Old Russian lens on a brand new T2i (comparison pics inside)

[damian1228]

The lens is a Jupiter 21m 200mm vs Sigma APO DG 70-300mm (set to 200mm). Jupiter lens worth around $50-70 (+$5 conversion adapter) on ebay vs Sigma around $200. Pics taken at f5.0 1/500 100ISO. You decide if its worth buying it. It's a hand me down from gramps. Weighs over 2lbs and is build like a tank!
(BTW manual focusing is so much easier with the jupiter than the sigma)

Sigma:


Jupiter:


I didn't take a picture of the lens but here it is on the internet:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zniv/3684479513/in/photostream/

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[D-B-J]

sigma loooks much nicer to me..

[Patrice]

The Sigma appears to have more contrast but the Jupiter looks to be sharper.
However these differences might be wholly attributable to image presentation and display.

[j-dogg]

I have a Nikon adapter so I can slap all my old school 35mm Nikon glass on my Rebel, makes for some neat vintaging effects in low light.

[damian1228]

I guess I was just shocked as a neuby that I can still use such an old lens with this kind of technology and still get great results. I think if I bumped the f stop to 6 or 7 on the jupiter the images would be much more similar.