
optical formula. Its focal length is 125mm and its maximum aperture is f/1.5.
Jupiter-17
This is a lens that was meant to be produced in big quantities to replace Jupiter-8 as the new default lens onSoviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
Leica thread mount rangefinders
A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography an ...
. It never actually got to a point where it was produced, but a few prototypes of this lens exist in collections.
The lens has five elements in four groups. Its focal length is 50mm and its maximum aperture is f/2.0.
Jupiter-21
Jupiter-21 is a telephoto lens with focal length of 200mm. Its maximum aperture is f/4.0. The lens was made in multiple mounts and is frequently adapted to modern cameras nowadays. There are multiple versions of the lens. The most common one is the Jupiter-21M, which has M42 mount. But there were also versions Jupiter-21A and Jupiter-21T. The Latter has T mount and the former is a lens with -A suffix. This means that lens has multiple mounts available and the user can decide which mount the lens uses.Jupiter-36
Jupiter-36 is a medium format lens, produced forKiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
medium format cameras. Two versions of the lens exist. One is named Jupiter-36B and it has Pentacon Six mount
The Pentacon Six mount (commonly abbreviated to P6, or Б in Cyrillic script, Cyrillic) is a breech-lock bayonet lens mount originally used by several medium format (film), medium format single-lens reflex camera, single-lens reflex cameras from E ...
- this one was made to be used with Kiev 6C and Kiev 60 medium format cameras. The other version of the lens is Jupiter-36V, which has Hasselblad 1600F mount.
The lens has a focal length of 250mm and a maximum aperture of f/3.5. It's based on Zeiss Sonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
optical scheme. It has 4 elements in 3 groups.
The lens is very heavy (1500g) and doesn't have a tripod socket.
Jupiter-37
Jupiter-37 is anotherSonnar
The Zeiss Sonnar is a photographic lens originally designed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele in 1929 and patented by Zeiss Ikon.Deutsche Patent 530843, 1929-08-14 It was notable for its relatively light weight, simple design and fast aperture.
The name ...
type lens. Its focal length is 135mm and its maximum aperture f/3.5.
The lens exists in a few versions, the most common one being Jupiter-37A. A suffix means this lens has an inter changeable mount. There also exists the Jupiter-37K, with Pentax K mount
The Pentax K-mount, sometimes referred to as the "PK-mount", is a bayonet lens mount standard for mounting interchangeable photographic lenses to 35 mm single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras. It was created by Pentax in 1975, and has since been u ...
.
Jupiter-38
Jupiter-38 is a unique lens. It was used by the traffic police to shoot traffic and various evidence. Its focal length is 75mm and its maximum aperture is f/4.0. It hasM42 lens mount
The M42 lens mount is a screw thread mounting standard for attaching lenses to 35 mm cameras, primarily single-lens reflex models. It is more accurately known as the M42 × 1 mm standard, which means that it is a metric screw thread of ...
.
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