Chiyoko Rokkor 1:3.5 f=3.5cm lens review (Chiyoko 35mm 1:3.5 Rokkor)
Mount – M39 or Leica screw mount (flange focal distance – 28.8 mm)
Here is an review of the lens, which is a legend not only of the company, but in general of the entire photographic industry. This is one of the vast number of examples from the beginning of the Japanese Economic Miracle. No matter what results it shows in tests, its value is historical: it is the world’s first mass-produced multi-coated lens.
Chiyoko 135mm 1:4.0 vs Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.8 – Comparison
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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Chiyoko 85mm f:2.8 Super Rokkor aka Chiyoko Super Rokkor 1:2.8 f=85cm C (Minolta) lens review.
This lens is from the first years after WWII and it’s a part of the history of Japan’s photo-industry, from the times when the poor and the ruined country started the race against the world’s most famous corporations producing photo equipment and finally have won. The reason is clear – one glance at Super Rokkor 85mm is enough to see that it was created and built with incredible quality. Touching this lens drives me to feel that I touch history.
Some amateur photographers say that they love real ‘glass and metal’ lenses, and this feeling drives them to create better photos than with lenses that are built using plastic and rubber elements in construction. Quite often when saying these words they are holding in their hands something like Minolta MC or Canon FL or Nikon pre-AI, etc. I believe that these MC and FLs against this Chiyoko are looking like aluminum trinkets. (more…)
Chiyoko 50mm lenses comparison:
I have warm feelings for both lenses, and it isn’t secret that 50/2.0 is more powerful, but it may be interesting to see the difference in real samples.
Chiyoko 50mm f:2.8 Super Rokkor aka Chiyoko Super Rokkor 1:2.8 f=5cm C (Minolta) lens review.
This lens isn’t interesting for modern photographers, and nobody expects a great IQ from such a class of optics, but the lens has a personal place in the history of photo-industry.
Chiyoko 50mm 1:2.0 Super Rokkor aka Chiyoko Super Rokkor 1:2 f=5cm C (Chiyoda Kogaku , Minolta) Japan LTM/LSM/m39
Let’s not argue anymore about rendering, just take this lens and make some photos.
