The ROKKOR Lens

-7- · 7th April 2005

Guys n Gals...

Have done a search on this key word ---> ROKKOR, but found no matches so far in CS...

I'm wondering whethe there is / are some owner(s) of this type of Minolta old lense out there...

I found a pretty impressive collector's website with allthe reviews as well... to share with u guys...

http://www.rokkorfiles.com

ricohflex · 7th April 2005

got some ROKKORs

-7- · 7th April 2005

Originally Posted by ricohflex

got some ROKKORs

Mind to share with us?

Which Minolta syst. are u using btw?

ricohflex · 7th April 2005

-7-

just a pancake 45mm f2 Rokkor
50mm f1.7 Rokkor (a few)
35mm f1.8 Rokkor
28mm f2.8 Rokkor
I think got Rokkor zoom lenses - deep inside dry cabi - so never look.
also the Rokkors on my 7SII rangefinders.

-7- · 8th April 2005

Originally Posted by ricohflex

-7-
50mm f1.7 Rokkor (a few)
also the Rokkors on my 7SII rangefinders.

yo, no joke man, you are really a Minolta man...

just curious why do u have more than 1 Tokkor 50mm f1.7?

And one stupid quest.... is Rokkor compatibles to minolta newer body like Dynax series (Dyn5, 7, 9, etc...)?

Magnus Wedberg · 8th April 2005

Originally Posted by -7-

Guys n Gals...

Have done a search on this key word ---> ROKKOR, but found no matches so far in CS...

I'm wondering whethe there is / are some owner(s) of this type of Minolta old lense out there...

But of course!

Minolta MC W.Rokkor-SG 28/3.5
Minolta MC W.Rokkor 28/3.5
Minolta Auto W.Rokkor-HG 35/2.8
Minolta MD 50/2
Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55/2
Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 58/1.4
Minolta Auto Tele Rokkor-PF 135/2.8

Minolta MD Zoom 35-105/3.5-4.5

Well, to be fair, the two MD lenses aren't marked Rokkor, but being Minolta SR mount lenses, they should be!

Flare · 8th April 2005

You know, I'm actually looking for a rokkor 50mm for my X700... (which is lens-less at the moment)

ricohflex · 8th April 2005

-7-

Just itchy hand, buy 50mm quite cheap. Std lens is cheap and good. Light and bright. After a while when you have satisfied the want to own long lenses, unless you shoot birds or racing cars, normally you stop at 300mm.
Then after a while you appreciate the cheap but good std lens.

My MD lenses are manual focus and will not fit the autofocus Dynax.

Simplicity is a good thing.

hongsien · 8th April 2005

Yeah, get a normal lens first, there are many for sale at the Peninsula area shops.......

I use an SR-1, XE, XM-Motor, getting an XDs soon......lenses: 21mm/2.8, 24mm/2.8 VFC, 58mm/1.2, 85mm/1.7, 200mm/2.8, some (three) macrobellows lenses and the bellows itself (bought from a good friend), looking for an MC 35mm/1.8 and a black SRT-303, and maybe a black SR-1, saw a few in Tokyo when I was there.

Nice link! I didn't know about it!

HS

-7- · 8th April 2005

Guys,

Thanks for the input...

Ricohflex,
Such a waste that the newer technology auto focus SLR body is not compatible with these excellent Rokkors... or is there any adapter that is able to make this possible?

hongsien,

wow... u have got a seriuos WA prime man...

btw, how is the ranking of the bodies that u mentioned ---> SRT, SR, etc...

from the website, SRT has 100 series, 200 series & 300 series... there are only 100series that can be found in KEH store.

Cheers...

arm · 8th April 2005

Minolta makes perhaps the best mirror lenses.

The 250mm F5.6 mirror is perhaps the finest mirror lens made.

hongsien · 8th April 2005

Originally Posted by -7-

Guys,

Thanks for the input...

Ricohflex,
Such a waste that the newer technology auto focus SLR body is not compatible with these excellent Rokkors... or is there any adapter that is able to make this possible?

hongsien,
wow... u have got a seriuos WA prime man...

btw, how is the ranking of the bodies that u mentioned ---> SRT, SR, etc...

from the website, SRT has 100 series, 200 series & 300 series... there are only 100series that can be found in KEH store.

Cheers...

Yes, I typically use 20-21mm view for all my images (free work)......my favourite lens.....The SR is smaller than the SRT's and also cheaper on eBay.......KEH (or was it MPEX) sells at a good price, BUT they send only by courier which makes them expensive. I usually buy from Bill Cameta (www.cameta.com) or eBay off course. The SR shutter is noisy, think the SRT is smoother, I forgot, had one years ago........

HS

ricohflex · 9th April 2005

Originally Posted by hongsien

Yeah, get a normal lens first, there are many for sale at the Peninsula area shops.......

I use an SR-1, XE, XM-Motor, getting an XDs soon......lenses: 21mm/2.8, 24mm/2.8 VFC, 58mm/1.2, 85mm/1.7, 200mm/2.8, some (three) macrobellows lenses and the bellows itself (bought from a good friend), looking for an MC 35mm/1.8 and a black SRT-303, and maybe a black SR-1, saw a few in Tokyo when I was there.

Nice link! I didn't know about it!

HS

Hi,
hongsien

I was looking for an XMmotor but cannot find.
Heard there was an XK too.
You got the fancy VFC lens. Can control the plane of focus.
nice set of lenses.

the older SRT series had metering called CLC which was contrast light compensation, an early attempt to auto adjust meter reading when subject is against high backlight.

