I looked over my shoulder at my shelf of lenses…. I gave both of them a respectful nod of acknowledgement, at the same time accepting that there was a new first lady in the Jonas harem of lenses. The sample shots below have been post processed in various ways like I normally do. The image of the purple orchid is a straight out of camera jpeg.
It really is fantastic! First of all, these are some stunning images! I have 2 copies of this lens and again totally agree with your findings as i have had the same experience using the lens on the X-Pro. HI Kelvin, can you comment how is the sharpness and contrast of 58mm from f1. I have a chance to get either of this two lens of similar price. Im wondering which one shall I pick? I would also pack Fuji 60mm f. How are the Minoltas compared when stepped down to F2. One of the all time classic focal lengths for portraits.
What I really like about the lens is the fact you got it for twenty bucks!?! What a find and a great read along with superb imagery! Thanks, Jonas…. Wow, looks like a beautiful lens and some great photography there Jonas! Your pictures are so expressive and emotive. Any thoughts on the focus peaking update coming on July 27? So the real deal will just make it even easier.
Legacy lenses will be the real deal when this FW 3. I bought it off ebay. For the m mount the Kipon is good, since its all black. It does a job and looks fine. Det er rigtig fedt med alle de gamle objektiver. Just arrived. Any suggestions? Well, I must of done some adjustment in the menu, shooting menu 3-mount adapter settings, and now the shutter works. Thanks for the review! I was looking for a fill-in until the Fuji XF 56 1.
But if this works out well, I may not need that Fuji portrait with this Minolta. And this lens cost me less than what I would have paid for in sale tax for the Fuji lens!!! Tell me about it. One thing I will tell you: keep those lenses. Hi Jonas, first at all, congratulations for your blog. I love the photos taken with the Rokkor 55mm 1.
Finally I bougth a Rokkor 50mm f1. Have you tried this lens? Is very different of the 55mm 1. I will fit it to the panasonic G3. It is only third four format, so I am interesting how it will work out, due to the smaller processor. Anyway thanks for your inspiration, its a bit of fun to look forward something new. Hi Jonas. Care to tell which thrift store in Aarhus has some vintage lenses as mentioned in this post?
Have one of these lenses. Bought it new in , as a teenager, with my SR-T Have been using it with my Canon EOS digital and am amazed again at what a great lens this is. This is nice lens, thanks for sharing. I use it with minolta film camera and it never let me down. Great review. What lens and camera did you use to take the 2 first pictures of the X-pro1 with the Rokkor?
Best Regards. Great pics, and I share your view about this lens. I tested most of the standrd rokkors on xe1 camera , years ago, and it was for me far the best, while the 50 1. I have Konica 52mm f1. Thinking of getting the Konica 57mm f1. They are very close wide open in terms of sharpness, the Konica is a bit sharper not by much.
Stopped down, the Konica gets much sharper than the Minolta assuming sharpness is your thing, otherwise either one if fabulous glass. Great read! I just managed to find this lens in great condition at a thrift store. Jonas, my MD 55 1. This renders the adapter useless.
Did you experience the same problem? Cheers, Mattias. Sorry to hear that. I have had a Minolta SRT since , it has performed extremely well including the lenses, I do not understand why they stopped. Just recently bought 55 1. I have always enjoyed my 2. Jonas, Thanks for cluing me in to this lens! I just bought one of these 55mm 1. Love the way it renders colors and its out-of—focus areas are lovely.
I think it will replace my Helios as my go-to adapted 50 ish mm lens. Quick question: Any advice for an inexpensive adapted lens for Fuji X that is in the 85mmmm range and is fairly fast? I had a great old battered Nikkor mm f2.
Any likely candidates spring to mind? Thanks for your sharing your passion through your reviews! Hi Mark. Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the lens recommendations, Jonas! But he is good even in such conditions. Moreover, it seems to me that there are a large number of lenses with f1.
We can say that when you consider the price, this lens is simply a must-have. As much as I am happy that this lens performed better than expected, it also has its drawbacks. Although there is nothing specific, all these shortcomings are, as it were, common to most fifties. Not good news: it has a softness, and noticeable vignetting, and butterfly coma if wide opened.
Also the weak corners at F1. Not bad news: all items from the previous string are almost fixed at F2. Add here well-corrected geometry, little chromatic aberrations, and the fact that the lens 50 years old can be used today with no doubts. Of course, I cannot say words like the best or the unique, but if you come across it, then most likely you will find a use for it. I find the film advance on all F3 cameras too light, loose and floppy feeling. I currently own perfect condition F3P and Limited cameras and feel the same about those.
It's one of many reasons why I prefer the F3 with the motordrive. The film advance on my XK feels much better - heavier, smoother and more solid. I even prefer the feel of my F2 cameras as well as Leicas, FM2 etc etc. Apr 21, 6. May be he doesn't have one as I don't have one either. Apr 21, 7. I don't think the XE ever sold in large numbers.
Another factor was that Minolta's SRT series was a workhorse that was reliable and inexpensive. There were several professionals locally who made their living using this model.
They just didn't need the extra features and weight and expense of the Minolta top professional model. Apr 21, 8. I have just bought an XE1 simply because I like them. It will work alongside my XM which I think is an acquired taste to use properly. Honestly I don't think that Minolta ever made a bad SLR jut that they didn't sell in the numbers to keep the company afloat. The production was innovative.
The lenses were well made and almost without exception of very high quality, but at the same time the prices were kept reasonable. No, the XE1 has to be my all time favourite film camera. Apr 21, 9.
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