Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 85mm f/1.7

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A 6-element, 5-group portrait lens introduced as an MC II and continued in the rubber-grip MC-X barrel (455 g, listed here) and then as an optically unchanged MD Rokkor from 1978. It has a gentle glow at f/1.7 with smooth backgrounds and sharpens well by f/2.8. The 1 m minimum focus is its main limitation, and prices are high for a Rokkor because it is relatively scarce.

Key specs

Focal length

85 mm

Max aperture

f/1.7

Mount

Minolta SR (MC/MD)

Image circle

Full frame

Close focus

1 m

Filter thread

55 mm

Weight

455 g

Field of view by sensor

Full frame

23.9° horizontal · frames like 85 mm on full frame

Super 35

16.7° horizontal · frames like 122.9 mm on full frame

Micro Four Thirds

11.6° horizontal · frames like 176.9 mm on full frame

What it goes on

Plain MD adapter to any mirrorless mount, or an MD focal reducer on APS-C/MFT. No glassless Canon EF adaptation.

• Sony E camerasWith adapterRonin 4D-6K, Ronin 4D-8K, Alpha 1 II, Alpha 7 IV +13 more

  Novoflex · K&F Concept · Fotodiox. 25.5 mm of room — a plain mechanical adapter. Manual focus and iris.

• Canon RF camerasWith adapterEOS C400, EOS C50, EOS C70, EOS C80 +10 more

  Novoflex · K&F Concept · Fotodiox. 23.5 mm of room — a plain mechanical adapter. Manual focus and iris.

• L-Mount camerasWith adapterCinema Camera 6K, PYXIS 12K, PYXIS 6K, Ronin 4D-6K +6 more

  Novoflex · K&F Concept · Fotodiox. 23.5 mm of room — a plain mechanical adapter. Manual focus and iris.

• Micro Four Thirds camerasWith adapterMicro Studio Camera 4K G2, Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Lumix BGH1, Lumix GH6 +1 more

  Novoflex · K&F Concept · Fotodiox. 24.3 mm of room — a plain mechanical adapter. Manual focus and iris.

• Nikon Z camerasWith adapterKOMODO-X 6K S35, V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV, V-RAPTOR XE

  Novoflex · K&F Concept · Fotodiox. 27.5 mm of room — a plain mechanical adapter. Manual focus and iris.

• Leica M camerasWith adapter· by flange mathsALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, Ronin 4D-6K +1 more

  15.7 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

• Canon EF camerasOptical adapterALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 +14 more

  Minolta MC/MD sits closer than EF: glass adapters cost image quality. Use a mirrorless body instead.

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Sources: minolta.eazypix.de, phillipreeve.net, phillipreeve.net