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Drack
Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 735 Location: Lithuania
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:17 pm Post subject: Minolta MD rokkor f3.5 35-70 or f2.8/35mm |
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Drack wrote:
I`ve been looking for a lens for my Minolta X700 and right now these two have come up locally for an affordable price. When I`ve started looking for a lens I intended to buy a wideangle one since it find myself in need of one all the time. Anyway, I`ve been hearing lots of good words about both of these lenses and seen several examples, however it`s still hard for me to determine which would serve me more.
I know that the zoom is a bit more universal, since it covers the mots used focal distances, but how good is it at 35-40mm compared to the fix f2.8/35mm ?
F stop is not an issue, since the difference between f2.8 and 3.5 is not that huge to me .
Which would you take, like more, suggest ?
P.S. The condition of these two lenses are more or less the same . _________________ I have many great Russian cameras and lenses for sale on my ebay account, please check it out: http://www.ebay.com/sch/piksius/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3686
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DSLR: Pentax K-x + 18-55 kit + f4 35-75mm
Mirrorless : Samsung NX-20 + 18-55 kit
M42 lense: Helios 44-2 , Helios 44-3, Helios 44m , Tair 3 Phs , Mir-1B , Jupiter-37a, Industar 50-2, Industar 61 L/Z, Tlear-N .
Currently using:
Minolta X-700 + MD f1.7/50mm + Rokkor-X f2.8/28mm + MD f3.5 35-70mm MACRO
Zorki-4K + J-8 f2/50mm + J-12 f2.8/35mm
EXA 1A + CZJ Tessar f2.8/50mm |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
take the zoom, especially if it's version with macro option. 35-70 was developed in cooperation with Leica _________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5019 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
Well I have the Minolta zoom and it is very good, but don't use it much as I prefer a 24mm or 28mm for wide angle and have excellent 35mm, 40mm and 50mm, 55mm, 58mm primes that are better than or equal to it, so that just leaves the 70mm end h'mm well. Also I always carry two film cameras around and one is usually with a 80-200mm zoom. Anyway you can't beat a zoom if you want versatility...so I would decide on how you want to use a lens.
Sorry not much help. _________________ Canon A1, AV1, T70 & T90, EOS 300 and EOS300v, Chinon CE and CP-7M. Contax 139, Fuji STX-2, Konica Autoreflex TC, FS-1, FT-1, Minolta X-700, X-300, XD-11, SRT101b, Nikon EM, FM, F4, F90X, Olympus OM2, Pentax S3, Spotmatic, Pentax ME super, Praktica TL 5B, & BC1, , Ricoh KR10super, Yashica T5D, Bronica Etrs, Mamiya RB67 pro AND drum roll:- a Sony Nex 3
.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
Many lenses from good to excellent. |
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DR.JUAN
Joined: 08 Feb 2013 Posts: 661
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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DR.JUAN wrote:
WolverineX wrote: |
take the zoom, especially if it's version with macro option. 35-70 was developed in cooperation with Leica |
+1. |
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Lloydy
Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 7776 Location: Ironbridge. UK.
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
35-70 / 3.5 Macro zoom all the way, it's a terrific lens, so versatile and very sharp. I've got the 28 / 3.5 and the 45 / 2 as well, both are great lenses, but if I had to pick one, the zoom wins every time. _________________ LENSES & CAMERAS FOR SALE.....
I have loads of stuff that I have to get rid of, if you see me commenting about something I have got and you want one, ask me.
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Drack
Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 735 Location: Lithuania
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Drack wrote:
Thanks for the advice. I do have a MD f1.7/50 which I love very much. I`ll get some pictures of both lenses and then will judge which to get . _________________ I have many great Russian cameras and lenses for sale on my ebay account, please check it out: http://www.ebay.com/sch/piksius/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3686
Forum members are olbigaded to a discount
DSLR: Pentax K-x + 18-55 kit + f4 35-75mm
Mirrorless : Samsung NX-20 + 18-55 kit
M42 lense: Helios 44-2 , Helios 44-3, Helios 44m , Tair 3 Phs , Mir-1B , Jupiter-37a, Industar 50-2, Industar 61 L/Z, Tlear-N .
