Tragg Posted October 12, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 12, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can I fit the Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 lens to my M10 without risking damage to the camera? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lct Posted October 12, 2019 Share #2 Posted October 12, 2019 I have no M10 but the M-Rokkor 40/2, at least my copy for Minolta CLE, fits all my M bodies and mirrorless cameras. The lens does not protrude into the body but it may need to be calibrated in case of misfocus on digital rangefinders. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwesi Posted October 12, 2019 Share #3 Posted October 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Tragg said: Can I fit the Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 lens to my M10 without risking damage to the camera? Yes you can but it will bring up the 50mm frame lines unless its been modified to bring up the 35mm frame lines . Other than that, its a very sharp lens. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdemeyer Posted October 13, 2019 Share #4 Posted October 13, 2019 Works perfectly other than the fact there are no 40mm frame lines. One of my favorite “daily carry” lenses on the M10. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutlore Posted October 13, 2019 Share #5 Posted October 13, 2019 It works great on my M10-P as well. I am alright to not modify the lens to have a 35mm frame line because I prefer getting wider images from what I see. So, the 50mm frame line pops up when the lens attached is perfect. Personally, I think the lens renders a very classic look like an old dreamy image at wide open, but it becomes much sharper after f4. The bokeh from this lens is amazing. I am so in love with this, never thought about selling it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakontil Posted October 15, 2019 Share #6 Posted October 15, 2019 By the way, any filter thread to fit a filter in the 40mm? If yes what size diameter? thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted October 15, 2019 Share #7 Posted October 15, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) filter 40.5mm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Neves Posted October 25, 2019 Share #8 Posted October 25, 2019 It's an amazing lens and it works perfectly with the M10P. It has many characteristics of vintage lenses: bit mushy on the edges (but quite sharp still around the middle), ring around bokeh lights, rendering of contrast and colour, some hallation even. Quite funky, in the best possible way. If files properly graded, it resembles film quite a bit. Very sharp from 2.8. I bought it because I travel a lot and wanted a small lens. The 40mm is the smallest Leica M mount lens ever made, apparently. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 28, 2019 Share #9 Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 7:00 AM, Felipe Neves said: [...] The 40mm is the smallest Leica M mount lens ever made, apparently. Welcome to the forum . If you refer to the M-Rokkor 40/2 for Minolta CLE, the Summicron-C 40/2 is slightly shorter and the Summaron-M 28/5.6 beats them both i suspect but i have no experience with it. The Skopar 21/4 with M mount is very close and another M mount lens is also smaller, the Elmar-C 40/2.8 but it was a prototype. FWIW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Neves Posted October 29, 2019 Share #10 Posted October 29, 2019 3 hours ago, lct said: Welcome to the forum . If you refer to the M-Rokkor 40/2 for Minolta CLE, the Summicron-C 40/2 is slightly shorter and the Summaron-M 28/5.6 beats them both i suspect but i have no experience with it. The Skopar 21/4 with M mount is very close and another M mount lens is also smaller, the Elmar-C 40/2.8 but it was a prototype. FWIW. Thank you. Apologies - should've said I was referring to the Leica Summicron 40mm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 29, 2019 Share #11 Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Felipe Neves said: Thank you. Apologies - should've said I was referring to the Leica Summicron 40mm. You're welcome. This thread is about the M-Rokkor 40/2 which exists in two versions, for the Minolta CL from the seventies and for the Minolta CLE from the eighties. The version for Minolta CL is a clone to the Summicron-C 40/2 with different filters (40.5mm vs Series 5.5) while the version for Minolta CLE has a regular focus cam, more modern coating and flares a bit less than the Summicron but the difference IQ wise is not obvious. Size wise the Summicron is slightly shorter but also heavier (126g) than the Rokkor for CLE (105g). Both are beaten by the Elmarit-C 40/2.8 size wise but the latter remains slightly heavier (110g) than the Rokkor for CLE which could be the lightweight champion among M mount lenses so far but i may be wrong. Edited October 29, 2019 by lct Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matlock Posted October 29, 2019 Share #13 Posted October 29, 2019 12 hours ago, lct said: Welcome to the forum . If you refer to the M-Rokkor 40/2 for Minolta CLE, the Summicron-C 40/2 is slightly shorter and the Summaron-M 28/5.6 beats them both i suspect but i have no experience with it. The Skopar 21/4 with M mount is very close and another M mount lens is also smaller, the Elmar-C 40/2.8 but it was a prototype. FWIW. I believe you mean Elmarit-C rather than Elmar-C. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 29, 2019 Share #14 Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Matlock said: I believe you mean Elmarit-C rather than Elmar-C. Sorry for the typo. What kind of filter did you put on your 40/2.8 if i may ask? Just curious. For newbies here this lens has no filter thread properly speaking. Lens thread is for a rubber hood while filters are Series 5.5. Same for the Summicron-C 40/2 BTW while both Rokkor 40/2's use 40.5mm filters. Edited October 29, 2019 by lct Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted October 29, 2019 Share #15 Posted October 29, 2019 2 hours ago, lct said: Sorry for the typo. What kind of filter did you put on your 40/2.8 if i may ask? Just curious. For newbies here this lens has no filter thread properly speaking. Lens thread is for a rubber hood while filters are Series 5.5. Same for the Summicron-C 40/2 BTW while both Rokkor 40/2's use 40.5mm filters. The filter is a Heliopan 39mm x 0.75 which is the correct filter for this lens (the more normal 39mm x 0.5 will not fit). As far as I know Heliopan are the only people making this size but I may be wrong. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 29, 2019 Share #16 Posted October 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, Matlock said: The filter is a Heliopan 39mm x 0.75 which is the correct filter for this lens (the more normal 39mm x 0.5 will not fit). As far as I know Heliopan are the only people making this size but I may be wrong. Regular filters for both Leica 40/2 and 40/2.8 are Series 5.5 that have no filter threads. No problem to use 39x0.75 filters though but screw-in hoods like the regular 12518 rubber hood cannot be used anymore then, unless the Heliopan filter i have no experience with has an internal filter thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted October 29, 2019 Share #17 Posted October 29, 2019 48 minutes ago, lct said: Regular filters for both Leica 40/2 and 40/2.8 are Series 5.5 that have no filter threads. No problem to use 39x0.75 filters though but screw-in hoods like the regular 12518 rubber hood cannot be used anymore then, unless the Heliopan filter i have no experience with has an internal filter thread. Yes the Helipan filters do indeed have internal filter thread and I have used the 12518 hood with the Heliopan filter (mostly on my Summicron-C 40/2 with my Leica CL). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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