Minolta SR Links
Here's a list of helpful links I've found while researching Minolta SR (MC & MD) lenses roughly organized by topic.
Some of these pages may be broken or in your non-native language. If they're broken, I'd recommend searching for them on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. If you need a web page to be translated, I've found Google Translate to be a serviceable solution.
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Minolta Manufacturer History:
Lens Specifications:
- Dennis Lohmann's Minolta Lens specs table(The definitive Minolta SR mount spec table created by Dennis Lohman and the inspiration for this site)
- Lens Writeups at Artaphot.ch(Note: Most lens pages have links to great comparison tests; much of the content is in German, but Google Translate works well here)
- Lens Writeups at Minman
- MINOLTA - Tabella comparativa produzione obiettivi manualfocus' by Massimo Scotti(Note: image-based text is in Italian, so Google Translate isn't as helpful here)
SR-Mount Lens History:
- A great visual writeup by Dennis Lohmann showing/explaining the different Minolta Lens Versions(Scroll below the lens specs table to see the 'Lens Classification' section)
- RED Bailey’s Minolta Collection(A historical timeline of all Minolta & Chiyoda Kogaku lenses made for the SR mount)
- Visual timeline of Minolta Lenses by Henrik W. Robeck
- 'A Brief History of Minolta lenses' at Rokkorfiles.com
Lens Reviews:
Here's some good sites I've found with reviews and lens tests of { title } lenses.- Minolta Lens Guide at Artaphot.ch(Comprehensive resource with subjective analysis and comparisons covering nearly all Minolta lenses. Note: Most content is in German, but Google Translate works well here)
- Lens reviews at Rokkorfiles
- Minolta Lens Reviews at Lens QA WorksGreat set of comprehensive Minolta lens tests
- Minolta Lens Reviews at Casual Photophile(High quality articles but unfortunately only covering a handful of Minolta Lenses. Highly recommended also for their camera reviews and other articles)
- Minolta Lens Reviews and Lens Tests at Vintage Lens Reviews
- Minolta MC/MD Articles/Reviews at Phillip Reeve.com
- The rated List of Minolta MD/MC Lenses on the Sony a7' by Phillip Reeve
- Lens Performance Tests by Dennis Lohmann
- MC and MD lens tests in Dutch photography magazines(From www.paulfvs.dds.nl via the Internet Archive)
Lens Repair Guides & Manuals:
Note: I've often found YouTube to be a good source of disassembly/repair videos. If in doubt, try searching there for your lens.- Lens Disassembly Guides by Matt Bierner on YouTube
- Some Minolta SR lens repair guides preserved by Dennis Lohmann(Original text is in Japanese, but Google Translate can help with that)
- Minolta Camera & Lens manuals preserved by M. Butkus
- A list of some free Minolta manuals(From www.geocities.com/eskoufos via the Internet Archive)
Additional Minolta SR Resources:
Additional pages which didn't fit into the above topics.- The Manual Focus Lenses forum at MFLenses.com(This is the most active forum I've found on the subject of MF lenses of all manufacturers. A good resource)
- Ad Dielmans lens galleryA comprehensive gallery of high-quality Minolta lens images
- Das Minolta ForumA German forum for Minolta and Sony-related equipment discussion
- A list of Minolta OEM lens shades for SR-mount lenses by Dennis Lohmann