MINOLTA WIDE-ANGLE ZOOM LENSES

MINOLTA WIDE-ANGLE ZOOM LENSES

If you are a landscape photographer who needs to cut down on weight, such as a backpacker, one of these Minolta wide-angle zooms might be just the ticket. Unlike most of the competition, these Minolta lenses have constant apertures at all focal lengths.

The competition

There never were any other 24-35mm lenses made for Minolta cameras. And there was only one other 24-50mm, the Makina 24-50mm f3.3, which you should avoid like the plague. And there were a few low quality 24-40mm zooms.

There were a few lenses in the 24-50mm and 28-50mm range, but most suffer from barrel and pincushion distortion, and well as soft results. The one exception is the Vivitar Series 1 24-48mm f3.8. It only has 10 elements, so it's not quite as sharp as the Minolta, but if you can handle it's 77mm filter size -- and get a good deal on it -- it is an alternative. Tamron made a 25-50mm f4.0 with a 77mm thread, but it's not worth the trouble. For example, the f-stop ring rotates in the opposite direction of the Minolta lenses. You might save a few bucks, but you'll lose more than that in "pain and suffering".

MINOLTA WIDE-ANGLE ZOOM LENSES

LENS FEATURES IMAGE COMMENTS

FOCAL LENGTH: 24-35mm
f-STOPS: 3.5-22
PERIOD: 1981-present
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA MD ZOOM 24-35mm 1:3.5 JAPAN ø55mm
DESIGN: 10/10
FILTER: 55
DIAPHRAGM: auto
MC: yes
MD: yes
CLOSE FOCUS: 1'
SIZE: 2.5"x2.0"
WEIGHT: 11.2oz. A new lens to the Minolta line-up of SLR lenses in the MD Minolta series. It is a two-touch lens, but has a constant f-stop as it zooms, unlike its competitors. A quality shooter.

FOCAL LENGTH: 24-50mm
f-STOPS: 4-22
PERIOD: 1977-1981
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA MD ZOOM ROKKOR-X 24-50mm 1:4 LENS MADE IN JAPAN
DESIGN: 13/11
FILTER: 72
DIAPHRAGM: auto
MC: yes
MD: yes
CLOSE FOCUS: 2.3'
SIZE: 3.0"x2.8"
WEIGHT: 14oz. A new lens to the Minolta line-up of SLR lenses in the MD Rokkor-X series. It is a two-touch lens, but has a constant f-stop as it zooms, unlike its competitors. A quality shooter.

FOCAL LENGTH: 24-50mm
f-STOPS: 4-22
PERIOD: 1981-present
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA MD ZOOM 24-50mm 1:4 JAPAN ø72mm
DESIGN: 13/11
FILTER: 72
DIAPHRAGM: auto
MC: yes
MD: yes
CLOSE FOCUS: 2.3'
SIZE: 3.0"x2.8"
WEIGHT: 14oz. An updated version of the MD Rokkor-X 24-50mm 4.0 with the typical changes of the MD Minolta series.

**MINOLTA WIDE-ANGLE ZOOM LENSES**
LENS FEATURES	IMAGE	COMMENTS
FOCAL LENGTH: 24-35mm f-STOPS: 3.5-22 PERIOD: 1981-present INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA MD ZOOM 24-35mm 1:3.5 JAPAN ø55mm DESIGN: 10/10 FILTER: 55 DIAPHRAGM: auto MC: yes MD: yes CLOSE FOCUS: 1' SIZE: 2.5"x2.0" WEIGHT: 11.2oz.		A new lens to the Minolta line-up of SLR lenses in the MD Minolta series. It is a two-touch lens, but has a constant f-stop as it zooms, unlike its competitors. A quality shooter.
FOCAL LENGTH: 24-50mm f-STOPS: 4-22 PERIOD: 1977-1981 INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA MD ZOOM ROKKOR-X 24-50mm 1:4 LENS MADE IN JAPAN DESIGN: 13/11 FILTER: 72 DIAPHRAGM: auto MC: yes MD: yes CLOSE FOCUS: 2.3' SIZE: 3.0"x2.8" WEIGHT: 14oz.		A new lens to the Minolta line-up of SLR lenses in the MD Rokkor-X series. It is a two-touch lens, but has a constant f-stop as it zooms, unlike its competitors. A quality shooter.
FOCAL LENGTH: 24-50mm f-STOPS: 4-22 PERIOD: 1981-present INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA MD ZOOM 24-50mm 1:4 JAPAN ø72mm DESIGN: 13/11 FILTER: 72 DIAPHRAGM: auto MC: yes MD: yes CLOSE FOCUS: 2.3' SIZE: 3.0"x2.8" WEIGHT: 14oz.		An updated version of the MD Rokkor-X 24-50mm 4.0 with the typical changes of the MD Minolta series.

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