All ratings are based on my experience with these lenses on my fullframe Sony Alpha 7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If you purchase the lens through one of the affiliate-links in this article we get a small compensation with no additional cost to you.<\/em><\/p>\n Fisheye lenses are very hard to master, I wasn’t really succesfull at it. But this is a good lens, so good in fact that it\u00a0also came in Leica R-mount and the same optical design is still used by the current Sony 2.8\/16 Fisheye. full resolution samples<\/a> | test\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de It might be that the copy I tested had an issue with the floating elements design which caused the midzone dip.<\/p>\n flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| full resolution samples<\/a> | test<\/a>\u00a0| review<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de<\/a> <\/p>\n In my opinion the lens is\u00a0usually overpriced and I wouldn’t recommend it on the a7. Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n From the reports I read, the \u00a0younger MD version with 49mm filter thread is a better performer. Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de There are several Minolta 2.8\/35 lenses, my copy has a 49mm filter thread and carries the Rokkor in the name tag which distinguishes it from the later “plain MD” version\u00a0which\u00a0is optically the same as far as I know. Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de <\/p>\n One of Minolta’s most often underestimated lenses with a great price\/performance ratio. Get the lens at\u00a0<\/a>ebay.de There are two optically different (but similar) versions of the lens, you can tell them apart by the diameter of the filter thread, this version has a 55mm diameter and the younger one has a 49mm filter thread. Get the lens at\u00a0<\/a>ebay.de flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| full resolution samples<\/a> | test\u00a0<\/a>| review<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0<\/a>ebay.de I think this is one of Minolta’s most underrated lenses.<\/p>\n flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| full resolution samples<\/a> | test<\/a>\u00a0| compared to FE 1.8\/55<\/a>\u00a0| my review<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0<\/a>ebay.de flickr set<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0full resolution <\/a>| test<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0my review<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de<\/strong> I think it \u00a0is a great lens for landscapes, I wouldn’t recommend it as a portrait lens because of the bokeh. Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de<\/strong> I think this is a very good portrait lens which is also\u00a0a capable landscape lens . If I was shooting more portraits I would \u00a0consider buying it.<\/p>\n flickr set\u00a0<\/a>| full resolution samples<\/a> | test\u00a0<\/a>| 85mm comparison<\/a>\u00a0| my review<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de<\/a><\/strong> This is a very good lens which is often underestimated.<\/p>\n I owned the MD Version of this lens for a while and\u00a0found it similar in it’s optical performance, maybe a bit contrastier at f\/2.5 \u00a0but I liked the focusing ring of this version better.<\/p>\n flickr set\u00a0<\/a>| \u00a0full resolution samples<\/a> | test\u00a0<\/a>| my in-depth review<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de<\/a><\/strong> It is an enjoyable lens but it is also very big and not that good from a technical point of view. Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0full resolution samples<\/a> | test\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de Minolta built several different \u00a02.8\/135’s over the years. Among the MD versions there are two different optical designs. My copy has 4 elements and weights about 560g. There is a younger version which is about 200g lighter which uses 5 elements,\u00a0from what I have read they are very close optically so both are decent buys.<\/p>\n flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0full resolution samples<\/a> | test\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de <\/p>\n flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0full resolution samples<\/a> | test\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Get the lens at\u00a0<\/a>ebay.de I think it’s performance is remarkable for a zoom lens of it’s age and I like to use it for city trips when I prefer it’s versatility over the shallower DOF of prime lenses. The 1:4 macro mode at 70mm is handy as well.<\/p>\n There are three versions of this lens and according to artaphot.ch Version 1 is optically inferior. I can recommend this last generation which is the only one with the macro mode.<\/p>\n flickr<\/a> |\u00a0full resolution <\/a>| test\u00a035mm<\/a>\u00a050mm<\/a>\u00a070mm<\/a> Get the lens at\u00a0ebay.de If you are still shooting film you can of course use any Minolta MC or MD lens on a wide range of old Minolta SR film-cameras like the Minolta XD-7 or X-700. No adapter needed.<\/p>\n Because of the flange-focal-distance of Minolta SR lenses all adapters for DSLR cameras either contain an optical element which will reduce image quality a lot or you lose infinity focus. I wouldn\u2019t bother to use one of those adapters.<\/p>\n Mirrorless cameras have a much shorter flange focal distance and \u00a0you can buy adapters for Fuji-X, Sony-E, Micro Fourthirds and Samsung NX. You won’t lose image quality to the adapter, you can focus at infinity but you have to turn the aperture- and focusing ring yourself. Your camera has no control over them.<\/p>\n I usually recommend Sony Alpha 7<\/a> cameras for the use with older manual lenses because they are the only ones with a full frame sensor and in my experience most older lenses work best on the larger sensor. But they still work very well on smaller format sensors as well, here are some of my older pictures<\/a> all taken with a Sony Nex.<\/p>\n Here are links to adapters for Minolta SR to Sony E mount cameras: Amazon.com<\/a> |\u00a0Amazon.de<\/a> (affiliate links). For all ratings please read\u00a0ABOUT LENS RATINGS<\/a>\u00a0to understand how I weight different aspects.<\/p>\nWide-Angle lenses<\/b><\/h3>\n
Minolta MD FISH-EYE Rokkor 16mm 1:2.8\u00a0(3-3.5\/5)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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f\/2.8:\u00a0The center is excellent, and\u00a0most of the image \u00a0sharp enough,\u00a0midframe sharpness is actually lower than near corner sharpness wile the far corners are unsharp. Vignetting is surprisingly low.<\/li>\n
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Minolta MD\u00a020mm 1:2.8\u00a0(2\/5)
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Minolta MD Rokkor 24mm 1:2.8\u00a0(2-2.5\/5)
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Minolta MC Rokkor 28mm 1:2\u00a0(2.5-3\/5)
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Minolta MD Rokkor 35mm 1:2.8 (3.5\/5)
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Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 \u00a0(3.5\/5)<\/span><\/strong>
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Minolta MC Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4<\/strong> \u00a0(3.5\/5)<\/span><\/strong>
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Minolta MC Rokkor 55mm 1:1.7 \u00a0(3\/5)\u00a0
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Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm 1:1.2 \u00a0(3.5\/5)
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Tele lenses<\/b><\/h1>\n
Minolta MD 85mm 1:2\u00a0 (4\/5)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Minolta MC Rokkor 85mm 1:1.7\u00a0(3.5\/5)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Minolta MC Rokkor 100mm 1:2.5\u00a0 (3.5\/5)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/span><\/strong>Good resolution with moderate contrast at f\/2.5 and great bokeh make it a very nice portrait lens. It falres easily though.<\/li>\n\u00a0|\u00a0ebay.com<\/strong>
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Minolta MD\u00a0Macro Rokkor 100mm 1:3.5\u00a0 (3\/5)
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Minolta MD Macro Rokkor 100mm 1:4 (4\/5)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Minolta MD Rokkor 135mm 1:2.8 \u00a0(3\/5)<\/span><\/strong>
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Minolta MC Rokkor 200mm 1:4 \u00a0\u00a0(3.5-4\/5)
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Zoom lenses<\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n
Minolta MD Zoom 35-70mm 1:3.5 \u00a0(3.5\/5)
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Adapters<\/h1>\n
\nI use an expensive Novoflex adapter<\/a> (link to my review of the Canon FD version) but the cheaper ones usually work well enough but you have a higher chance of getting a faulty one. For more information about adapters check out our extensive Guide to Adapters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u00a0How my ratings work<\/h1>\n
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