{"id":12275,"date":"2016-02-15T22:40:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T21:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=12275"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:33:55","slug":"minolta-md-rokkor-50mm-11-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-md-rokkor-50mm-11-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4"},"content":{"rendered":"<address><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>under construction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Specifications<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-546\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MD50f1p4-2-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD 1.4\/50\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MD50f1p4-2-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MD50f1p4-2.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/h1>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-3\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-3\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Diameter<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">63mm<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Length<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">40mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Filter Thread<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">55mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Weight<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">245g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max. Magnification<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1:6.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Close Focusing Distance from the sensor<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">45cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Close Focusing Distance from the front of the lens<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Number of aperture blades<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Elements\/ Groups<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-3 from cache -->\n<p>Price: &nbsp;(July&nbsp; 2016): about 50\u20ac in good condition at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_nkw=minolta+md+rokkor+50mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_from=R40&amp;_trksid=m570.l1313&amp;_odkw=sony+fe+35mm+2.8+za&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ebay.de<\/a> or $50 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_nkw=minolta+md+rokkor+50mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_odkw=sony+fe+35mm+2.8+za&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ebay.com<\/a> (<em>advertisement, <\/em>affiliate links).<\/p>\n<h1>Versions<\/h1>\n<p>Minolta made three optically&nbsp;different 1.4\/50 lenses.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The<a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-minolta-mc-rokkor-50mm-11-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> MC Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 PG<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is the oldest one with the nicest built quality and very good image quality<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4<\/strong>&nbsp;with 55mm filter thread.&nbsp;It is 60gramms lighter than the MC and the close focusing distance decreased from 50cm to 45cm. &nbsp;This page is about this lens.<\/li>\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>MD (Rokkor) 50mm 1:1.4 <\/strong>with 49mm filter thread.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more technical details visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/minolta.eazypix.de\/lenses\/index.html\">Minolta SR lens index<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Build quality and handling<\/h1>\n<p>Builts quality is very good, only the name plate and aperture ring are made from plastic, the rest is made from metal.<\/p>\n<p>All in all it is a rather small lens and it balances very well on the Sony a7. The original lens shade is made from plastics, has a decent size and isn&#8217;t too bulky. Because the front element is rather exposed I would recommend using it.<\/p>\n<p>The focusing ring&nbsp;travels around 100\u00b0 from 45cm to 1m and a further 60\u00b0 to infinity.&nbsp;The focusing&nbsp;has just the right amount of resistance but it is a bit small (8mm) for my taste.<\/p>\n<p>The aperture ring has half stops from f\/2.0 to f\/16 and no stop between f\/1.4 and f\/2.0.<br \/>\n<a title=\"MD50f1p4-3 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16500644879\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8678\/16500644879_5a7daf7d69_o.jpg\" alt=\"MD50f1p4-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/address>\n<h1>&nbsp;Image Samples in low resolution<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"weekend by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/birnenbaumgarten\/16540787071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7423\/16540787071_baa34fe0e1_c.jpg\" alt=\"weekend\" width=\"800\" height=\"587\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"winter detail by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/birnenbaumgarten\/16485049382\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7324\/16485049382_6c67871471_c.jpg\" alt=\"winter detail\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"return of the light by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/birnenbaumgarten\/16457054961\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8621\/16457054961_83c106c266_c.jpg\" alt=\"return of the light\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"the mill by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/birnenbaumgarten\/16515707181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7333\/16515707181_35a12c966e_c.jpg\" alt=\"the mill\" width=\"800\" height=\"587\"><\/a><br \/>\nYou can find many more samples in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/birnenbaumgarten\/sets\/72157638917651465\/\">this flickr set<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Optical performance<\/h1>\n<p>These results are based on the use with a Sony Alpha 7.<\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>Bokeh<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/1.4 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16593255751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8630\/16593255751_2b9b65bbee_c.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/1.4\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/1.4: rather defined outlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/2 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16407231768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7376\/16407231768_fe9a64de82_c.