Are Rokkor lenses good?

Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm 1:1.2 (3.5/5) f/2 is great for portraits with good sharpness in the center and exceptional bokeh. great for landscapes at f/8 but prone to flare. A little larger and about twice as heavy as the 1.4/50mm lenses. Built quality is top notch.

What is the difference between Minolta MD and MC?

MC lenses are lenses that are meter-coupled. This is one step up from the original SR mount lenses, which weren’t coupled. MD lenses are one step up from MC lenses. They can be used in Program mode, as the body knows what is the maximum aperture of the lens.

Who makes Rokkor lenses?

Minolta Auto Rokkor
Minolta Auto Rokkor-SG 1:35 F=28mm .

What is Rokkor lens?

Rokkor was a brand name used for all Chiyoda Kōgaku Seikō and later Minolta lenses between 1940 and 1980, including a few, which were marketed and sold by other companies like Leica.

What is Nikon 35mm 1.8 used for?

The 35mm lens is ideal for taking images with a pleasing bokeh because it’s a fast lens, with a wide aperture of f/1.8; portraits of people or animals, groups of people, flowers, landscapes, nature and architecture are all great subjects for this lens.

What is an MC lens?

These are the first meter coupled (hence “MC”) lenses manufactured by Minolta and are identifiable by their milled metal focusing ring, and plain metal (ie. unpainted) aperture ring. Introduced progressively from 1966 as they were developed, by 1970 they had completely replaced the earlier Pre-MC lenses.

Which Minolta lens are radioactive?

The three Rokkors known to be radioactive are the 58mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.7, and 28mm f/2.5. The 28mm is the odd one in that it’s a small element in the middle that’s the culprit, which means it can yellow pretty significantly but neither radiation nor UV (for bleaching the yellow) get through all the glass very well.