Jupiter-12 2.8/35 black USSR lens rangefinder Kiev LZOS Contax RF mount

Jupiter-12 (Юпитер-12), black lens for rangefinder camera 35 mm, f/2.8, Contax (Kiev) mount, s/n 6904233, LZOS, USSR, 1969 Very good condition. Lens is clear and clean, does not have any fungus. Front glass has cleavage dot. Inside there are microspecks of microdust. Aperture and focus rings rotate properly. Body has small signs of age. Camera "Kiev" is not included and shown as an example of mount. This is the copy of "Carl Zeiss Jena Biogon" 2.8/35. Firstly was called"BK-35" (Biogon from Krasnogorsk, 35mm). It was made at three plants: KMZ (Krasnogorsk), Arsenal (Kiev) and LZOS (Lytkarino). In 1947-52 lenses were made with lensblocks from Western Germany. In 1952 KMZ started to make it own lenses entirely. Lenses were made with two mounts: Contax (for "Kiev" rangefinder) and M39 Leica screw mount (for "Zorki" rangefinder). Had two colours of body: silver and black. Silver lenses are better for black-and-white film and black lenses are better for colour film. Lens is wide-angle and has one-layered multi-coating. Сharacteristics: Lens s/number - 6904233 Number of lenses - 6 in four groups Angle of view - 62o50; Number of aperture blades - 5 Limit of aperturing - 1:2.8 (max), 1:22 (min) Resolving power - (centre/edge) 34/12 lines/mm Minimal distance of focusing - 1 m Type of thread - Contax RF mount Type of filter thread - 40.5x0.5 mm Dimensions (mm): 57*57*58 Focal distance - 35,75 mm. Mass - 118 g One-layered anti-reflection coating ---------- Conditions: Economy shipping to the address stated at Pinkoi with tracking number, usually sent within 3 business days after payment. See the photos for details. Photos are actual - that is exactly the lens you will receive. Please, do not hesitate to contact me for any information required. Please, watch my other items. I combine shipping - write to me what items do you want to buy, and I will calculate the discount for combined shipping. Package is packed thoroughly and carefully and marked as a “gift”. If you need to add invoice in the envelope or not to mark as a “gift”, write to me. If you are interested in terms of shipment - write to me, and I will tell the minimum, maximum and average time of shipment to your country (I accumulated vast statistics). Return shipping (if the item is as described in the ad) is paid by the buyer. My price include the item and shipping cost and does not include Duties, Value Added Taxes, Customs Clearance Fees and other charges. These charges are the buyer's full responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be before bidding/buying. Buyer needs to pay for the above fees in case that occurred for certain goods. If the package returns back to me due to the buyer refuse to pay those fees, I would not send the package again unless the buyer completes those fees and pay all the return and resend cost. Buyer can not cancel the order or request refund due to this reason. All the customs clearance and other affairs that can be necessary to get the package in the buyer’s country is buyer’s full responsibility. Please, be sure that you are aware of your post office working time, order and rules of package delivery and be ready to accept the package. If the package returns to me as “unclaimed” or the tracking system shows “unsuccessful delivery attempts”, refund to the buyer will be paid deducting the shipping and return costs. Resending must be paid extra.