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| Kievuser |
Posted - Dec 06 2007 : 09:24:51 AM
Hi,
This is for a record. I bought this lens in Moscow when I was stationed there. It has a small s/n that is smaller than M Princelle's(001490).Has anyone owned an earlier Jupiter-6?
What makes it interesting is that it has a price sticker on the leather case, a not so cheap 200 rubles! I understand 1 ruble's official rate was about 2 US dollars in the 1970's. I don't have the exact figure, but this was a very expensive lens then.
Cheers,
Zhang
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| Kievuser |
Posted - Dec 10 2007 : 02:29:10 AM
Hi,
This is a very good number for Chinese. Something like"I am going to be rich".:-) |
| seka |
Posted - Dec 09 2007 : 7:18:55 PM
woooow...      |
| mermoz37 |
Posted - Dec 09 2007 : 12:24:23 PM
Hum, hummmmm ...TV lense ? in 39mm screw mount ? ??
may be ?
why not ???
here is this lense.
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| seka |
Posted - Dec 09 2007 : 04:00:14 AM
Thanks Mermoz37, thanks Zoom...
I'm very curious to see one day your Tropical Television's Helios 40...
About Tair 3, dear Zhang, i saw in those times on Ebay serial 000839 (close to yours), and an impressive 000011 one !!! |
| Zoom |
Posted - Dec 08 2007 : 7:35:56 PM
quote:
Originally posted by mermoz37
some one told me "T" means this lense is ready for use in Antartic temperatures...
Index "T" -- "for Television".
Very rare -- "Tropical variant".
See
http://www.zenitcamera.com/qa/qa-indexes.html
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| Luiz Paracampo |
Posted - Dec 08 2007 : 1:12:15 PM
mermoz37
Let we see such beasts!
We are water-mouthed! |
| mermoz37 |
Posted - Dec 08 2007 : 1:02:14 PM
Ok Mr Seka ..my monster J-8 is 003865...
anyway , no differences between H40 and H 40T (not red T but "Helios 40 - T"
some one told me "T" means this lense is ready for use in Antartic temperatures...(?) may be.
I know a wite painted (expensive too) TAir 300-T for such use...
My lowest sn in optics are :
Zodiak 2m 7000001 (illustrated in Pricelle's) and Zoom Rubin 002 (39mm screw !)... |
| Kievuser |
Posted - Dec 08 2007 : 08:27:47 AM
Hi seka,
I still believe it was custom made for one of the red army generals. Who else need a lens like that?
Cheers,
Zhang
quote:
Originally posted by seka
quote:
The quantity of zeros has no value.
I guess Zoom's explanation is a more believable issue about zeros than mine... Thanks !
I'm so sad, Zhang, you're not the first VIP i would let you to be, but a simple pre-serial guy !!!
However, to be serious, my Jup6 sample is really a good lens to use, very sharp, neutral rendition, clean bokeh, etc... Could not notice differences on photos taked beetween it and the original Sonnar.
Friendly yours.
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| Kievuser |
Posted - Dec 08 2007 : 08:20:37 AM
Hi Alain,
I was about to show off my 000878 Helios-40, but you beat me. 000158 could be a member of the party central committe, so a VIP with no question.
My Tair-3 Grand Prix 4.5/300 has a s/n 000887. Any earler Tair-3 out there? 000887 could be one of the army generals.
Cheers,
Zhang
quote:
Originally posted by mermoz37
mine is 000158..but name is : Helios 4O-T
another is 642069 (standard Helios 40...whithout "T")
Alain.
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| seka |
Posted - Dec 08 2007 : 06:41:09 AM
Dear Mermoz37, Zhang talk about big brother Jupiter 6 (180/2.8) instead of Helios 40...
But if you permited, i have a question about H-40 : Do you notice a difference about coating beetween "Red T" one and mass normal product of your Helios 40 ? Thanks. |
| mermoz37 |
Posted - Dec 08 2007 : 05:55:16 AM
mine is 000158..but name is : Helios 4O-T
another is 642069 (standard Helios 40...whithout "T")
Alain. |
| seka |
Posted - Dec 08 2007 : 04:41:31 AM
quote:
The quantity of zeros has no value.
I guess Zoom's explanation is a more believable issue about zeros than mine... Thanks !
I'm so sad, Zhang, you're not the first VIP i would let you to be, but a simple pre-serial guy !!!
However, to be serious, my Jup6 sample is really a good lens to use, very sharp, neutral rendition, clean bokeh, etc... Could not notice differences on photos taked beetween it and the original Sonnar.
Friendly yours. |
| Zoom |
Posted - Dec 07 2007 : 07:54:53 AM
quote:
Originally posted by seka
It sounds like 00 in the begining for a VIP class, and 000 for the major first class VIP...
Nope.
The first zeros specify that it is an experimental or a pre-seria batch. Sometimes an experimental batches were numbered differently. The quantity of zeros has no value. |
| Kievuser |
Posted - Dec 07 2007 : 04:38:05 AM
Sibasiba. I hope you understand what I mean.
I forgot the few Russian words I have leant.I feel Russian spoken lanuage sounds very nice like French.
quote:
Originally posted by Zoom
quote:
Originally posted by Kievuser
I understand 1 ruble's official rate was about 2 US dollars in the 1970's.
Read the Note #1 on this page (sorry, in Russian):
http://www.zenitcamera.com/qa/qa-prices.html#n1
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| Kievuser |
Posted - Dec 07 2007 : 04:31:00 AM
Hi seka,
Are you kidding? 000 for 1st class VIP? Who is alain?
I hope it is true nevertheless.
Cheers,
Zhang
quote:
Originally posted by seka
Ho, i forgot alain's specs about the serial numbers !
It sounds like 00 in the begining for a VIP class, and 000 for the major first class VIP...
So maybe not earlier (but maybe yes, i don't know), but best build with particular controls...
Some of you there may write more precision about...
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| seka |
Posted - Dec 06 2007 : 7:05:17 PM
Ho, i forgot alain's specs about the serial numbers !
It sounds like 00 in the begining for a VIP class, and 000 for the major first class VIP...
So maybe not earlier (but maybe yes, i don't know), but best build with particular controls...
Some of you there may write more precision about... |
| seka |
Posted - Dec 06 2007 : 6:54:09 PM
Congrats !
Mine is 002331 |
| Zoom |
Posted - Dec 06 2007 : 10:44:51 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Kievuser
I understand 1 ruble's official rate was about 2 US dollars in the 1970's.
Read the Note #1 on this page (sorry, in Russian):
http://www.zenitcamera.com/qa/qa-prices.html#n1
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