SEOLensName XX-XXmm 1:x.x-x.x vs SEOLensName XX-XXmm 1:x.x-x.x – comparison
- Minolta MC Rokkor PF 58mm 1:1.4 (MC II)
- Helios 44M-7 58mm 1:2.0 (M42)
Intro (more…)
Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.9
Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.9 – review
Yashica Lens ML 50mm 1:1.9 lens review, aka Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.9. Made by Yashica.
Mount – Contax/Yashica (C/Y)
A standard lens with a twist from a famous company. Let’s see what it is capable of.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
Lens Comparisons - Wars Minolta MD 35mm 1:2.8 Minolta Rokkor QE 35mm 1:4.0 - SR
Minolta Rokkor QE 35mm 1:4.0 vs Minolta MD 35mm 1:2.8 – comparison
SEOLensName XX-XXmm 1:x.x-x.x vs SEOLensName XX-XXmm 1:x.x-x.x – comparison
- Minolta MC Rokkor PF 58mm 1:1.4 (MC II)
- Helios 44M-7 58mm 1:2.0 (M42)
Intro (more…)
Minolta Rokkor QE 35mm 1:4.0 - SR
Minolta Rokkor QE 35mm 1:4.0 W. – SR – review
Minolta W.Rokkor-QE 1:4.0 f=35mm lens review, aka Minolta Rokkor 35mm 1:4 SR
- Official classification: SR
- Collector’s classification: SR
Not a very rare, but also not a very popular lens, which should definitely get its review on the site. This is Minolta’s very first 35mm lens for SLR cameras.
Lens Comparisons - Wars Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.4
Minolta MD 50 1:1.4 vs Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.4 – comparison
50mm F1.4 lenses comparison – Minolta MD 50 f1.4 vs Yashica ML 50mm f1.4 – comparison
- Minolta MD 50 1:1.4 (MD III)
- Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.4
The battle of the monsters – two ‘must-have’ lenses of two famous systems.
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Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.4
Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.4 – review
Yashica Lens ML 50mm 1:1.4 lens review, aka Yashica ML 50mm 1:1.4. Made by Yashica.
Mount – Contax/Yashica (C/Y)
Another one fast and standard Japanese lens – which seems to be quite famous.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
Minolta 85mm 1:2.8 Varisoft
Minolta 85mm 1:2.8 Varisoft – MDIII – review
Minolta Varisoft 85mm 1:2.8 lens review
- Official classification: MD/New-MD
- Collector’s classification: MD III
Quite a rare specialized lens from Minolta. It is rather difficult to find it due to its high demand among collectors. The review uses one of its versions – MD3, according to the generally accepted classification, let’s say – the latest and the rarest. Let’s see what it can do.
I thank Andrea Aprà for his collaboration on my work
Minolta MC 24mm 1:2.8 VFC - MC-X Minolta MC-X
Minolta MC Rokkor 24mm 1:2.8 VFC – MC-X – review
Minolta MC VFC Rokkor-X 24mm 1:2.8 (Minolta MC Rokkor 24mm 1:2.8 VFC) – vintage manual lens test and review
- Official classification: MC
- Collector’s classification: MC-X
This is the first lens with unique Ninolta’s know-how – Variable Field Curvature (VFC). The lens is enough rare, probably because just a few photographers need it, but it is very interesting from the collector’s point of view.
This review doesn’t contain tests of Variable Field Curvature -‘VFC’ feature of this lens. Here you can get information about how this lens works in normal mode.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
Chiyoko 135mm 1:4.0 Tele Rokkor Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.8
Chiyoko 135mm 1:4.0 vs Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.8 – comparison
Chiyoko 135mm 1:4.0 vs Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.8 – Comparison
- Chiyoko Tele Rokkor 135mm 1:4.0 (Minolta/Chiyoda Kogaku) (LTM, M39)
- Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.8 (New-MD, MD III)
I wouldn’t say that this is a fair battle because of the huge difference between the age of these lenses. It is better to call it a demonstration of the development of Japanese optics. How much the great-granddaughter differs from the great-grandmother.
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Mixed Gear Yashica ML 28mm 1:2.8
Yashica ML 28mm 1:2.8 – review
Yashica Lens ML 28mm 1:2.8 lens review, aka Yashica ML 28mm 1:2.8. Made by Yashica.
Mount – Contax/Yashica (C/Y)
Such lenses are always pleasant to hold in hands – Japanese design is always something special and beautiful, even if the thing is not some kind of exclusive. This 28 / 2.8 is quite common in the line of lenses made for Contax cameras, it is not overrated today and therefore it will be a useful task to investigate its IQ.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
