Ok so after me posting the 50mm pentax a while back a few people asked for a side by side with my minolta 50mm f1. Jun 19, 20 of course one could buy the voigtlander nokton 50mm f 1. Anyway thanks for your inspiration, its a bit of fun to look forward something new. Hello, i have a canon 60d and i use it mainly for video, i want to try different old lenses with fdef or mdef adapters and i have right here in front of me both lenses from canon and rokkor, i also have the 2 adapters. I was thinking a lot which lense to get, i was between the 55mm f 1. Oct 18, 2008 a group for sharing photographs taken by any dslr mounted with minolta 50mm f 1. I saw the lens sitting in a display counter at my local camera store and asked to look at it.
The 50mm is in excellent condition while the 58mm has definitely seen a lot of use. The aluminum aperture ring was painted black and had white numerals to be more visible in the view finder with cameras that used periscope to display set aperture. Its powerful, beautifully designed and comes with everything you need to engage. Just a brief overview of my new old minolta rokkor x 50mm f 1. I like it because it has very nice bokeh, the nice focusing feel and the small continue reading test. Fixed to the front of this was the konica hexanon ar 50mm f1. With the covid19 lockdown and only having limited time being allowed outside for exercise, ive decided to start a project around my town. I bought it because it said m39 mount, so i thought it was right. The minolta sr7 is a 35 mm singlelens reflex camera slr made by minolta, produced from 1962 to 1966. I finally got a chance to put it to use a couple nights ago. Its very, very good, and you can get them almost for free today.
First shots with my nex5n and minolta md rokkorx 50mm f1. Jul 22, 2016 its minoltas mrokkor 40mm f2, and it displays an unlikely modernity that, while difficult to quantify, is impossible to ignore. Today i got the lens, and i noticed that the diameter of the lens is smaller than the normal ltm one. My biggest source of support is when you use any of these links, especially this link directly to them at ebay see how to win at ebay, when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. I managed to get a minolta e rokkor enlarger lens 50mm f4. The grip is among the best in photography, making focus easy, even with one fingertip, something you cant do with the old ribbed metal focus rings. Of course one could buy the voigtlander nokton 50mm f 1.
The rokkor pf that you reference is, i believe, a 58mm 1. Dream fifty with tons of glass and minolta s quality. Rokkor was a brand name used for all chiyoda kogaku seiko and later minolta lenses between 1940 and 1980, including a few, which were marketed and sold by other companies like leica. Reviewed in the united states on august 30, 2017 out of all the 50mm f 1. In 1958, minoltas first slr camera was released, the minolta sr2, which employed a semiautomatic diaphragm and an instant return mirror. This is a swell little manual focus lens from the 1990s.
The final change that occurred late in the md series was the introduction of the mysterious extra post at the rear of the lens, next to the stop down post. Nikon enel4a rechargeable liion battery for d2h, d2hs, d2x, d2xs, d3, d3s, d3x, d300 and d300s 4. This lens is from the latest generation of manual lenses with the minolta logo. The canon 35mm is my favorite, an old shopkeeper who was a former navy photographer sold his copy to me, so the kit starts there. After getting a new lens, i always take a few technical shots to understand its strengths and weaknesses. I have good impressions of working with the rokkor 50 mm f 1. All three lenses have the same smeared corners at f1.
Lens has been fully tested and is in perfect working order. I purchased this for my sony a7ii, and cant wait to try it out. In 1973, konica released an slr called the autoreflex t3 as the successor to the t2. Lens testing mirrorless camera testing sample photos. Apr 20, 2016 i managed to get a minolta e rokkor enlarger lens 50mm f4. The glass is in great condition so it really doesnt matter.
The name was derived from the name of rokko, a 932 m high mountain, which could be seen from the companys glassmaking and optics factory at mukogawa near osaka, japan. Sometimes i think that this beauty is one of the most underrated lenses independently of price. It was a lens that quickly gained a reputation for its optical performance. My minolta lenses do double duty on an srt100, there the extra stop is nice because you get a brighter viewfinder. I see that a number of people have posted images from the minolta 58mm f. As the only officially released autofocus rokkor ever, this lens was incorporated into the minolta tc 1 5 film compact camera. Mar 24, 20 i see that a number of people have posted images from the minolta 58mm f. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. My first manual lens was definitely the minolta md rokkor x 50mm f 1. The relatively short focal length allows greater depthoffield compared with some of the more specialized lenses, such as minoltas other macro, the 100mm f3. In this comparison i want to compare two very different lenses. Here you can see the focus assist post on the rear of this 50mm f 1. These could do with a rub down and either repaint them or back to the original metal.
Fast primes on the sony a7 sample photos ef 5mm f2 and mc 50mm f 1. The letters following the rokkor name on certain minolta lenses denotes the number of elements and groupings in the lens construction. A group for sharing photographs taken by any dslr mounted with minolta 50mm f 1. A year later, in 1959, the minolta sr 1 was released. Basically a stripped down minolta sr2 with shutter speeds reduced to 1 500 of a second rather than the sr2s 1 of a second. Jul 20, 2015 in this comparison i want to compare two very different lenses. As usual im talking about the extreme corners, 24mp ff and infinity focus. Vintage minolta srt201 srt 201 35mm film camera with 50mm 1. I intended to use it with my leica beoon instead of the summarit 50mm. The rokkor files began as a tribute to minolta manual focus cameras, lenses and accessories, and if you came looking for this you have a treat in store. Jun 27, 20 it is only third four format, so i am interesting how it will work out, due to the smaller processor. However, it is not truly minolta because it was developed and produced by some third party company. Reviews from readers radozhiva buy lenses by mail large selection of cameras my photo book photography for lovers. The last lens, the plain md, may also be the same optically but it is in a less heavy mount.