MINOLTA 100mm f3.5 & 4.0 LENSES
LENS FEATURES
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COMMENTS
FOCAL LENGTH: 100mm
f-STOPS: 3.5-22
PERIOD: 1958?
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA TELE ROKKOR - QE 1:3.5 f=100mm
DESIGN: 5/4
FILTER: 55
DIAPHRAGM: preset
MC: no
MD: no
CLOSE FOCUS: 4'
SIZE: ?
WEIGHT: ?
Minolta's first 100mm lens for the SLR cameras -- or at least it was intended to be. This was listed in the SR-2 brochure, and was probably just a prototype lens as the few examples look nothing like the lens in the brochure -- or any other Rokkor SLR lens from that period either!
FOCAL LENGTH: 100mm
f-STOPS: 3.5-22
PERIOD: 1958-1966
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA AUTO TELE ROKKOR - QE 1:3.5 f=100mm
DESIGN: 5/4
FILTER: 55
DIAPHRAGM: auto
MC: no
MD: no
CLOSE FOCUS: 4'
SIZE: 2.5"x2.3"
WEIGHT: 10.9oz.
In 1959, Minolta updated their original 35mm f2.8, 100mm f3.5 (above), and 135mm f2.8 Rokkor lenses with automatic diaphragm action to mesh with the new SR-3 and SR-1 cameras.
FOCAL LENGTH: 100mm
f-STOPS: 3.5-22
PERIOD: 1958-1966
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA AUTO TELE ROKKOR - QE 1:3.5 f=100mm
DESIGN: 5/4
FILTER: 52
DIAPHRAGM: auto
MC: no
MD: no
CLOSE FOCUS: 4'
SIZE: 2.4"x2.1"
WEIGHT: 8.3oz.
In 1965, Minolta came out with a series of "compact" Rokkor lenses. It was a select group of Rokkors from 35mm to 135mm that were a little thinner, a little shorter and weighed a little less than their predecessors. The 100mm f3.5 Auto Rokkor was one of these. This model was a "compact" version of the original 100mm f3.5 Auto Rokkor. The size and weight of the lens were reduced, but the optical formula remained the same. The filter thread was dropped to a less convenient 52mm filter thread.
FOCAL LENGTH: 100mm
f-STOPS: 3.5-22
PERIOD: 1966-1972
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC TELE ROKKOR -
QE 1:3.5 f=100mm
DESIGN: 5/4
FILTER: 52
DIAPHRAGM: auto
MC: yes
MD: no
CLOSE FOCUS: 4'
SIZE: 2.5"x2.3"
WEIGHT: 8.4oz.
Continuation of the 100mm f3.5 from the Auto Rokkor series -- with meter coupling. It retained the 52mm filter thread.
FOCAL LENGTH: 100mm
f-STOPS: 4-22
PERIOD: 1958-1966
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA TELE ROKKOR - TC 1:4 f=100mm
DESIGN: 3/3
FILTER: 43
DIAPHRAGM: preset
MC: no
MD: no
CLOSE FOCUS: 4'
SIZE: 2.2"x3.1"
WEIGHT: 8.5oz.
A less expensive, pre-set, short-lived, alternative to the 100mm f3.5 Auto-Rokkor with an unusually thin lens barrel and a 43mm filter thread. The extra numbers on the pre-set ring are the EV numbers for the early SLR cameras.
FOCAL LENGTH: 100mm
f-STOPS: 4-22
PERIOD: 1958-1966
INSCRIPTION: MINOLTA TELE ROKKOR - TC 1:4 f=100mm
DESIGN: 3/3
FILTER: 46
DIAPHRAGM: preset
MC: no
MD: no
CLOSE FOCUS: 4'
SIZE: 2.2"x3.1"
WEIGHT: 8.5oz.
An updated version with a much thicker barrel and a 46mm filter thread. The EV numbers were dropped, just as they were on the cameras.