Minolta MD III 135mm 2.8

[blotafton]

I could not resist getting a beautifully preserved Minolta MD 135mm.

Here is a quick test.

#1 Backlight situation, Built in hood extended. Straight out of camera.


#2 Same photo as number 1 but with curve adjustment.


#3 Built in hood extended and hand shade. Straight out of camera.


#4 Same as number 3 but with a curve adjustment.


The contrast straight out of camera with hood and hand shade impressed me.

They went all in for contrast when building this lens. It has multicoating that looks high end. A built in hood. And even black felt material on the inside of the mount.



#5 Compared to Meyer-Optik Görlitz Diaplan 100mm 2.8, curve adjustment.



#6 Finally back to the Minolta with a random bokeh shoot with curve adjustment.

[eggplant]

Wow - extremely pretty photos!

I find the dehaze slider in Photoshop Camera RAW to do nicely with washed out images, even on it's own.

[iangreenhalgh1]

Quite a lot of purple CA on the last shot, but that could be easily fixed. Looks like a very good lens.

[RokkorDoctor]

It is a good lens, as is its slower brother the MDIII 135/3.5.

Some of the Minolta MDII and MDIII tele lenses have built-in sliding hoods like the 135/2.8 you used here, but all are invariably a little too short (exception is the MDIII 100/2.5 which has a deep unusual two-section telescopic sliding hood).

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[caspert79]

@Blotafton

Thanks for posting these images.
Do you know if this is a 4-lens or a 5-lens version?

[RokkorDoctor]

[caspert79]

[blotafton]

Here it is. I think it's the MDIII.


#1


#2

[RokkorDoctor]

That is indeed the MDIII 135mm/2.8, no doubt about it. 5/5 construction.