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lumens pixel

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Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 3:40 pm Post subject: Minolta MD 85mm F 2,0

lumens pixel wrote: I have not found much about this lens on the site. On other sites: good sharpness but ugly bokeh, prefer the F1,7 version for portrait etc... I do not have the 1,7. So here are my findings: [img][/url]Portrait Black and White by lumens pixel, sur Flickr[/img] _________________ Lumens Pixel ------------- Minolta SR mount: 16 2,8; Sigma SuperWide 24 2,8; 28 2,5; 28 2,8; 28 3,5; 35 2,8; 45 2,0; 50 1,4; 50 1,7; 50 2,0; 58 1,4; 85 2,0; 100 2,5; 100 4 Macro; 135 3,5; 135 2,8; 200 4; RF 250 5,6; 24-35 3,5; 35-70 3,5; 75-150 4; 70-210 4 Canon FD mount: Tokina RMC 17 3,5; 28 2,8; 35 2,8; 50 1,8; 50 3,5 Macro; 55 1,2; 135 3,5; 135 2,5; 200 4,0; 300 5,6; 28-55 3,5 4,5; Tokina SZ-X SD 270; 70-150 4,5; 70-210 f4; 80-200 4L; Tokina SZ-X 845 Tamron Adaptall: 28-80 3,5-4,2 (27A); 70-210 3,8-4 (46A); 60-300 (23A); 90 2,5 (52B); 35-135 3,5-4,5 (40A) Tamron SP: 20-40 2,7-3,5 (266D)

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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:05 pm Post subject:

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lumens pixel

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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 3:26 pm Post subject:

lumens pixel wrote: Good at landscape distance Mosquée Salam \| Abidjan by lumens pixel, sur Flickr _________________ Lumens Pixel ------------- Minolta SR mount: 16 2,8; Sigma SuperWide 24 2,8; 28 2,5; 28 2,8; 28 3,5; 35 2,8; 45 2,0; 50 1,4; 50 1,7; 50 2,0; 58 1,4; 85 2,0; 100 2,5; 100 4 Macro; 135 3,5; 135 2,8; 200 4; RF 250 5,6; 24-35 3,5; 35-70 3,5; 75-150 4; 70-210 4 Canon FD mount: Tokina RMC 17 3,5; 28 2,8; 35 2,8; 50 1,8; 50 3,5 Macro; 55 1,2; 135 3,5; 135 2,5; 200 4,0; 300 5,6; 28-55 3,5 4,5; Tokina SZ-X SD 270; 70-150 4,5; 70-210 f4; 80-200 4L; Tokina SZ-X 845 Tamron Adaptall: 28-80 3,5-4,2 (27A); 70-210 3,8-4 (46A); 60-300 (23A); 90 2,5 (52B); 35-135 3,5-4,5 (40A) Tamron SP: 20-40 2,7-3,5 (266D)

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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 3:50 pm Post subject:

RokkorDoctor wrote: Love the colours on that shot!! _________________ 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

lumens pixel

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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 5:11 pm Post subject:

lumens pixel wrote:

RokkorDoctor wrote:

Love the colours on that shot!!

Thank you Mark. Reflection of night blue colours on the wall.
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Minolta SR mount: 16 2,8; Sigma SuperWide 24 2,8; 28 2,5; 28 2,8; 28 3,5; 35 2,8; 45 2,0; 50 1,4; 50 1,7; 50 2,0; 58 1,4; 85 2,0; 100 2,5; 100 4 Macro; 135 3,5; 135 2,8; 200 4; RF 250 5,6; 24-35 3,5; 35-70 3,5; 75-150 4; 70-210 4

Canon FD mount: Tokina RMC 17 3,5; 28 2,8; 35 2,8; 50 1,8; 50 3,5 Macro; 55 1,2; 135 3,5; 135 2,5; 200 4,0; 300 5,6; 28-55 3,5 4,5; Tokina SZ-X SD 270; 70-150 4,5; 70-210 f4; 80-200 4L; Tokina SZ-X 845

Tamron Adaptall: 28-80 3,5-4,2 (27A); 70-210 3,8-4 (46A); 60-300 (23A); 90 2,5 (52B); 35-135 3,5-4,5 (40A)

Tamron SP: 20-40 2,7-3,5 (266D)

stevemark

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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: Minolta MD 85mm F 2,0

stevemark wrote:

lumens pixel wrote:

I have not found much about this lens on the site.

On other sites: good sharpness but ugly bokeh, prefer the F1,7 version for portrait etc...

I do not have the 1,7. So here are my findings:
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About 20 years ago there was much small talk about vintage Minolta MF lenses in the German "minolta-forum.de".
Some members were extremely knowledgeable engineers, and I learned a lot from them.
Others simply were sharing unfounded opinions, declaring them as facts.

Testing several MC-II, MC-X, and MD 1.7/85mm lenses vs several MD 2/85mm lenses I can say that the differences
concerning resolution / contrast are far less pronounced than described by some people back then.
Bokeh is different though:

http://www.artaphot.ch/minolta-sr/objektiv-vergleiche/466-bokeh-mc-1-7-85mm-md-2-85mm-ar-mc-2-100mm-mc-2-5-100mm-md-2-5-100mm

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BTW your portrait above wasn't taken at f2, I'd say ... ?
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lumens pixel

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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: Minolta MD 85mm F 2,0

lumens pixel wrote:

stevemark wrote:

lumens pixel wrote:

I have not found much about this lens on the site.

On other sites: good sharpness but ugly bokeh, prefer the F1,7 version for portrait etc...

I do not have the 1,7. So here are my findings:
[/img]

I think there has been a philosophy in lens design at the end of the MD period pursuing higher contrast which had an impact on bokeh (comparison of MD 50 2,0 vs 50 1,7; 85 2,0 vs 85 1,7).

The portrait above should be around f3,5 or f4,0
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Minolta SR mount: 16 2,8; Sigma SuperWide 24 2,8; 28 2,5; 28 2,8; 28 3,5; 35 2,8; 45 2,0; 50 1,4; 50 1,7; 50 2,0; 58 1,4; 85 2,0; 100 2,5; 100 4 Macro; 135 3,5; 135 2,8; 200 4; RF 250 5,6; 24-35 3,5; 35-70 3,5; 75-150 4; 70-210 4

Canon FD mount: Tokina RMC 17 3,5; 28 2,8; 35 2,8; 50 1,8; 50 3,5 Macro; 55 1,2; 135 3,5; 135 2,5; 200 4,0; 300 5,6; 28-55 3,5 4,5; Tokina SZ-X SD 270; 70-150 4,5; 70-210 f4; 80-200 4L; Tokina SZ-X 845

Tamron Adaptall: 28-80 3,5-4,2 (27A); 70-210 3,8-4 (46A); 60-300 (23A); 90 2,5 (52B); 35-135 3,5-4,5 (40A)

Tamron SP: 20-40 2,7-3,5 (266D)

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