Minolta SRT's -- Gotta Love 'Em.

[Nokton48]

Here is something you won't see every day. The 80cm F8 RF Rokkor. This one is SRT-vintage and is absolutely correct in every way. A beautiful and rare lens.
A perfect match to the Minolta SRT-101 or SR-M cameras.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Minolta-80c...138924?hash=item419f754cac:g:3GYAAOSwT5tWOmtA

 

[Nokton48]

Just as a quick review, about five years ago, I sold off My Leica and Canon RF equipment. I took some of the money I recovered and purchased my dream Minolta SRT system. Something I decided I wanted to return to. And I have never regretted my decision.

001 by Nokton48, on Flickr

 

[Noserider]

Is that your version of a shutter lock around the Soft-touch release?

 

[Nokton48]

Is that your version of a shutter lock around the Soft-touch release?

Yes, it works very well. TomA Soft Release, and a Black Hair Tie.
Used to waste a lot of frames inside the camera bag. 😀

 

[WJJ3]

Just as a quick review, about five years ago, I sold off My Leica and Canon RF equipment. I took some of the money I recovered and purchased my dream Minolta SRT system. Something I decided I wanted to return to. And I have never regretted my decision.

001 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Drooling. That 21mm is very intersting. Would love to see some of your shots from that lens. What is that monster zoom?

 

[WJJ3]

My SR-T and her new partner

Dress-up

 

[Nokton48]

What is that monster zoom?

It's a Minolta 400mm F5.6 Apo Rokkor-X.
I have a matching Minolta Apo 2X Teleconverter, which makes it an 800mm F11

ROKKOR BROCHURE 400MM by rokkor777, on Flickr


Nice looking XD ^^

 

[Noserider]

There's a 100-500 f8 on the bay site now; how uncommon is that lens?

 

[Nokton48]

I'm not familar with that one (the 100-500mm), but I see them and they must have made quite a few. Some claim that Minolta never made a bad lens, it's probably quite good Not expensive I believe Tis a big 'un, though, but has a rotateable tripod socket Focuses real close, too

http://www.ebay.com/itm/minolta-mc-...601104?hash=item43e558a690:g:QuoAAOSwQoFWPTVs


ROKKOR BROCHURE ZOOMS by rokkor777, on Flickr

 

[Nokton48]

Really Long Stuff. I do own the 500mm, they are pretty easy to get Not so the others..........

ROKKOR BROCHURE 500MM 800MM 1600MM by rokkor777, on Flickr

 

[WJJ3]

I'm not familar with that one (the 100-500mm), but I see them and they must have made quite a few. Some claim that Minolta never made a bad lens, it's probably quite good Not expensive I believe Tis a big 'un, though, but has a rotateable tripod socket Focuses real close, too

http://www.ebay.com/itm/minolta-mc-...601104?hash=item43e558a690:g:QuoAAOSwQoFWPTVs


ROKKOR BROCHURE ZOOMS by rokkor777, on Flickr

Cool to see this, thanks for posting. That 100-500 is a monster. My local shop has a clean copy of the 40-80 for sale...

 

[Nokton48]

And the short stuff I have misplaced my 16mm MC lens. Eventually I'll replace it with another MC one
The MD is very good too The 7.5mm is interesting but I wouldn't pay much for one Too limiting

ROKKOR BROCHURE 7.5MM 16MM by rokkor777, on Flickr

 

[Nokton48]

When I worked for a local Minolta dealer, we sold the 24mm Curved-Field VFC Rokkor-X.
Sooner or later I will find one at a good price.
No other system offers anything like this



ROKKOR BROCHURE 24MM VFC by rokkor777, on Flickr

 

[Nokton48]

Lots of interest on this thread in the 50's. Here are some good ones.

ROKKOR BROCHURE 50MM by rokkor777, on Flickr

 

[Nokton48]

Every Minolta User should have a 24mm F2.8 Incredibly useful great lens Highly corrected Has "floating focus"

ROKKOR BROCHURE 17MM 20MM 24MM by rokkor777, on Flickr

 

[Nokton48]

My 35mm F1.8 MC Rokkor has replaced my old Canon 35mm F1.5 and 35mm F2 RF Canon, and Leitz Summaron and Summicron 35mm lenses.


ROKKOR BROCHURE 28MM 35MM by rokkor777, on Flickr

 

[Nokton48]

You should get the XD Winder for it. Only a few Bucks 😀 Camera has a lot in common with the Leica R4.
Nice Early Black Dial 101^^

 

[Nokton48]

Notice the similarities Same Guts inside

LEICA R4 by kevin, on Flickr

Taking Rokkor lenses is a big plus

 

[WJJ3]

You should get the XD Winder for it. Only a few Bucks 😀 Camera has a lot in common with the Leica R4.
Nice Early Black Dial 101^^

Thanks! Yeah, winder on the XD would be fun. I understand this XD was a product of the Minolta-Leitz partnership...

I don't know the details about identifying all the production changes to the 101. Is my camera an earlier one? Do you have a good resource that explains the production changes to the SR-T 101?

 

[CMur12]

My SR-T and her new partner

Dress-up

I agree with Nokton48 that an Autowinder D would go nicely with your XD-11. I have a couple of X-570s, and I really like them with the corresponding winder (Autowinder G for them). It adds gripping surface, some vibration-absorbing mass, it balances nicely with heavier lenses, and it advances the film while you have the camera up to your eye. The Autowinders are noisy, though.

Like you, I have an Anglefinder for my Minoltas (SR-Ts and X-570s) and it makes them much easier to work with on a tripod.

Your "black dial" SR-T 101 would be an early one, possibly 1966 or 1967. Outward changes to the 101 during its production run were few and subtle - nothing that would have affected the controls except for the deleted mirror lock-up (MLU) towards the end of the run, possibly around 1974. Minolta certainly made internal refinements to the camera's mechanicals. Even so, my black-dial 101 has a smoother wind and mechanical function that my 102 or 201. I have heard that when they started SR-T production in 1966 they still polished gear teeth. I don't know when they would have discontinued this practice. My early SR-T 102, from around 1973 (with MLU), is still very smooth (quite noticeably smoother than my late-production 201), but not quite as smooth as my early 101.

- Murray