Minolta Rokkor Buying Guide for Cinematographers and Indie Filmmakers. Full breakdown of each generation of the Rokkors. Plus history of one of the most fascinating camera and lens companies of the 20th century.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - The Godfather vs. Vintage Lenses
01:24 - Introduction
02:16 - Flaws vs. Characteristics
04:43 - Building a Set of Rokkors
05:14 - The First Generation
06:02 - Second Gen.
06:26 - MCi vs. MCii
06:43 - MC Rokkors Mkiii
07:17 - MCiii vs. MDi
07:49 - MCiii aka MC-X
08:31 - The Birth of MD Rokkor
09:57 - MC Rokkor vs MD Rokkor
10:22 - Last Generation of the Rokkors (MDii)
11:07 - Plain MDs
11:42 - Minolta's Later Years
12:12 - My Suggested Rokkor Lenses
12:30 - Reasons to Avoid MCi & ii
13:33 - The Holy Grail of the Rokkors
15:44 - My Preferred Generation
15:59 - The Leica Step Brother
16:14 - The Malick
16:36 - The Hollywood Competition
17:48 - First Rokkor to Buy
19:24 - 50mm f/1.4 vs. 50mm f/1.2
20:02 - Second Rokkor to Buy
20:21 - Third Rokkor to Buy
21:25 - My Favorite Long Lens
22:38 - The Character
24:25 - The Revenant
26:16 - MC Rokkor 21mm f/2.8 vs. MD Rokkor 20mm f/2.8
29:25 - Leica R 19mm Elmarit Stand-In?
31:17 - Modding for Cinematography
34:03 - Final Conclusion

Gear featured in this video:
Minolta 58mm f/1.2: [ Ссылка ]
24mm f/2.8: [ Ссылка ]
16mm f/2.8: [ Ссылка ]
28mm f/2: [ Ссылка ]
50mm f/1.4: [ Ссылка ]
85mm f/1.7: [ Ссылка ]
100mm f/2.5: [ Ссылка ]
35mm f/1.8: [ Ссылка ]
20mm f/2.8: [ Ссылка ]
Best Adapter for Minolta lenses: [ Ссылка ]

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My Zeiss Milvus Review: [ Ссылка ]

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