raid
Dad Photographer
I would like to learn about your experiences with the Minolta Rokkor 28mm 2.8 on the M9. I took my Rokkor out of "retirement" yesterday, and I am trying to get a feel for using it with the M9. Has anyone observed problems? I recall from online reports on the Rokkor with film cameras that this little lens was well received, as compared with the Elmarit. I hope that being a 28mm lens, its coverage is still acceptable on an M9 to be free of strong distortion levels. My example may have a small number of white spots, but there are few, and it may be multi-coated. The serial number is written on the lens barrel and not the lens front.
Thanks for your input here.
Thanks for your input here.
raid
Dad Photographer
I will today again use this lens to get some images that I can inspect. If I like what I see, I may make it the main wide angle lens in the next trip.
ferider
Veteran
If you are talking about the CLE 28/2.8, don't know on the M9, but on the 240 it's one of my favorites. Small, sharp, no Italian Flag. Coded as Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 (IV) / 11809.
raid
Dad Photographer
I have a CLE lens 28/2.8. I am glad that you find it to be an excellent performer. I code it as a 28/2.8 in the M9.
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Well-known
Why code as a Leica 28mm f2.8. Isn't that going to invoke software lens correction that is not appropriate.
raid
Dad Photographer
I just checked the M9 settings. It is simply "28 2,8" It does not say Leica.
raid
Dad Photographer
raid
Dad Photographer
Looks, good, Raid! I don't see any "italian flag" edge coloring. Just a few dirt spots on the sensor. 
lynnb
Veteran
Looks good to me too, Raid. It will make a good travelling companion.
raid
Dad Photographer
Looks, good, Raid! I don't see any "italian flag" edge coloring. Just a few dirt spots on the sensor.
Thanks, Doug. I need again to clean the sensor! Maybe I will leave the sensor alone. A few dirt spots can be taken care of with PF, as needed. The cleaning process can move dirt spots around even worse.
raid
Dad Photographer
Thanks, Lynn. The lens is small and light, which makes it easier to carry with me M8 and M9.
sepiareverb
genius and moron
Stopped down it is top notch, but do the OOF Areas look a bit mushy when the lens is opened up?
raid
Dad Photographer
I took at sunset some photos wide open with the lens. I will inspect them. I will also use the lens tomorrow wide open. Have you seen your lens give mushy looking OOF areas when used wide open?
raid
Dad Photographer
This image was taken wide open at minimum distance. I included the outdoors for testing OOF rendering.
raid
Dad Photographer
I took more photos with the M9 and the Rokkor 28/2.8, The lens is sharp. I like it.
link: https://raid.smugmug.com/Rokkor-M-28mm-28-M9/i-L893VKd
link: https://raid.smugmug.com/Rokkor-M-28mm-28-M9/i-L893VKd
raid
Dad Photographer
Archlich
Well-known
Which set of frame lines does the lens bring up on a M?