March 12, 2021

Dinner Run covid-19: day 354 | US: GA | info | act

Friday is not the day to ride to McDonough—especially in the late-afternoon. Nevertheless, Giles and I took a ride to fetch Indian for dinner—I on the GS and he in his M235. I led the way up, taking some back roads à la Waze that I had not ridden before. It was a lovely 60-mile ride with the longest final half-mile I have ever experienced. Masala Cottage is not conveniently located, so we had to travel under I-75 at the worst time with every other truck, motorcycle, and car in the freakin’ state. Still, we got there just after 4, and our orders were ready to go.

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  Ready to go. Waiting on Giles. Jupiter-8 2/50.

Giles led the way back through the chaos, even after my warning not to do so, and I lost him when we hit GA-23 again. The way he was going looked like it was just turning north, and I had hot Indian food in my top case, so I just headed south. An hour later, I was back at home.

The gate was shut, so I had to stop on our shitty, slopey driveway to open it. Well, the bike slid forward and fell over—my first drop. I managed to pick up the bike myself, but of course there’re now some scrapes. Dammit. Well, the protective equipment the last owner installed did its job: the scrapes are on the bars and the head protectors. Still, I hate it. Yes, it could have been worse. Still. Dammit.

                    

More samples from the Zuiko 2/85. Love it.

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  Bokeh!

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To continue my 85mm love affair, I ordered a Jupiter 9 from a dude in Nizhegorodskaya, Russian Federation—Moscow, essentially. It looks like a later, black copy in clean condition. This image is from his ad. It looks like the serial number begins with a 85, and supposedly that’s the year of manufacture which would make this a mid-eighties copy. An earlier, silver one would have been nice—to match my Jupiter 8—but looking through a lens is more important than looking at it. It could take up to 45 days to get it, but I will be patient. The seller has all positive feedback, so it should be fine. Maybe I’ll get lucky and get it earlier.

Leica Camera and Lens Information

📷: Leica M8 (09/2022–) • Leica M (Typ 262) (01/2017–12/2020) • Leica SL (Typ 601) (12/2020–). Leica Lenses: Leica Summicron-M 2/50 (Typ IV) • Leica Summicron-M 2/35mm ASPH (Typ V). Other Lenses: Asahi Super-Takumar 1.4/50 8-Element • Asahi Super-Takumar 1.8/55 • Asahi Super-Takumar 2.5/135 • Canon 1.4/50 LTM Helios 44m-4 2/58 • Industar 61 2.8/55 • Jupiter-8 2/50 • Jupiter-9 2/85 • Konica Hexinon AR 1.8/40 • Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan 2.8/100 • Olympus Zuiko 2.8/24 • Olympus Zuiko 2.8/28 • Olympus Zuiko 1.8/50 • Olympus Zuiko 2/85 • Vivitar 2.8/28 • Voigtländer Nokton Classic 1.4/40 MC • Voigtländer Ultron 1.8/21 • Voigtländer Ultron 2/28. Processed with Capture One Pro.