minolta mc rokkor x 200/4.5 lens

[back alley]

long story short...left the house this afternoon in search of nikon diopters to try out on the x-pro1...

came home wit a like new, still in plastic screw in container...200/4.5 minolta lens that fits on my fujis with an adapter.

so i now have the 58/1.4 and 200/4.5...with a 35/135 in the mail...

i'm so glad that i wasn't going to do manual focus the fujis!!

anyone know this lens?

 

[colyn]

It's a good lens very capable of producing high quality images.. In the 200mm fixed range Minolta made the f/2.8, 3.5, 4, and 4.5. I'm currently using the f/3.5 version on my micro 4/3 gear but have used the f/4.5 and cannot see any difference between the 2..

 

[Nokton48]

I have the MC 200mm f4.5 and it's an excellent lens.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

Are any optical elements needed in the adapter, to get infinity focus? This is interesting. I like Fuji cameras, and have some Minolta lenses...
Cheers
Brett

 

[back alley]

i have a (cheap) rainbow adapter...but rarely shoot at infinity...the 58/1.4 seems to focus a bit beyond infinity and i imagine the 200 will as well.

the minolta lenses are for fun as the fuji af lenses are my main shooters.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

OK, thanks Joe. Focusing beyond infinity is not as big a problem as not reaching it at all.
Cheers,
Brett

 

[back alley]

OK, thanks Joe. Focusing beyond infinity is not as big a problem as not reaching it at all.
Cheers,
Brett

i hope i got that right...

shooting with the 200 is going to be a tripod action, i think.
my hands are a bit too shakey on their own.

 

[colyn]

i hope i got that right...

shooting with the 200 is going to be a tripod action, i think.
my hands are a bit too shakey on their own.

For the most part you will need it tripod mounted but I have managed to get a few good ones handheld.

This image was shot handheld with the 200mm. It would have been better if tripod mounted though.


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