Rokkor 28mm lenses. Which is best?

[Eriksen]

This one is for sale now for about 32 usd included shipping. Will that be a good deal?

https://www.finn.no/bap/forsale/ad.html?finnkode=93953437&ref=conversation&fks=93953437

[Rick1779]

I'd say the 28/2.5, even bettere than the later 28/2

[stevemark]

[Antoine]

The MDIII 28 f2.0. How could you possibly find 3 versions? I could only find an earlier MD W rokkor version

[stevemark]

[memetph]

I have perhaps a very good copy. I have to say that I judge corner sharpness of those 28mm when I stop them down ( f5.6 or f
I just bought a MD 28 2,8 ( 49mm) as I am looking for a good compact 28mm to marry my Rollei Planar 50 1.8 and Sonar 85 2,8.

[stevemark]

[stevemark]

[stevemark]

I have added some information on the 28mm Rokkors on my website, using the 24MP FF Sony A7:
http://artaphot.ch/minolta-sr/objektiv-vergleiche/506-minolta-mc-md-28mm-lenses-on-24mp-full-frame

All eight known computations are described:

* 3.5/28mm [7/7], 67mm filter (AR / MC-I)
* 3.5/28mm [7/7], 55mm filter (MC-I / MC-II / MC-X)
* 3.5/28mm [5/5] (MC-X / MD-I / MD-II / MD-III)
* 2.8/28mm [7/7] (MC-X / MD-I / MD-II / MD-III)
* 2.8/28mm [5/5] (MD-III)
* 2.5/28mm [9/7] (MC-I / MC-II / MC-X)
* 2/28mm [10/9], floating element (MC-X / MD-I / MD-II)
* 2/28mm [9/9], floating element (MD-III; same optical formula as later AF 2/28mm)

Stephan

[Eriksen]

[stevemark]

[tf]

Let me share my five cents among the huge amount of 28mm lenses tests:

This is a "fresh" battle between:
Rokkor MC I 28mm 1:3.5
Rokkor MC II 28mm 1:3.5
Rokkor MC II 28mm 1:2.5
New-MD (MD III) 28mm 1:3.5

[lumens pixel]

I own an MC 28 2,5 and a md II 28 3,5.

In the central area the 2,5 is stunning and far exceeds an A7II sensor.

The 3,5 seems somehow behind since corner sharpness is apparently not much better and central sharpness a little bit lower. However not the same blur as the SI. It is all about field curvature on the 3,5 and if you focus for the corner even f 4 is very nice.

Lenses to be used according to their characteristics. When I travel I tend to grab the 3,5 for weight.

[lumens pixel]

I would also recommend not to disregard 24 35 3,5 MD zoom since central sharpness is also excellent. Angles are not perfect and f6,7 is a plus but then you have versatility.

[gaeger]

I've only own the 7-element 28mm f2.8 version. But it seems to do great. I really like it, though having the later version with 49mm filter ring would be convenient to match my 50mm and 135mm.

[cbass]

I haven't tried all of them.
However, my best 28mm are the Minolta 28mm f/2.5 SI and Vivitar 28mm f/2 Close Focus made by Komine which isn't a Minolta but can be found in Minolta mount. I use both on APS-C so I can't say how corner sharpness is on FF.

[paulhofseth]

No mention of the Leica M mount 28 for the CLE ??

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[tb_a]

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[paulhofseth]

Further to the comment about digital devices and the Minolta M mount 28mm for the CLE-;

I tried it on my Leitz Lmount TL camera. No electronic corrections, since no coding on the lens; colours & corner sharpness & worked as well as with my 50mm summicron. Admittedly the TL camera has a smaller sensor than the digital Leitz SL so the extremities of the image circle on that body may turn out to be different to results on film.

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[Antoine]

[lumens pixel]

After some more use it seems to me that the outbound field curvature of the MDIII 28 3,5 get reduced at long distances, so typical landscape use.

That seems to be a smart decision from the designers since I do not foresee many cases where you would take a picture of a flat subject near MFD.

At F6,7 8 corners are really fine but one must remember that like most Minolta's wide angles I have tested there is focus shift and focusing at working aperture brings in a lot of sharpness.

So, considering these aspects, it seems to me that last MD 3,5 is a real bargain without compromises quality-wise.

[lumens pixel]

What about MDIII 28 2,8 5/5:

[img]Cube et manches à air | Cube and Windsocks by lumens pixel, sur Flickr[/img]

[lumens pixel]

Same lens...

[img]DSC00131ra_01 by lumens pixel, sur Flickr[/img]

[caspert79]

Looks excellent to me 👍👍👍