![]() ![]() ![]() The one thing you should get with the lens is the Minolta hood, which sadly is constructed out of plastic, making it easily broken. ![]() While not as compact as the Rokkor 45/2, it certainly does not add too much front weight to a camera nor take up a lot of space in your camera bag. The lens is the perfect size on both larger-bodied Minolta’s like the XE or older SR-T cameras but also fits well on smaller XD or XG cameras. A rubber coating allows for a comfortable grip when using the focusing ring. While the body itself has a plastic outer layer, the internals is also constructed from metal. While constructed of a blend of plastic and metal, the parts that take the most damage through constant use are constructed of metal, including the lens mount and the filter threads. Like any Rokkor lens, the build quality of the 28/2.8 is superb. ![]() Structure: 7 Elements in 7 Groups I enjoy the fact that despite being a wide lens there’s little in the way of distortion. Either way, the Rokkor-X 28/2.8 is a solid lens that certainly improved my wide-angle capacity for my Minolta kit over a third-party dog I started with I think it was a MacKinnon? With improved coating, close-focus-correction, and excellent optical qualities, the 28/2.8 is not only affordable but makes an excellent lens in the field. Ultimately as I gave up Minolta for several years and eventually landed on an XE-7, the need for MD was not that needed (at least until I replaced the XE-7 with an XD11/XD5). The reason being that if I had updated my X-7a to an X-700, I needed lenses that would work with all the functions of the X-700, including Shutter Priority and the all-important Program mode. While I could go with MC variant lenses, I went with the MD variant. I first picked up this lens as part of a drive to get better glass for my Minolta X-7a, my second Minolta SLR. I say that because, like Nikon, while the original 1958 SR-Mount is basically the same as 1977 SR-Mount, there are subtle differences, like the Nikon F-Mount. It is always a good idea to future proof your lenses, especially when working with the Minolta manual focus cameras. ![]()
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