Minolta V2 Part 2 (Sample Pictures)
I didn’t want to crowd the previous post about the Minolta V2 with a lot of images so I’m presenting them here separately. If you want to see the camera itself here is the first part Minolta V2 Part 1
The lens of the Minolta V2 has a focal length of 45mm which matches up nicely with the 42mm diagonal of the image formed on the film. It has a maximum aperture of F2.0 created from what I understand to be 6 elements with the shutter sandwiched somewhere in the middle. The aperture is formed via 8 blades and while they form an octagon it is nicely symmetrical. It creates a nice soft bokeh that isn’t at all busy.
Looking over the camera again I have to marvel at the design, there are so many edges and elements that exude quality and work together to create the whole. This camera even looks good from the side. I definetly need to use this camera more often and maybe try some portraits with it.
Here is a 100% crop from one of the images. This shows that stopped down from about f4 this lens is an excellent performer but with quite low contrast. Wide open it does have some distortion but it is part of it’s look.
