This lens helped bring me out of my shell. At the time, I felt stupid bringing the other stupidly expensive lens I bought out into the real world because I was embarrassed and had a painful case of imposter syndrome. It wasn’t the first lens I actually purchased but it was the first lens I felt comfortable leaving the house. Truth bet told, this is the lens I shot exclusively for the first long while after I got my M10.
I included a flare image at the end of this series. The lens hood is not sufficient for flare control. You can expect some nifty swirls and circles without a complete image washout that is common with some of the older vintage lenses. If you are looking for ultramodern flare control you are barking up the wrong tree. It appears I used the phrase “just enough” three times in this paragraph so maybe that means this lens is “just enough” of everything in one teeny, tiny, little package of goodness?Įxpect this lens to flare but if you are into flares, they are sublime. It isn’t Aretha Franklin so it is hard to get worked up about the SOUL quotient but at the same time, it will give you just enough of a groovy feeling to help you sleep well after a day of shooting. Don’t let this short paragraph scare you off. The look, feel, and sharpness is decidedly modern but it retains just enough mojo and SOUL from the 70’s and 80’s to give just enough color, warmth, and contrast to the images so you don’t feel at all like you brought the Sony or Fuji or whatever camera chased you into this vintage lens business in the first place. A touch of vignetting also adds to the look. It isn’t a deal-breaker but it is a pain and I have biffed some images because of it.
It brings up the 50mm frame line which leaves me guessing where the end of the frame is all the time. Focusing is supple and the Minolta Rokkor-M 40mm F2 is TINY. The focusing tab works the same way as any Leica lens. This is anything but a garden gnome and parked car lens.
#FUJI LENS SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#
With the older version, the serial number is on the filter ring. The way to know you are getting the newer version is that the serial number is on the lens barrel. This seems to be a complete rumor that was perpetuated by Leica at the time but just in case yours doesn’t work the way you want, don’t say I didn’t warn you that there is at least a rumor about an issue with the older version online. In addition to the coating, there is some discussion online that the older ones might not work as work well with the Leica M cameras.
The second version is multi-coated and was made for the Minolta CLE camera. The first version was made for the Minolta CL camera. Can you withstand the ridicule of people pointing at your red dot and saying “Minolta?” If you are a normal person, and you are like me, my bet is that you can. As such, you are getting a Leica lens with Minolta branding. It is reported to be the same exact lens sold as a Leica Summicron 40/2. The draw of this lens (along with the other lenses in the Minolta M-Rokkor series) is that lens is that it is a collaboration between Leica and Minolta.
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