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Industar 69 28mm f/2.8 M39/L39 on Sony NEX 5N

2011-12-14
Industar 69 28mm f/2.8 pancake M39/L39 on Sony NEX 5N
Industar 69 28mm f/2.8 pancake M39/L39 on Sony NEX 5N
Industar 69 28mm f/2.8 pancake M39/L39 on Sony NEX 5N
It is not the best lens on the NEX system but likely the thinnest on a tight budget. It is a Russian made Industar 69 28mm f/2/8 pancake in M39 mount

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Industar 69 28mm f/2.8 pancake M39/L39 on Sony NEX 5N1/30 sec, f/2.8, 28mm, iso 3200, -1 Ev, hand-held, straight jpg, PP in LR3


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Industar 69 28mm f/2.8 pancake M39/L39 on Sony NEX 5N1/13 sec, f/2.8, 28mm, iso 3200, -1 Ev, hand-held, straight jpg, PP in LR3


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Industar 69 28mm f/2.8 pancake M39/L39 on Sony NEX 5N1/25 sec, f/2.8, 28mm, iso 3200, -1/3 Ev, hand-held, straight jpg, no PP



On the lens, there is a extra ring and I happen to need to take the extra ring out so that I can use my NEX without issue -- I still don't quite know what the extra ring in the rear is used for. It is likely an adapter between M39 to LTM/L39. On the L39 to NEX adapter, I happen to need to re-adjust the three mounting screws in order to align the lens right with focusing scale.


I have to use it more and report back on its performance. So far what attract me most about this lens is the pancake thinness and its small size of a 28mm prime. I am not sure if a 25.5mm filter size or cap will fit, I will report back when I have found the cap and hood size that fit this pancake.

There are other users complaining on infinity focus and requirement of modification. Contrary to what I have heard from others, I can use this lens without any modification except removal of an extra ring on the rear of the lens.


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Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0 Test Shots

2008-03-26
Picture from original seller -- James
Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0
Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0
I got this M42 lens from a good friend of mine in PentaxForums. Too bad, I get a bit of oil in the blades but so far I don't run into shutter problems and the lens is in pristine condition and James has given me a nice matching lens hood to guard against flare. The lens is built like a tank and I used a genuine Pentax M42 adapter to use with my K100D body.

This is one of the hardest manual lens that I have ever used. Test shots come out blurry due to mistakes on my part missing the right focus and the use of ISO 400 and aperture at f/2.0 for all test shots are taxing on the image quality. With more experience, I should be able to adapt to the lens.


Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0 Test Shots
Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0 Test Shots
Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0 Test ShotsJupiter 9 85mm f/2.0 Test Shots
Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0 Test Shots
Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0 Test Shots
Initial Impressions:
  • Lens is well constructed and it feels very different than the plastic lens
  • A portraiture lens with soft touch
  • More difficult than other manual lens to use due to stiff focusing ring and design in aperture ring.
  • Aperture ring is in front and there is an odd extra ring that allows one to stop down manually to the f/2.0 aperture for better focusing perhaps.
  • The combination of two rings for aperture and the placement of aperture ring in front make it quite awkward to change aperture in between shots
  • Prone to flare without lens hood
  • Quite soft at wide open aperture but I find f/2.0 quite good for indoor without flash.
  • I see shots sharpened a bit by f/2.8 and I see great results by f/4.0 and beyond
  • Bokeh is very nice with a soft touch
  • My copy is an used copy without coating and it has a bit of oil on the blades. Few others noted a bit of oil on the blades and commented as normal for the lens.

About Lens Hood:
  • I get my lens hood from heavystar, an Ebay store with good reputation for lens accessories and others.
  • I get the 49mm tele lens hood with a cap and I always have it mounted on my Jupiter for both guarding against flare and lens protection.
  • Search for Item Number: 360202869580 in ebay search
  • If expired, simply look up heavystar on 49mm lens hood and pick the one with both hood and cap together. It is the tele lens hood that is long enough to cover for the 85mm


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