{"id":18800,"date":"2019-06-20T20:23:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T19:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=18800"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:46:34","slug":"review-minolta-auto-rokkor-pf-55-mm-f-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-minolta-auto-rokkor-pf-55-mm-f-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19221 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5382-e1560944186789.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"635\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 is a small legacy standard lens from the sixties. Does this lens still deserve a spot in a modern camera bag?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19223\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37717490825_ef0165dc80_o-e1560948466277.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19224\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/38514080130_24f4c42b2b_o-e1560948480671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19225\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40169146122_7ccf401413_o-e1560948502863.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Versions and history<\/h2>\n<p>There are four different versions of this lens, all with 6 elements in 5 groups (an overview can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/minolta.eazypix.de\/lenses\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first version (1959) was introduced in 1958 and can be recognized by half click stops between f\/2 and f\/5.6. This version has a silver nose\/front ring and 8 aperture blades and a minimum aperture of f\/22.<\/li>\n<li>The second version (1961) also features a silver ring but has a minimum aperture of f\/16. This versions also features 8 aperture blades.<\/li>\n<li>The third version (1965) has no silver front ring and its serial number starts with a 2. This version only features 6 aperture blades and has a minimum aperture of f\/16. This is the version this review is about.<\/li>\n<li>The fourth version (1967) also has 6 aperture blades and a minimum aperture of f\/16. The serial number of this version starts with a 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"999\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Diameter<\/td>\n<td>60 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>35 mm (focused at infinity)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Filter Thread<\/td>\n<td>52 mm (metal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>225 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. Magnification<\/td>\n<td>(~)1:7.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Close focusing distance<\/td>\n<td>0.55 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of aperture blades<\/td>\n<td>6 (slightly rounded)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elements\/Groups<\/td>\n<td>6\/5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(Third version)<\/p>\n<p>If you get this lens please consider to use the affiliate* links below. This doesn&#8217;t cost you any extra and we get a small commission to keep the blog running \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Lens:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3DMinolta%2BRokkor%2B55mm%2Bf%252F2%26_sacat%3D0%26LH_TitleDesc%3D0%26_osacat%3D0%26_odkw%3DMinolta%2BRokkor%2B55%252F2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.com*<\/a> | 30-100$ depending on the condition and version<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3Dminolta%2Brokkor%2B55mm%2Bf%252F2%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.de*<\/a>| +\/- \u20ac70,-<\/p>\n<p>Adapter:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3DK%2526F%2Bconcept%2Bmd-sony%2Badapter%26_sacat%3D0%26LH_TitleDesc%3D0%26_osacat%3D0%26_odkw%3DK%2526F%2Bconcept%2Bminolta-sony%2Badapter%26LH_TitleDesc%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.com*<\/a> | +\/- 30$<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Dminolta%2Brokkor%2B55mm%2Bf%252F2%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3DK%2526f%2Bconcept%2Bmd-nex%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.de* <\/a>| \u20ac22,-<\/p>\n<h2>Build quality and handeling<\/h2>\n<p>The Minolta auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 is a very well built lens. Everything is made from either glass or metal. After over 50 years my lens still looks quite good and the focus and aperture rings still operate with ease. It doesn&#8217;t get much better than this, even if you spend $1000 today.<\/p>\n<p>The lens is small and not very heavy, it feels well balanced on both my a7S and a7II.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19222\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5384-e1560944250964.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"692\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Minolta auto Rokkor-PF 2\/55 has a metal focus ring with good grip. The focusing ring travels about 80\u00b0 from 55 cm to 1 m and a further 45\u00b0 to infinity.<br \/>\nThe aperture ring feels really nice with distinctive half stop clicks. I think it is one of the nicest aperture rings I have used so far.<br \/>\nThe MFD of 55 cm is a bit below average for a normal lens but the five extra mm&#8217;s compensate a bit here.<br \/>\nThe lens has 52 mm filter thread that doesn&#8217;t rotate, therefore using a CPL is easy. I don&#8217;t have the original hood but it came with one from Hoya that works quite OK.<\/p>\n<p>To use the Minolta auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 on an E mount camera one needs an adapter. I use a K&amp;F adapter for my Minolta lenses and it works fine. Of course there a better adapters available like the Novoflex one but these are also much more expensive. More information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/adapters-manual-lenses-sony-a7-series-guide\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Vignetting<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\"><strong>Aperture<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"384\"><strong>Vignetting<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\">f\/2<\/td>\n<td width=\"384\">1.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\">f\/2.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"384\">0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\">f\/4<\/td>\n<td width=\"384\">0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\">f\/8<\/td>\n<td width=\"384\">0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19138\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vignetting_f1p4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vignetting_f1p4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vignetting_f1p4-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Wide open vignetting can be visible and in some situations you might want to correct for it. At f\/2.8 vignetting is already reduced a lot and from f\/4 on vignetting is not visible in practical use. These are average figures for a normal lens.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharpness<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19140\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/28Vorlage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/28Vorlage.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/28Vorlage-122x300.jpg 122w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/28Vorlage-768x1884.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/28Vorlage-522x1280.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>f\/2: The center looks very good, the midframe looks good as well, only the extreme corners are soft. Contrast is not very high.<\/p>\n<p>f\/2.8: The center improves to very good to excellent levels, the midframe looks very good now. The corners improve a bit but are still soft. Contrast gets a significant boost.<\/p>\n<p>f\/4: Center is excellent by now as is the midframe. Corners improve quite a bit and look OK now<\/p>\n<p>f\/5.6: Center and midframe look excellent, the corners have improved and are now OK to good.<\/p>\n<p>f\/8: The center is a tiny bit softer due to diffraction. The corners look very good now. This is my preferred aperture for landscape photography.