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			               Vladislav Kern Vlad 
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                               Jacques M. 
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                       Posted - Aug 28 2014 :  4:12:16 PM
                        
                        
                      
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                        Yes, it's not the first one I see. The former had a body which was completely chromed.
  I have seen too recently a 2/5cm Sonnar in the same barrel. Not sure the Sonnar was genuine...And a Nikkor 1,4 SC in a Jupiter 8 barrel. The three-card trick!
  Jacques.
 
 
 
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			               Vladislav Kern                 Vlad 
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                       Posted - Aug 28 2014 :  4:18:03 PM
                        
                        
                        
                      
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                       Jacques, but it's not an original right? It's a combination of 2 lenses? How does that even work? How can they be optically compatible? I'm just confused about that..
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                               Jacques M. 
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                       Posted - Aug 28 2014 :  5:19:48 PM
                        
                        
                      
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                        Hi Vlad!
  The first Industar 26m were made from the aluminium barrel of the Jupiter 8. On the contrary, it is certainly possible to put a Jup8 lens part into an Industar 61 barrel...
  But really, I don't see the benefit. It's much better to put a Nikkor 1,4 SC (from a bayonet mount) into a LTM Jup 8 barrel: you can gain 200 €... But surely it's not so evident...
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                               Jacques M. 
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                       Posted - Aug 29 2014 :  03:27:11 AM
                        
                        
                      
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                        I had forgotten: I have a 1939 Sonnar in a Jup 8 of the fifties. It was only necessary to shim it: the mechanisms are perfectly compatible. It's the same family... | 
                     
                    
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			               Vladislav Kern                 Vlad 
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                       Posted - Aug 29 2014 :  10:35:47 AM
                        
                        
                        
                      
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                       Interesting. I'm not a lens/optics expert, I collect mostly for mechanical aspect of camera bodies themselves, but for some reason I was under the impression that the optical formulas would be incompatible since each lens uses different number of elements etc.. but I guess it's much simpler between these after all.. thank you for clarifying. But an interestin hybrid, just stood out to me as I've never seen such combination before.
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                               vorobaz 
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                       Posted - Aug 31 2014 :  06:18:55 AM
                        
                        
                      
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                       Hi! I have one of the "zebra" export variant Jupiter-8 (m39). And two of them I find on the photo in the internet. All three - 1968 year of production:
 
  
  
  
  
  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Serial numbers ¹681****:
  ¹6811677 (from Aidas site) ¹6815656 ( mine) ¹6814371 ( sale on rangefinder.ru http://rangefinder.ru/sale/showproduct.php/product/3519)
 
    
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                       Edited by - vorobaz on Aug 31 2014  06:22:11 AM | 
                     
                    
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                               Jacques M. 
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                       Posted - Aug 31 2014 :  11:44:11 AM
                        
                        
                      
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                        Do you think they are home made combinations or original factory lenses? The JLP notes that the black Jup 8 were made from c.1976, in the anodised version. And yours are from 1968...
  It's not the first time I see these curious lenses, but I had not payed attention till now... Thanks!
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               Luiz Paracampo                 Luiz Paracampo 
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                       Posted - Aug 31 2014 :  4:54:34 PM
                        
                        
                        
                      
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                       These were experimental factory made. Very rare Regards | 
                     
                    
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                               vorobaz 
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                       Posted - Sep 01 2014 :  12:20:37 AM
                        
                        
                      
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                       This black ring from my J-8 ¹6815656:
  
  
  
  
  
   I think it's factory made. | 
                     
                    
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                               Jacques M. 
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                       Posted - Sep 01 2014 :  03:05:20 AM
                        
                        
                      
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                       Thanks, Vorobaz and Luiz. Is there a reason to make a special batch of these zebra Jup 8?
  Jacques. | 
                     
                    
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			               Vladislav Kern                 Vlad 
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                               vorobaz 
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                       Posted - Sep 03 2014 :  12:38:37 PM
                        
                        
                      
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                       Another interesting fact: in 1966 year we can see some J-8 fully blacked (experimental?):
  
  
  
  
  like a fully black Orion-15 from 1966:
 
 
   
   
 
   
   
  And serial numbers both it's 661***  
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			               Vladislav Kern                 Vlad 
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                               Brian 
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                       Posted - Sep 13 2014 :  8:50:53 PM
                        
                        
                      
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                       I've made some of these type of hybrids-
  Helios-103, LTM RF coupled using a close-focus helical for a Summar; I-61L/D in Collapsible Contax RF Count, used a mount from a pre-war Sonnar; 5cm F1.5 Contax mt Sonnars in J-3 LTM Mounts; 5cm f2 Contax mt Sonnars in J-8 LTM Mounts.
  And- 5-element Schneider Xenar from Karat mount to LTM, used a Canon 50/2.8 LTM focus mount.This lens was loose, found at a camera show for $30. Serial number is from the 40s.
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                               Jacques M. 
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                       Posted - Sep 14 2014 :  05:15:02 AM
                        
                        
                      
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                       Hi Brian!
  Good to see you back! Thanks for the details about your work: it explains that we can see hybrids (home or factory made) on eBay.
  I hope you are not responsible for all! 
  Amitiés. Jacques. | 
                     
                    
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