Minolta 135mm f2.8 versions

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The 135mm f2.8 lens has propably more versions than any other Minolta lens type, save the 50mm; here is a listing picked up by the permission of it's original creator, Olaf Ulrich, from germany. Posted to "Manualminoltafree@Yahoo.com" at 7.october 2002:
(note that Olaf has more accurate way of classifying the lens types than I have)

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Anyway---using Mikko's information, I can now present you with
the latest update of ...
 

***  The Complete (hopefully) Almanach of Minolta's Meter-
     coupled Manual-focus 135 mm 1:2.8 Telephoto Lenses  ***
 

1. MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135 mm 1:2.8
    6 elements/5 groups
    white metal aperture ring before the foc. ring
    milled-metal focusing grip
    barrel length unknown, approx. 95 mm

2. MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135 mm 1:2.8
    6 elements/5 groups
    milled-metal focusing grip
    white metal aperture ring
    barrel length 93.5 mm

3. MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135 mm 1:2.8
    6 elements/5 groups
    rubber-waffle focusing grip
    black metal aperture ring with DOF preview
    barrel length 93.5 mm

4. MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135 mm 1:2.8
    6 elements/5 groups
    rubber-waffle focusing grip
    black metal aperture ring w/o DOF preview
    barrel length 93.5 mm

5. MC Tele Rokkor 135 mm 1:2.8
    6 elements/5 groups
    rubber-waffle focusing grip
    black metal aperture ring
    barrel length 93.5 mm

6. MC Tele Rokkor 135 mm 1:2.8
    4 elements/4 groups
    rubber-waffle focusing grip
    black metal aperture ring
    barrel length 89.5 mm

7. MD Tele Rokkor 135 mm 1:2.8 (1st MD generation)
    4 elements/4 groups
    rubber-waffle focusing grip
    black metal aperture ring
    barrel length 89.5 mm

8. MD Tele Rokkor 135 mm 1:2.8 (1st MD generation)
    4 elements/4 groups
    rubber-waffle focusing grip
    plastic aperture ring
    barrel length 89.5 mm

9. MD Tele Rokkor 135 mm 1:2.8 (2nd MD generation)
    4 elements/4 groups
    rubber-waffle focusing grip
    plastic aperture ring
    barrel length 89.5 mm

10. MD Tele Rokkor 135 mm 1:2.8 (2nd MD generation)
    5 elements/5 groups
    rubber-waffle foc. grip which is thinner than ap. ring
    plastic aperture ring
    barrel length approx. 84 mm

11. MD 135 mm 1:2.8 (3rd MD generation)
    5 elements/5 groups
    rubber-waffle focusing grip
    plastic aperture ring with locking tab
    barrel length approx. 84 mm
 

Regards,
Olaf
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Olaf Ulrich, Erlangen (Germany)
<olaf.ulrich@onlinehome.de>
<olaf.ulrich@siemens.com>

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The Celtic versions (MC and MD) are not included.

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