Currently using:
Minolta X-700 + MD f1.7/50mm + Rokkor-X f2.8/28mm + MD f3.5 35-70mm MACRO
Zorki-4K + J-8 f2/50mm + J-12 f2.8/35mm
EXA 1A + CZJ Tessar f2.8/50mm |
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e6filmuser
Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 488 Location: Reading UK
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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e6filmuser wrote:
Today I took some shots at 70mm:
Disocactus biformis in a "Jungle" Setting
This epiphytic cactus is rare in collections.
Sony A7r3, Minolta MD Zoom 35-70mm at 70mm 1/200 at f16 ISO 1000, hand held.
I did not use the macro feature via the button. [Edit: The flowers were each ca 5cm long and the distance was just under 0.9m, the closest without the macro button being 0.8m].
The stereo is crosseye.
_________________ Dedicated to using manual focus lenses with digital. Equiped for photography from macro to panoramic & from ultra-wide to extreme telephoto. Mostly shooting outdoor macro. Experienced entomological taxonomist. |
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hasenbein
Joined: 15 May 2020 Posts: 93
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 5:03 am Post subject: |
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hasenbein wrote:
Don't buy the zoom. If it's the "Rokkor" version, it's weaker, has no macro and has longer MFD.
Only the MD version (without "Rokkor", with macro) is worth having (and has chances to be sold successfully...) |
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e6filmuser
Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 488 Location: Reading UK
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 5:19 am Post subject: |
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e6filmuser wrote:
hasenbein wrote: |
Don't buy the zoom. If it's the "Rokkor" version, it's weaker, has no macro and has longer MFD.
Only the MD version (without "Rokkor", with macro) is worth having (and has chances to be sold successfully...) |
Just to confirm: my lens is not "Rokkor" but is both "Zoom" and "MD" and has the macro function. I quoted what it written on the lens. _________________ Dedicated to using manual focus lenses with digital. Equiped for photography from macro to panoramic & from ultra-wide to extreme telephoto. Mostly shooting outdoor macro. Experienced entomological taxonomist. |
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RokkorDoctor
Joined: 27 Nov 2021 Posts: 1250 Location: Kent, UK
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 7:23 am Post subject: |
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RokkorDoctor wrote:
e6filmuser wrote: |
hasenbein wrote: |
Don't buy the zoom. If it's the "Rokkor" version, it's weaker, has no macro and has longer MFD.
Only the MD version (without "Rokkor", with macro) is worth having (and has chances to be sold successfully...) |
Just to confirm: my lens is not "Rokkor" but is both "Zoom" and "MD" and has the macro function. I quoted what it written on the lens. |
I think hasenbein was responding to the original post (from 2013! )
In any case, whilst the MD-III is a noticeably improved calculation of the Rokkor version with macro and closer MFD to boot, and therefore the most desirable for sure, the older Rokkor version is still quite a usable lens! _________________ Mark
SONY A7S, A7RII + dust-sealed modded Novoflex/Fotodiox/Rayqual MD-NEX adapters
Minolta SR-1, SRT-101/303, XD7/XD11, XGM, X700
Bronica SQAi
Ricoh GX100
Minolta majority of all Rokkor SR/AR/MC/MD models made
Sigma 14mm/3.5 for SR mount
Tamron SP 60B 300mm/2.8 (Adaptall)
Samyang T-S 24mm/3.5 (Nikon mount, DIY converted to SR mount)
Schneider-Kreuznach PC-Super-Angulon 28mm/2.8 (SR mount)
Bronica PS 35/40/50/65/80/110/135/150/180/200/250mm |
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