Rokkor

Rokkor, Nikkor, Takumar and Zuiko – The Stories Behind Japanese Lens Names
2560 1440 Josh Solomon

What’s with those names? Josh briefly tells us the origins of lens brand names such as Nikkor, Zuiko, Rokkor, and Takumar.

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Minolta MD Rokkor X 45mm F/2 Lens Review
2000 1125 Jeb Inge

I have a chambray button-down shirt that everyone seems to love. There’s nothing special about it and I bought it at the Bass outlet for less than $10. But every time I wear it out…

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Minolta Hi-matic 7sII – 35mm Film Rangefinder Camera Review
2000 1125 Dustin Vaughn-Luma

We review Minolta’s final fixed lens 35mm film rangefinder camera, and it’s a real beauty – the Minolta Hi-Matic 7SII.

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Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 – Lens Review
1212 682 James Tocchio

I shoot a lot of old cameras, archaic machines that in some cases recall a time when the United States was comprised of only forty-eight such distinct territories, and it’s not unusual to find a…

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Minolta MD W. Rokkor-X 24mm F/2.8 Ultra Wide Lens Review
1600 900 James Tocchio

The Minolta MD W Rokkor X 25mm F/2.8 is a classic film-era wide angle lens that performs beautifully on today’s mirror-less digital cameras.

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Minolta XE-5 – Camera Review
1280 720 James Tocchio

I began my photographic journey with a Minolta DSLR, the rather fantastic-in-its-day Maxxum 5D, so when I felt the urge to try some film shooting more than a decade later, Minolta became my launching point.…

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Exploded Views – Minolta MC Rokkor 50mm F/2
1439 808 James Tocchio

Here’s another installment in our Exploded Views feature. Last time we featured the Canon AE-1, and this week we’re showcasing something that’s admittedly simpler, less jaw-dropping, and easier on our bleeding fingertips. It’s Minolta’s MC…

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Minolta SR-T 202 – Camera Review
1280 720 James Tocchio

Beginning in 1959 with the Nikon F, Japanese camera makers would spend the next few decades perfecting the SLR camera. As rangefinders and larger format cameras gave way to this new wave of machines, more…

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Minolta MD Fish-eye Rokkor-X 16mm F/2.8 Lens Review
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For every camera maker there exists a following of fans who are passionate about that particular brand’s creations, and those collectors always lust after the very best lenses of the marque in question. Call them fanboys…

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