Minolta MD 35mm 1:2.8 Shift vs MD 35mm 1:2.8 – comparison

Minolta MD 35mm lenses – Minolta MD 35mm 1:2.8 Shift vs MD 35mm 1:2.8 – comparison:

  • Minolta MD Shift CA 35mm 1:2.8 (MD III, New-MD)
  • Minolta MD 35mm 1:2.8 (MD III, New-MD)

These lenses have the same technical parameters, so a battle would have looked fair if it had not been known earlier that New-MD 35mm 1:2.8 is one of the sharpest lenses in the world among all others.
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Minolta MD 35mm 1:2.8 Shift CA – review

Minolta MD 35mm 1:2.8 Shift CA – vintage manual lens test and review

  • Official classification: New-MD
  • Collector’s classification: MD III

This lens is enough rare and if I were not a fan of New-MD I think I would not hunt for it at all, even for the review. It is not difficult to find one of the predecessors – Rokkor Shift MD 35mm 1:2.8 but this latest New-MD version is from the top of the list ‘disappeared from all radars’.

Shift lenses are born for professional using by photographers with a narrow specialization – wikipedia.

Anyway, I was lucky to get one for the review.
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