NEX with Minolta 90mm Rokkor-M Lens Test

sony nex minolta cle 90mm rokkor

Sony NEX-5 with Minolta 90mm Rokkor-M Lens



Here is a quick lens test of the Minolta 90mm f/4 Rokkor-M on the Sony NEX-5. In 1981 Minolta announced the Minolta CLE, the most advance Leica-M camera until the release of the Leica M7 in 2001. Minolta updated the Leica 90mm Elmar-C to produce the 90mm Rokkor-M for the CLE.

The 90mm Rokkor-M is very light and small for a telephoto lens which is perfect for the Sony NEX system. The lens is mounted to the NEX using a Leica M to E-mount lens adapter. The lens produces an equivalent field of view of 135mm when used with the NEX's APS-C sensor. This makes for a capable portrait lens.

The samples below are JPGs straight from the camera with very minor tweaks and resized before posting.


The Sony NEX-5 was placed on a table and a remote trigger was used to avoid shaking. The ISO was set at 200 and Aperture Priority mode was used.

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Image 1. Minolta 90mm Rokkor-M at f/4.


sony nex minolta cle 90mm rokkor

Image 2. 100% Crop of Image 1 Lower Left.


sony nex minolta cle 90mm rokkor

Image 3. 100% Crop of Image 1 Focus Point.


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Image 4. 100% Crop of Image 1 Right Center.



Handheld shots with Shutter Priority at 1/250.
sony nex minolta cle 90mm rokkor

Image 5. NEX ISO 1250 and Minolta 90mm Rokkor-M at f/4.


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Image 6. NEX ISO 800 and Minolta 90mm Rokkor-M at f/4.


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Image 7. NEX ISO 400 and Minolta 90mm Rokkor-M at f/4.



Here is the Freedom Tower being built on the former site of the World Trade Center Towers.
sony nex minolta cle 90mm rokkor

Image 8. NEX ISO 200 and Minolta 90mm Rokkor-M at f/5.6 .


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Image 9. NEX ISO 200 and Minolta 90mm Rokkor-M at f/4.

Comments

  1. What is the equivalente magnification (not zoom!) of this lens on the nex5?

    Thanks!
    Edgar

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  2. Due to the large minimum focus distance of 1m the magnification or reproduction ratio is poor. I cannot find the exact number.

    ReplyDelete

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