Minolta MD 24-35mm 1:3.5 Zoom – lens review
Well, this is the first review about zoom-lens on the site. And this zoom is genius, as it often happens with Minolta.
Tests of this lens are divided for 24mm, 28mm, 35mm groups.
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Canon New FD 50mm 1:1.4 (nFD) lens review.
The modern popularity of Canon pushes manual old FD-mount lenses to the list of popular optics among collectors and photographers, and in fact, it is deserved.
Chiyoko 50mm f:2.8 Super Rokkor aka Chiyoko Super Rokkor 1:2.8 f=5cm C (Minolta) lens review.
This lens isn’t interesting for modern photographers, and nobody expects a great IQ from such a class of optics, but the lens has a personal place in the history of photo-industry.
Minolta MD 100mm 1:4.0 Macro – vintage manual lens test and review
Not often we can say ‘must-have’ about lenses, but this 100mm macro is definitely that case – it is ideal for macro or objects photography for a reasonable price and it has no weakness.
Minolta MD 500mm 1:8.0 RF – vintage manual lens test and review
This is the longest lens on the site for today and the review may be interesting just because of this fact.
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Chiyoda Kogaku 50mm 1:1.8 (Minolta) aka Chiyoda Kogaku Super Rokkor 1:1.8 f=5cm (Minolta) – Japan LTM/LSM/m39 – vintage manual lens test and review
This is the first lens that was designed by Minolta in the post-war style – all previous lenses look very similar to West Germany Leica or Carl Zeiss designs. So, this Chiyoda Kogaku has started the look which was continued by the SR-mount lenses up to the moment when rubberized focus rings came into the industry – up to the middle of 70′. And it looks like that this lens made a big jump in optical IQ. (more…)
Canon 50mm 1:1.8 Serenar – Japan LTM/LSM/m39 – vintage manual lens test and review
This is one of those lenses, after the appearance of which, the center of the global photo industry began to actively move to Japan. (more…)
Canon 50mm 1:1.5 Serenar – Japan LTM/LSM/m39 – vintage manual lens test and review
This is one of the best feelings in hand lenses from the Canon “Serenar” series. And yes, it is a true “Sonnar”. (more…)
Canon S 50mm 1:1.4 v.I – Japan LTM/LSM/m39 – vintage manual lens test and review
This is the first test of optics by Canon on the site. The lens is a good object to start with. (more…)
Minolta MD 24mm 1:2.8 VFC – vintage manual lens test and review
Once upon a time, this site was created to make reviews for all existing rectilinear and non-special Minolta New-MD lenses. This goal has been achieved – all 21 are presented on the site. But why not continue with other lenses and maybe with other labels? This review is the first of its kind.
Important note:
this review doesn’t contain tests of Variable Field Curvature -‘VFC’ feature of this lens. It will be done later. Here you can get information about how this lens works in normal mode. Welcome (more…)