>>4287442Should have grabbed it, that lens is revered as the best version of the Helios especially if it has the red P on it. I paid 200 bucks for mine but it was the red p, 13 blade, s/n under 10000, absolutely flawless optics, CLA with new grease.
>>4287765My favorite version of the Zorki, aside from the Drug
>>4287803As long as it's from 1950-1970 you're fine. It's soft wide open on the edges of things, dreamy and since it's a Sonnar copy, beautiful bokeh and cleans up nicely past f2.8. It's a daily driver on my FED-5b
>>4287925J8 copies vary in quality, I have a nice 1961 copy that makes good images. There are variations in assembly sometimes they left the factory with elements installed backwards or spacers missing
J9 is a good lens if you find a late 50's red P model. again, variations. Mine is a good copy but it took 3 lenses to get it. I did have to give it a full CLA but once I greased it and cleaned the rear element and got the correct spacers it's a winner.
>>4289989If this is an auto-aperture don't flush it, you have to pull the aperture assembly and do it right. But you can do it quick and dirty with naptha and a Q-tip, I didn't tell you that though. It's fairly easy to get apart and worth a good cleaning, I have a Domiplan which is kinda-sorta the same thing and I do love it. Compact, light, decent stopped down.
posting my Leningrad with red p J-3 for tax