<\/p>\n<p>For a lens of this age performance is very good. From all vintage fifties I have tested so far only the Minolta MD 50\/2 showed significantly better sharpness in the corners at f\/2.<br \/>\nCompared to the very best modern lenses wide open resolution across the frame falls a bit behind, however, at f\/8 differences in sharpness are really negligible.<br \/>\nNear MFD there is a bit of glow and lowered contrast wide open, but image quality is certainly usable. Stopping down a bit improves image quality a lot though.<\/p>\n<p>The Minolta 2\/55 also works well with extension tubes. Wide open it is usable even with 77 mm of extension tubes (!!). However stopping down to f\/4 is a good plan as image quality across the whole frame is superb at there. I was really surprised about this performance as the lens features no floating elements and is not optimized for this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19258\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25mm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25mm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25mm-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25mm-768x672.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19259\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/77mm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/77mm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/77mm-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/77mm-768x672.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19236\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/44466679401_5134b4a478_o-e1560949023267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/8 77 mm tubes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19237\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19237 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/44466679911_387797b34b_o-e1560948868146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/5.6 25 mm tubes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Bokeh<\/h2>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-1-review-minolta-auto-rokkor-pf-55-mm-f-2-15948\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">0.55 m<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">1 m<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">2 m<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">3 m<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-1-review-minolta-auto-rokkor-pf-55-mm-f-2-15948\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane1-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19116\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/55-cm-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/55-cm-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/55-cm-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/55-cm-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-1\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19117\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/100cm-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/100cm-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/100cm-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/100cm-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19118\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/200cm-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/200cm-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/200cm-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/200cm-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19119\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/300cm-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/300cm-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/300cm-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/300cm-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>In most situations the bokeh is smooth and not distracting from the subject. The cats&#8217;s eye effect is certainly present but not very distracting. Unfortunately my version only has 6 aperture blades, despite being rounded a bit the shape is clearly visible already at f\/2.8. When stopping down further then f\/2.8 the shape of the bokeh becomes very distracting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19115\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2.8-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2.8-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2.8-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2.8-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In very demanding situations with lit foliage the bokeh gets more distracting, although I would still call it OK to decent. Many other vintage lenses render much more distracting in these circumstances.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19113\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5239.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5239-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5239-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19114\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5240.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5240-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5240-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19127\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5039-bewerkt-e1560545604940.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19128\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19128 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37888200594_4a81bc748e_o-e1560546047382.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19129\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/38396806091_b2541c846f_o-1-e1560546060960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Flare resistance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19135\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-2-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-2-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-2-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-2-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19136\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19136 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-3-f-8-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-3-f-8-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-3-f-8-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-3-f-8-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19137\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-4-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-4-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-4-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/flare-4-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Flare resistance definitely is the weak spot of the Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2. With the sun inside and just outside the frame significant veiling flare can be provoked. Also a lot of ghosting is visible and unfortunately ghosting gets more pronounced when stopping down with this lens.<\/p>\n<h2>Chromatic aberrations<\/h2>\n<p>Longitudinal chromatic aberration (LoCA) are present wide open, stopping down to f\/2.8 reduces LoCA a lot and at f\/4 LoCA is gone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19219\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19219\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5381.jpg 799w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5381-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5381-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC5381-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">800 Pix crop at f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lateral chromatic aberrations are corrected very well, I have not been able to spot any.<\/p>\n<h2>Coma<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19151\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coma is certainly present as can be seen in the 100% crops of the upper right corner above. For wide open shooting with (city)lights this lens is a bad choice, also for wide open astro photography better options are available. However, stopping the lens down to f\/4 reduces coma a lot and when stopping down further, coma completely disappears.