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Hey All,<br /><br />I have a new lens from Fedka, for my Bessa-R&#039;s, it is the Russian 85mm f1.9 Jupiter-9.&nbsp; It is set-up, and overhauled completely.&nbsp; It is a single-coated Black LTM high-speed Russian copy of the legendary 85mm Zeiss Biogon, for the Contax line of rangefinder cameras of the forties.&nbsp; <br /><br />I bought it cheaply, and had it cheaply overhauled by Fedka.&nbsp; I like my 75 Heliar, but I wanted something slightly longer, but not too long and -big- and FAST, to compliment my Canon 50mm f1.2 8) .&nbsp; I considered the Leitz 90mm Summicron for the Bessa-T, but many have reported that it is too unweildly.&nbsp; Been there and done that.&nbsp; The Zeiss Biogon, and Jupiter-9, have absoletely outstanding legendary Sonnar-type bokeh.&nbsp; My guess is that it is a combination of the the aperture blades (shape and number) and the Sonnar formula that makes it such a hit in the photo community.<br /><br />Looking forward to giving it a go.&nbsp; BTW the rangefinder base in the Bessa-R has been reported, over and over, as being okey-dokey for such a critical-focusing optic as this one. 8)

Be sure to post some examples of your results!<br /><br />I have a cheep &amp; cheerful J8 that, while soft-ish, renders great tones.