Chiyoko 135mm 1:4.0 vs Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.8 – Comparison
I wouldn’t say that this is a fair battle because of the huge difference between the age of these lenses. It is better to call it a demonstration of the development of Japanese optics. How much the great-granddaughter differs from the great-grandmother.
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Minolta SR 135mm lenses comparison:
135mm is the very popular focal distance for many styles of photography: portraiture, landscapes, street-photo, etc. – it’s great for scenes which are required a compressed perspective for a more tight feeling of the picture. This comparison should show the difference between very budget manual 135mm lenses. Actually, Minolta produced the only one expensive 135mm – the famous MD 135mm 1:2.0, and all another 15 models for SR-mount looks cheap enough, so, three are here.
Minolta MD 75-150mm 1:4.0 Zoom comparison with primes
Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.8 vs MD 135mm 1:3.5 – comparison
Minolta MD 135mm f/3.5 has a great sharpness. It’s true and a lot of resources confirmed it. But just imagine – if the cheapest and simplest Minolta MD 135mm has so great reputation, what’s about others?
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Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.0 vs MD 135mm 1:2.8 – comparison
These are two of the best 135mm lenses by Minolta in absolutely different price categories.
Minolta MD 35-135mm 1:3.5-4.5 Zoom vs primes comparison.
The results of the zoom look good enough, but it wasn’t an easy fight.
Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.8 – vintage manual lens test and review
‘Must have’ lens for portraiture – very convenient in use and with the guarantee of the result. Low prices on auctions look very strange, the lens is absolutely undervalued for today. Grab it.
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