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Price Paid:
$120.00
from Ebay Summary: This lens can be seen as either an Arsat or a Jupiter 36B. I believe the difference is Arsat is the export name and Jupiter (sometimes Yupiter) is the Russian market name. (Mine's is a Jupiter.)
It's a big, heavy lens intended for Russian medium format cameras like the Kiev 88 and Kiev 60. My particular example came with a Pentacon Six mount and I used an adapter to fit it onto my D700 Nikon.
It's full manual and doesn't apologize for it.
As with all Russian lenses/cameras quality control is all over the place. In my case I have a good but not great sample, but beauty is largely in the eye of the beholder. Strengths: For people who do old school photography it's right up their alley, and can turn in very good results when stopped down slightly.
Is cheap for what it it is, and they are often sold with carrying cases and filters.
Weaknesses: It looks more like a laser cannon than a lens (it's that big) so don't expect to be discreet with it, and use a tripod for best results.
As I'm using it on a Nikon that was never intended for a lens like this the metering is a complete guessing game, although dialing in the settings in the camera's manual lens menu sometimes gives "close enough" results.
If it breaks or needs service you may have trouble, once when taking the adapter off a set screw came loose and the lens assembly unscrewed in the middle. I wanted it fixed rather than use it like that, and eventually found a dealer in Kiev who repaired it for me. Yes, I shipped it there and back. Similar Products Used: Tair-33, Arsat 80-200mm, Kalemar(?) 100mm Customer Service: It was a dealer I found online, not the manufacturer of the lens, but service was timely and good on price, most of the cost was in the shipping.
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