Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm F1.7

Minolta MD Rokkor X 50mm F1.7

The Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm F1.7 manual focus lens consists of six Minolta multi-coated elements in 5 groups with a close focus range of about a half a meter. It was available in a 49 and 55mm filter diameter, depending on which version of the lens.

Sample Photos:

Smokey Hollow Falls or Great Smokey Hollow Falls is located in Hamilton along Bruce Trail turning into Grindstone Creek. This 10 meter (40 feet) waterfall is one of the best to photograph in the Fall.
Engine 1095 - Locomotive - Downtown Kingston, Ontario, Canada - Minolta X-700 - Fomapan ISO 200 Creative - The presence of Engine 1095 in Kingston provides a crucial link to the City's industrial past having been built by the Canadian Locomotive Company Ltd. (CLC), formerly located on the Kingston waterfront. For over a century the CLC was a major supplier of locomotives to the CPR, delivering nearly one-third of its fleet over a number of decades and making it Canada's second largest commercial builder at the time.
Kingston City Hall Clock Tower - Minolta X-700 - Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm F1.7 - Fomapan 200 Creative

The lens, superior to all other brands of f1.7 and f1.8 lenses, was marketed towards a lower budget all around best prime lens. Minolta’s F1.4 was more common for professional and commercial use, however, the F1.2 professional version, which had seven elements in six groups, was the top for wedding and portrait photography.

Most lenses of its time had significant light and sharpness fall-off, Minolta decided to not participate and stubbornly chose to make their lenses perfect, instead.

I highly recommend this lens, both for the quality and the price and it’s one of the lenses I often use with the Minolta X-700.

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