Jupiter 21M 200mm f4 - vintage lens review
When it comes to vintage soviet lenses many will tell you that you must get the Mir 1B, the Helios 44 and the Jupiter 9 to have the perfect kit; some would add the Tair 11 to the list. Yet, there are many more interesting lenses that end up being left out of the conversation and the Jupiter 21 is one of them. Not long ago I found this beast of a lens at a local flea market, and I was surprised to find out that the owner manual and warranty is still mostly intact. I asked my Russian friend Masha to help me out translating part of it and we discovered that this lens came out of the Vologda Optical and Mechanical Plant, or VOMZ, in June 1993. VOMZ was founded in the city of Vologda in 1971 and between 1977 and 1986 was part of LOMO. The factory is still active to this day, producing thermal imaging cameras. Coincidentally, my Mir 1B comes from the same factory. Jupiter 21M 200mm f4 The Jupiter is big. It weighs 980g, it is 15,5cm long when focused to infinity and 18cm when e