TecH Specs
| Lens | f | CF | ø | Weight | Sensor | Mount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16mm Fish Eye | 2.8 | 30cm | – | kg | FF | MD / Sony E |
| 21mm | 2.8 | 25cm | 77mm | kg | FF | MD / Sony E |
| 24mm VFC | 1.8 | 30cm | 77mm | kg | FF | MD / Sony E |
| 28mm | 2.0 | 30cm | 77mm | kg | FF | MD / Sony E |
| 35mm | 1.8 | 30cm | 77mm | kg | FF | MD / Sony E |
| 58mm | 1.2 | 60cm | 77mm | kg | FF | MD / Sony E |
| 85mm | 1.7 | 100cm | 77mm | kg | FF | MD / Sony E |
Before Minolta became part of Konica Minolta and eventually evolved into what we now know through Sony, the company was one of the most innovative yet underrated names in optical design. In the 1960s and 70s, Minolta created the Rokkor lens series — named after Mount Rokko in Japan, near the factory where the glass was made. These lenses were born in an era when optics were crafted to evoke emotion rather than to achieve mathematical perfection. They travelled the world in the hands of photojournalists, war photographers in Vietnam, fashion shooters in Paris and street photographers in New York. Their reputation was simple: warm, honest, cinematic images with a softness that felt human.
Decades later, these lenses have found a new life on modern digital cinema cameras. Our Minolta Rokkor lensset is not fully rehoused; instead, they have been cine-modded.
What makes these lenses special is not technical perfection, but character. The image carries a gentle warmth — a subtle amber-green tint in the highlights, natural skin tones and a soft contrast that falls off beautifully. Wide open, they bloom slightly, giving an almost dreamlike quality, yet when stopped down they can be surprisingly sharp while still retaining their vintage charm. Light flares are poetic rather than aggressive — a whisper of gold rather than a harsh streak of blue. Bokeh is imperfect in the best possible way: slightly asymmetrical, textured and emotional.
Because they are not rehoused, they remain lightweight and are ideal where mobility and intuition matter more than precision mechanics. And they blend seamlessly with other vintage cine-mod lenses such as Canon FD, Leica R or Contax Zeiss — sharing the same analogue soul, but each with its own voice.
The Rokkor cine-mod set is not about chasing clinical resolution or technical dominance. It is about emotional imagery, about glass that remembers the past but still feels relevant in today’s digital world. These lenses are for filmmakers who prefer atmosphere over sterility, memory over perfection — lenses that don’t just record what something looks like, but what it feels like.