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/2\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/2: still defined outline but noticeably less<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/2.8 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16593253241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7281\/16593253241_d1bb4a3e7c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/2.8\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/2.8: much less defined outlines but visible hexagons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Chromatic Aberrations<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Sharpness<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Minolta_MD_50mmf14 infinty test by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16064532174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8609\/16064532174_8676a13724_o.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta_MD_50mmf14 infinty test\" width=\"950\" height=\"2850\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h1>Alternatives<\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-mc-rokkor-58mm-11-2\/\">Minolta MC 1.2\/58<\/a>: <\/strong>Quite a bit&nbsp;smoother bokeh and 8, not just 6 aperture blades make it a superior lens when bokeh is important. Sharpness is similar, the 1.4\/50 might be a tad better. It also costs about 6 times as much and is nearly 150g heavier.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-mc-rokkor-11-7-55mm-review\/\">Minolta MC 1.7\/55<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/strong>Not as sharp at wider apertures but it has nicer bokeh and is a bit smaller.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-md-50mm-2-review\/\">Minolta MD 2\/50<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/strong>Worse bokeh but&nbsp;it is sharp across most of the frame from f\/2,&nbsp;very small and only weights half of the MC 1.4\/50. This is reflected in the build quality though. It is also free of lateral CA and distortion which the 1.4\/50 is not.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-carl-zeiss-planar-1450-cy\/\">Zeiss C\/Y Planar 1.4\/50<\/a>: <\/strong>The Planar has more effective coatings which results in a much better flare resistance and higher contrast at wider apertures.&nbsp;The Minolta is a lot cheaper though.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/canon-new-fd-50mm-11-4-review\/\">Canon nFD 1.4\/50:<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>The Canon is quite a bit sharper at f\/1.4 and f\/2 but &nbsp;and it doesn\u2019t feel nearly as solid. Price is similar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-loxia-planar-250-t\/\"><strong>Zeiss Loxia 2\/50<\/strong>:<\/a>&nbsp;A modern lens which is sharp across the frame from f\/2&nbsp;with high contrast and exif transmission. Bokeh is the only real weakness I found. Oh an the price of course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-1-855-za-sonnar-t-review\/\"><strong>Sony FE 1.8\/55 ZA<\/strong><\/a>: The Sony is super sharp from f\/1.8 and it has much smoother bokeh. Manual focus is a pain in the a** though and it is expensive.<\/p>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<p>A typical 1.4\/50 lens: Rather soft wide open, good for portraits by f\/2, excellent by f\/2.8 but it needs to be stopped down to f\/8 for landscapes.<\/p>\n<h2>Images Samples in high resolution<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/2 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16594447655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7281\/16594447655_57968b6eeb_c.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/2\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a title=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/2.8 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16408606769\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8569\/16408606769_664e9589e7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/2.8\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>f\/2.8 or maybe f\/2.4<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Minolta MD Rokkor 1.4\/50 @f\/4 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16520565226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7354\/16520565226_3a0c075ecd_c.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD Rokkor 1.4\/50 @f\/4\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>f\/4 &#8211; very good sharpness with a notable drop in the far corners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/5.6 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/16594454595\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7404\/16594454595_c2dd4ee483_c.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.4 @f\/5.6\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Minolta MD Rokkor 1.4\/50 @f\/8 by Phillip Reeve Data, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/15926384913\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7397\/15926384913_7d6990df2d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Minolta MD Rokkor 1.4\/50 @f\/8\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p>For more Minolta lenses check out my <a title=\"manual Minolta Lens ratings\" href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/manual-minolta-lens-ratings\/\">Minolta list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn about manual lenses in general <a title=\"Manual lenses on the Sony a7 \u2013 A beginners guide\" href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/manual-lenses-sony-a7\/\">this beginners guide<\/a>&nbsp;might be helpful.<\/p>\n<h2>Support Us<\/h2>\n<p>Did you find this article useful or just liked reading it? 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The MC Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 PG&nbsp;is the oldest one with the nicest built quality and very good image quality The MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4&nbsp;with 55mm filter thread.&nbsp;It is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-md-rokkor-50mm-11-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,419],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minolta-sr-mount","category-vintage"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 - phillipreeve.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-md-rokkor-50mm-11-4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 - phillipreeve.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"under construction Specifications Price: &nbsp;(July&nbsp; 2016): about 50\u20ac in good condition at ebay.de or $50 at ebay.com (advertisement, affiliate links). 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