Lensrentals tears down famed Minolta 40-80mm F2.8 Gearbox Zoom Photograph by Tom Leonard The Minolta MC Rokkor X 40-80mm F2.8 zoom is a unique lens, which uses a gearbox for controlling focus and zoom. The advantage of this design? It's pretty small for an F2.8 zoom, especially one made in the 70's, and more precise than a conventional helicoid. The downside? It's fiendishly hard to take apart - as Roger Cicala and Aaron Closz at Lensrentals recently found out... Lensrentals tears down famed Min...
The clockwork lens: Lensrentals tears down famed Minolta 40-80mm F2.8 Gearbox Zoom
DP Review - 27 Sep 2017 15:00
Lensrentals tears down famed Minolta 40-80mm F2.8 Gearbox Zoom Photograph by Tom Leonard The Minolta MC Rokkor X 40-80mm F2.8 zoom is a unique lens, which uses a gearbox for controlling focus and zoom. The advantage of this design? It's pretty small for an F2.8 zoom, especially one made in the 70's, and more precise than a conventional helicoid. The downside? It's fiendishly hard to take apart - as Roger Cicala and Aaron Closz at Lensrentals recently found out... Lensrentals tears down famed Min...
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