Jupiter 85mm f/2 Jupiter-9
The Jupiter-9 is a Soviet 85mm f/2 short telephoto prime based on the pre-war Zeiss Sonnar optical design, produced for decades in M39 (Leica thread), M42 screw and Contax/Kiev rangefinder mounts. It was intended as a portrait and short-telephoto lens, prized for smooth out-of-focus rendering at wider apertures.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the 85mm f/2 Jupiter-9 have run from £50 to £106, with a median of roughly £80 across the eight sales recorded here. As of 2026, clean user copies typically sell for £70 to £100 at saleroom level, while tatty or fungused examples are worth closer to £50; the £106 top results reflect tidier bodies rather than any specific rare variant, and buyers should remember these are wholesale hammer figures rather than retail asking prices.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Nov 2025 | £35 | pedia_sales_londoncamera | |
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Auction: FINE PHOTOGRAPHICA HI FI AUDIO EQUIPMENT WATCHES & JEWELLERY BRONZE Archives (Lot 43) Title: Jupiter-9 85mm F2 M42 Screw Mount Manual Focus, Fast Prime Lens
Description:
Jupiter-9 85mm F2 M42 Screw Mount Manual Focus, Fast Prime Lens |
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| Nov 2025 | £50 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 321) Title: A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Pre Set Lens
Description:
A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Pre Set Lens, M42 mount, serial no 7406139, barrel G-VG, elements G-VG, with front and rear caps, in lens keeper |
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| Nov 2025 | £60 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 341) Title: A Jupiter-9 8.5cm f/2 lens
Description:
A Jupiter-9 8.5cm f/2 lens, chrome, M39 mount, serial no 5702393, barrel G, elements G, some light dust, with front and rear caps, in lens keeper |
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| Sep 2025 | £70 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 21) Title: A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Lens
Description:
A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Lens, M39 mount, serial no 7505171, barrel G, elements G, with rear cap, in plastic keeper |
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| Sep 2025 | £70 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 208) Title: A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Pre Set Lens
Description:
A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Pre Set Lens, M42 mount, serial no 7200473, barrel G, slight paint wear, elements G-VG, with front and rear caps, in plastic |
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| Jan 2025 | £80 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 19) Title: A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Pre Set Lens
Description:
A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Pre Set Lens, M39 mount, chrome, serial no 6401099. barrel G, elements G-VG, with front cap |
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| Oct 2024 | £106 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 217) Title: A Soviet Jupiter-9 M42 Portrait Lens
Description:
black, serial number 7407146, barrel VG, optics G with light dust, with cap, hood and maker's bubble. |
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| Aug 2024 | £100 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: TWO DAY: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 329) Title: A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 MC Pre Set Lens
Description:
A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 MC Pre Set Lens, serial no 9209828, barrel G-VG, elements G-VG, with front cap, in lens bubble |
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| Aug 2024 | £80 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: TWO DAY: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 466) Title: A Jupiter-9 8.5cm f/2 Lens
Description:
A Jupiter-9 8.5cm f/2 Lens, Kiev mount, barrel F-G, elements G-VG |
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| Jun 2024 | £81 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 34) Title: A Jupiter-9 f/2 85mm Camera Lens
Description:
black, body VG, some oil on aperture blades, optics F, some cleaning haze to internal optical surfaces, otherwise VG, with front & rear caps, in (Qty: 1) |
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| Aug 2022 | £106 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 646) Title: A Jupiter-9 f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
black, body G-VG, optics G, some radial internal haze, with front & rear caps, (Qty: 1) |
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| Aug 2022 | £75 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 645) Title: A Jupiter-9 f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
body G-VG, optics G-VG, some light internal dust, with front & rear caps, (Qty: 1) |
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| Mar 2014 | EUR 220 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 25 (Lot AI_25_29516) Title: (Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar) 2/8.5cm T 'Fake'
Description:
M39 RF coupled Jupiter with faked Zeiss engravings, in very fine condition, good lenses, M-adapter (cap) Estimate: EUR 200 - EUR 250 |
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| Nov -0001 | £70 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 316) Title: A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Lens
Description:
A Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 Lens, M39 mount, serial no N7709555, barrel G-VG, elements G-VG, with front and rear caps |
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