Minolta MC Rokkor-X PG 50 mm f/ 1.4

[wolan]

Hi,
these two lenses are optically identical, correct?

- Minolta MC Rokkor-X PG 50 mm f/ 1.4 https://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_1879.html
- Minolta MC Rokkor-PG 50mm f/1.4 : https://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_1419.html

I have read that the -X is just the export version.

Thank you.

Cheers.
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[Alun Thomas]

Rokkor-X lenses were for the US market, used so the US importer could distinguish between what they had imported and sold, and what people had bought cheaper overseas or imported via other methods. Yashica adopted a similar naming scheme with their YUS branded lenses, which I believe were separate from their DSB branded economy range from 3rd party manufacturers.

[RokkorDoctor]

Yes, optically identical. As far as I am aware, the ROKKOR-X lenses were only marketed in the USA, and the only difference is the orange "ROKKOR-X" vs. the usual white "ROKKOR" engraving on the name ring.

By now ROKKOR-X lenses have found their way all over the world thanks to the active used market.

I assume that the "-X" suffix was chosen as these lenses pretty much appeared simultaneously with the first Minolta X-series SLRs.

The "ROKKOR-X" designation for the North American market was dropped together with the "ROKKOR" designation for other markets with the introduction of the plain "MD" designated lenses (MD-III classification for collectors).

[michelb]