Meyer Optik Görlitz 50mm 1:1.8 vs Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.7
We don’t need to be an oracle to predict Minolta’s victory. But we need to find out how much Meyer-Optik Goerlitz will lose. In terms of IQ of course, this comparison is not about bokeh, feelings, and other esoteric materials.
Meyer-Optik Goerlitz 50mm 1:1.8 for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
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Meyer-Optik Gorlitz 1.8/50 Oreston lens review (Meyer-Optik Gorlitz 50mm 1:1.8 Oreston)
Mount – M42
This lens is far beyond my interests, I don’t know anything about it, except that some photographers call it as “bokeh-monster”, so instead of the usual short introduction and a little story about the history of the lens, I’ll just leave a link to the wiki.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
85mm lenses comparison – Carl Zeiss 85mm 1:2.8 Sonnar T* Contax/Yashica vs Minolta MD 85mm 1:2.0
The IQ of both lenses are well known among photographers, but there is not a good head-to-head comparison in the network (or I can’t find it). This gap should be covered.
The Carl Zeiss lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
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Carl Zeiss 85mm 1:2.8 Sonnar T* Contax/Yashica lens review, aka Carl Zeiss 85mm 1:2.8 CY
Mount – Contax/Yashica (C/Y)
This is the compact portrait lens released by respectable Kyocera based on Yashica technologies with the license of famous Carl Zeiss. This lens should be magic by origin.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
45mm lenses comparison – Carl Zeiss 45mm 1:2.8 C/Y vs Minolta Rokkor MD 45mm 1:2.0
At the first glance, both lenses are enough similar but it is not true. There is nothing similar except focal distance and country of origin (Japan), lenses have different mounts, optical designs, sizes, years of production.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
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Carl Zeiss Tessar 45mm 1:2.8 T* Contax/Yashica lens review, aka Carl Zeiss 45mm 1:2.8 C/Y.
Mount – Contax/Yashica (C/Y)
A simple and reliable prime lens, with a very well-known label.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
Jupiter-9 lens review (black 85mm 1:2.0)
Mount – M42
One more popular Russian lens. It has something special that makes it valuable for many photographers, but not everyone succeeds in making friends with it because of its low IQ. Sometimes it seems that those who know how to shoot masterpieces with this lens, in the next stage, should start photographing through a bottle of beer.
The lens for the test was provided by Egor Nikolaev (Егор Николаев) – many thanks and greetings.
Exploded Parts List for Minolta XE, XE-7, XE-1, XE-5 series 35mm Cameras. Including body, shutter block, electronic elements, and wiring schematic.
Minolta MD 35-70mm 1:3.5 comparison – No Macro vs Macro
In this world, there are many stories about dragons, mermaids and that the versions of Minolta with and without macro have a different IQ. Or maybe these are not fairy tales. Need to check. (more…)
Exploded Parts List for Minolta X-500/570 series 35mm Cameras. Including body, shutter block, electronic elements, and wiring schematic.
