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

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

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

Absolutely the first one – Minolta’s newest SLR camera SR-2 went on sale in 1958 with this lens. It doesn’t matter what results this lens performs in testing, but its historical significance makes it the very valuable for owners.

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