SRT-101 was popular in Singapore.

ricohflex · 9th April 2005

-7-

Someone told me he bought Seagull SLR and it was Minolta mount camera made under license. The std lens he bought was also Seagull but MD mount and he said very sharp. Not sure if it is true.

-7- · 9th April 2005

Originally Posted by ricohflex

-7-

Someone told me he bought Seagull SLR and it was Minolta mount camera made under license. The std lens he bought was also Seagull but MD mount and he said very sharp. Not sure if it is true.

Ricoh,

thanks for the sharing...

Is Seagull MD lense = manual focus lense?

ricohflex · 9th April 2005

-7-

Yes they are manual focus MD mount lenses made in China.
Got solid metal feel. I think no plastic.
Heavy glass.

hongsien · 9th April 2005

Originally Posted by ricohflex

Hi,
hongsien

I was looking for an XMmotor but cannot find.
Heard there was an XK too.
You got the fancy VFC lens. Can control the plane of focus.
nice set of lenses.

the older SRT series had metering called CLC which was contrast light compensation, an early attempt to auto adjust meter reading when subject is against high backlight.

SRT-101 was popular in Singapore.

The XM Motor was easier to find ten years ago, they are getting rarer and rarer by the year.....although the grip is nice, it really fits your hand. Yes, there was the XM (for Europe), XK (US market) and the X-1 for the Japanese market.

I don't quite like the fact that you must press the button on the grip in order to activate the auto exposure. If you don't press the button (on the XK/XM/X-1: the 'touch' strip), the camera will fire at one speed I think, NOT at the speed it is supposed to when the metering is activated!

HS

hazmee · 9th April 2005

Anyone out there using a Minolta X570?

LittleWolf · 9th April 2005

Originally Posted by ricohflex

-7-

Someone told me he bought Seagull SLR and it was Minolta mount camera made under license. The std lens he bought was also Seagull but MD mount and he said very sharp. Not sure if it is true.

X-300/370 clones were (possibly still are) sold under many brand names. I'm not sure if they all are/were made by Seagull.

ricohflex · 9th April 2005

hongsien

Very interesting.
I think the designer's concept was this:
The XM is a professional grade camera. Being targeted at Pros, they will always leave it to the user to decide the exposure. That is the DEFAULT mode where the XM user decides the exposure setting and not the camera.
However, if the user wishes to let the camera decide the auto exposure, then he consciously presses a button on the grip to allow this.

7th April 2005	#1
-7- Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Area51 Posts: 309	The ROKKOR Lens Guys n Gals... Have done a search on this key word ---> ROKKOR, but found no matches so far in CS... I'm wondering whethe there is / are some owner(s) of this type of Minolta old lense out there... I found a pretty impressive collector's website with allthe reviews as well... to share with u guys... http://www.rokkorfiles.com

7th April 2005	#2
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,538	Rokkor lens got some ROKKORs

7th April 2005	#4
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,538	simple stuff -7- just a pancake 45mm f2 Rokkor 50mm f1.7 Rokkor (a few) 35mm f1.8 Rokkor 28mm f2.8 Rokkor I think got Rokkor zoom lenses - deep inside dry cabi - so never look. also the Rokkors on my 7SII rangefinders.

8th April 2005	#8
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,538	MD 50 f1.7 -7- Just itchy hand, buy 50mm quite cheap. Std lens is cheap and good. Light and bright. After a while when you have satisfied the want to own long lenses, unless you shoot birds or racing cars, normally you stop at 300mm. Then after a while you appreciate the cheap but good std lens. My MD lenses are manual focus and will not fit the autofocus Dynax. Simplicity is a good thing.

9th April 2005	#14
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,538	seagull -7- Someone told me he bought Seagull SLR and it was Minolta mount camera made under license. The std lens he bought was also Seagull but MD mount and he said very sharp. Not sure if it is true.

8th April 2005	#7
Flare Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bukit Batok West Avenue 2 Posts: 1,739	You know, I'm actually looking for a rokkor 50mm for my X700... (which is lens-less at the moment)

8th April 2005	#9
hongsien Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 2,904	Yeah, get a normal lens first, there are many for sale at the Peninsula area shops....... I use an SR-1, XE, XM-Motor, getting an XDs soon......lenses: 21mm/2.8, 24mm/2.8 VFC, 58mm/1.2, 85mm/1.7, 200mm/2.8, some (three) macrobellows lenses and the bellows itself (bought from a good friend), looking for an MC 35mm/1.8 and a black SRT-303, and maybe a black SR-1, saw a few in Tokyo when I was there. Nice link! I didn't know about it! HS

8th April 2005	#11
arm Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 147	Minolta makes perhaps the best mirror lenses. The 250mm F5.6 mirror is perhaps the finest mirror lens made.

9th April 2005	#16
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,538	Seagull - MD mount -7- Yes they are manual focus MD mount lenses made in China. Got solid metal feel. I think no plastic. Heavy glass.

9th April 2005	#18
hazmee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Teban Gardens Posts: 2,610	Anyone out there using a Minolta X570? __________________ The hideout // My flickr page

9th April 2005	#20
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,538	XM grip hongsien Very interesting. I think the designer's concept was this: The XM is a professional grade camera. Being targeted at Pros, they will always leave it to the user to decide the exposure. That is the DEFAULT mode where the XM user decides the exposure setting and not the camera. However, if the user wishes to let the camera decide the auto exposure, then he consciously presses a button on the grip to allow this.