<\/p>\n<h2>Alternatives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-mc-rokkor-11-7-55mm-review\/\">MINOLTA MC ROKKOR 1:1.7 55 MM<\/a><br \/>\nVery similar, but faster. The Rokkor 55\/2 may be a tad sharper and bokeh is a tad smoother but that is hard to tell without directly comparing both.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-md-50mm-2-review\/\">MINOLTA MD 50MM 1:2<\/a><br \/>\nIt is smaller, lighter cheaper and sharper, bokeh is less smooth though. Build quality is also much less nice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/canon-new-fd-50mm-11-4-review\/\">CANON NEW FD 50 MM 1:1.4<\/a><br \/>\nSharper than the Minolta but with less smooth bokeh<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-minolta-mc-rokkor-50mm-11-4\/\">MINOLTA MC ROKKOR 50MM 1:1.4<\/a><br \/>\nFaster but with busier bokeh, it also is a little bigger and heavier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-loxia-planar-250-t\/\">ZEISS LOXIA PLANAR 2\/50 T*<\/a><br \/>\nThis modern manual focus lens even feels a bit nicer than the Rokkor. The Loxia is also sharper at wider apertures with more contrast, better flare resistance and better coma correction. The bokeh of the Loxia is busier though, the Rokkor fares much better in this regard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-1-850\/\">SONY FE 1.8\/50 (SEL50F18F)<\/a><br \/>\nA small and light alternative with AF. Flare resistance is better and sunstars are nicer, bokeh an LoCA are worse though. If you are on a budget and AF is important to you this one is worth a try. AF is supposed to be quick on third generation bodies but slow on earlier camera&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 329px;\" width=\"474\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"256\"><strong>Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"256\"><strong>Average<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"256\"><strong>Not good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"256\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Bokeh wide open<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Build quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Size and weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Price<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Sharpness in center wide open<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">CA correction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\">\n<ul>\n<li>Bokeh stopped down (shape of aperture blades)<\/li>\n<li>Midframe sharpness wide open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Flare resistance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Corner sharpness wide open<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 is an interesting quite well rounded fifty. It combines decent sharpness with nice contrast and to my taste very pleasant bokeh. Certainly there are some flaws like the shitty flare resistance and corner resolution wide open. Still it is my favorite fifty (and I have quite a few of them) and I always take it with me. I like the size, handling and bokeh rendering a lot.<\/p>\n<p>So if you are looking for a fifty with great build quality, nice bokeh and decent sharpness, this one certainly is worth a look.<br \/>\nIf you want the sharpest lens available with very high contrast and good flare resistance, or is AF important to you, than there are better options on the market.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get this lens please consider to use the affiliate* links below. This doesn&#8217;t cost you any extra and we get a small commission to keep the blog running \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Lens:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3DMinolta%2BRokkor%2B55mm%2Bf%252F2%26_sacat%3D0%26LH_TitleDesc%3D0%26_osacat%3D0%26_odkw%3DMinolta%2BRokkor%2B55%252F2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.com*<\/a> | 30-100$ depending on the state and version<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3Dminolta%2Brokkor%2B55mm%2Bf%252F2%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.de*<\/a> | +\/- \u20ac70,-<\/p>\n<p>Adapter:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3DK%2526F%2Bconcept%2Bmd-sony%2Badapter%26_sacat%3D0%26LH_TitleDesc%3D0%26_osacat%3D0%26_odkw%3DK%2526F%2Bconcept%2Bminolta-sony%2Badapter%26LH_TitleDesc%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.com*<\/a> | +\/- 30$<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Dminolta%2Brokkor%2B55mm%2Bf%252F2%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3DK%2526f%2Bconcept%2Bmd-nex%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.de*<\/a> | \u20ac22,-<\/p>\n<p>Sample images can be found in high resolutionm in this <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsm7P5qUc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flickr album.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sample images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19226\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/26771631939_02f799d537_o-e1560949395236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19235\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/41141604001_b2d930c092_o-e1560949038492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19234\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39576190204_4c159c36d9_o-e1560949134158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19233\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/38572928072_f5cd9a3b72_o-e1560949163205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19232\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/38514088490_0e1f520583_o-e1560949241266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19231\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19231 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/38477736170_9590d7fda2_o-e1560949260621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19230\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19230 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/38477735620_476e157e17_o-e1560949306145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19229\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/38341844046_603e3441e4_o-e1560949336152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19228\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37831385524_4b2b9a3db1_o-e1560949359796.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19227\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/30552484277_05b6e4bf49_o-e1560949371360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19240\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19240\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC4308a-e1560952555737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19241\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19241\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC4437-e1560952571580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Further reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/affordable-manual-lenses-for-the-sony-alpha-77r7ii7rii-and-7s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0AFFORDABLE MANUAL LENSES FOR THE SONY ALPHA 7,7R,7II,7RII AND 7S<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/manual-minolta-lens-ratings\/\">THE RATED LIST OF MINOLTA MD\/MC LENSES ON THE SONY A7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/pentacon-auto-50-mm-f-1-8-multi-coating\/\">REVIEW: PENTACON AUTO 50 MM F\/1.8 MULTI COATING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-a7-with-affordable-manual-lenses-full-frame-for-less-than-a-grand\/\">A $400 LENS KIT FOR YOUR SONY A7 SERIES CAMERA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-sony-fe-landscape-lenses-poor-student\/\">BEST SONY FE LANDSCAPE LENSES FOR THE POOR STUDENT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This site contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using any of the links marked as affiliate links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support the creation of future content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55 mm f\/2 is a small legacy standard lens from the sixties. 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