What is the cheapest used Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 (M39) in the UK?

The cheapest used Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 (M39) currently listed is £34.84 at eBay, based on 6 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

How many used Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 (M39) are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 6 used Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 (M39) listings available across 1 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

Used Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 (M39) for Sale — From £35

£34.84 Low price

£143.94 High price

6 Listings

1 Retailers

4 New this week

Great for: portrait street general travel

Jupiter's ubiquitous Sonnar-style standard — 50mm f/2 in M39, smooth rendering, very affordable used.

The Jupiter-8 is the standard 50mm f/2 lens of the Soviet rangefinder era, derived from the Zeiss Sonnar 50mm f/2 design and produced in large numbers for FED, Zorki and Leningrad bodies in the M39 (Leica thread) mount. It shipped as the kit lens on many Zorki cameras, so it is one of the most common and accessible Sonnar-lineage lenses in the used-market today.

This is a manual-focus, rangefinder-coupled Leica Thread Mount lens with a 50mm focal length and an f/2 maximum aperture. It uses the 39mm rangefinder thread, mounting on Leica screw bodies with the usual caveat that the Soviet register differs slightly from Leica's. Its compact size and light weight make it a natural everyday standard lens on the Soviet bodies it was made for.

The Jupiter-8 carries the Sonnar rendering: smooth tonal transitions, pleasant out-of-focus areas and a slightly lower-contrast look wide open that firms up as you stop down. It is a practical portrait and street lens, easy to use for general shooting, and its modest maximum aperture keeps it small and quick to focus. Individual samples differ, but the family character is consistent.

Because so many were made, the Jupiter-8 is one of the most affordable ways into Sonnar-style rendering on the used market, offering strong value for money. Soviet QC varied by year and factory, so check each sample individually. Adapting to a Leica body may need a register check or shim for accurate rangefinder focus. Look for haze, cleaning marks and coating condition, and feel the aperture ring, which on this lens sits on the front of the barrel. It adapts easily to mirrorless with an M39 adapter.