JUPITER-9 AUTOMAT 85mm f2 lens Kiev-10 Kiev-15

LONG FOCUS

FOR

KIEV-10 & KIEV-15

CAMERAS

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JUPITER-9 is just a copy of famous Carl Zeiss Sonnar fast lens.

First Russian lenses for 35mm cameras (known as BK and ZK lenses) were created at KMZ plant on the base of of Zeiss and Leica equipment, which was imported to the USSR for production towards reparations after WW2.

All the Soviet plants which issued photo equipment (include famous KMZ, LOMO, Arsenal and Litkarino plants) mostly issued military equipment, and little part only were for civil purposes, and those civil goods had enough high quality to receive World glory for best ratio price/quality.

JUPITER-9 is a long focus coated lens produced initially for FED, Zorki and Kiev rangefinder cameras. Later on were made JUPITER-9 lenses for M39 & M42 SLR cameras, and some lenses were made for very special KIEV-10 and KIEV-15 SLR cameras.

Cameras KIEV-10 have been produced since 1965 to 1974 at Arsenal plant (the city of Kiev, Soviet Union), and cameras KIEV-15 in turn produced since 1974 to 1980.

KIEV-10 & 15 was really breakdown to the world of modern SLR cameras, with modern metal shutter and bayonet lens mount, automatic exposition and manual mode... it required special lenses and JUPITER-9 lens which has good reputation, also was rebuilt for this camera.

In the main, most all Soviet lenses are exceptionally good and this one is no exception!