Minolta AR II

Minolta Auto Tele Rokkor PF 100mm 1:2.0 – AR II – review

Minolta Rokkor PF 100mm 1:2.0 Auto Tele (AR-II) engraved as “Minolta Auto Tele Rokkor-PF 1:2 f=100mm” lens review

  • Official classification: SR
  • Collector’s classification: AR II

This is another lens at the top of the wish list of many photographers and collectors. Photographers are drawn to its speed and portrait focal length, while collectors are drawn to its rarity and some traits which are unusual for Minolta’s products.

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By Tony, ago

Minolta Auto Rokkor PF 55mm 1:1.8 – AR II – review

Minolta Auto Rokkor PF 55mm 1:1.8 (AR-II) engraved as “Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 1:1.8  f=55mm” lens review

  • Official classification: SR
  • Collector’s classification: AR-II

Another lens from the distant past – the line was started in 1961. In those years, it was the number two fifty among all similar Minolta’s lenses right after new and faster AR-II 58/1.4. It could come in kits for both lines  – expensive flagship SR-3/SR-7 cameras and also for cheaper SR-1 cameras.. Now let’s see what it can offer to us.

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By Tony, ago