These 4 Minolta MD lenses are rated for infrared photography from real-world tests by IR photographers. Ratings are Good (4 lenses), Maybe (0 lenses), Bad (0 lenses), and Unknown (0 lenses) for hot spots, the bright spot some lenses leave in the center of an infrared image, and follow the thresholds below.

IR Focal
Length		 Minimum
Aperture		 Lens Filter Weight Notes Images
Good 35mm ƒ/2.8 Soligor Wide-Auto 35mm ƒ/2.8
 ⌀52mm   Tested by Rob View images
Good 35mm ƒ/2.8 Minolta MD 35mm ƒ/2.8 MC W.Rokkor-HG
 ⌀52mm   Tested with an 850nm filter and a 665nm filter. No hotspots seen at any aperture. On a retest, a slight hot spot with a green cast showed after setting white balance, easily fixed with a radial filter in Lightroom. (Tested on camera converted to Kolari Pro AR Anti-Smudge.) Stephen Sloan  
Good 45mm ƒ/2 Minolta Rokkor-X 45mm ƒ/2
KEH Adorama 		⌀49mm 125 g Minolta Rokkor-X 45mm f/2 for Infrared Photography (video)
Minolta MD 45mm ƒ/2 Edward Noble		 View images
Good 135mm ƒ/2.8 Soligor Tele-Auto 135mm ƒ/2.8
 ⌀55mm   Tested by Rob View images

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What the ratings mean. Hot spots usually appear as you increase the lens ƒ-number, so each rating depends on the lowest ƒ-stop where a hot spot shows and how severe it is, and the thresholds differ by sensor format.

  • Good: No hot spots, or one that starts at ƒ/11 or higher where diffraction impacts image sharpness.
  • Maybe: Contains a mild hot spot that starts at ƒ/5.6 or ƒ/8 and is correctable in editing.
  • Bad: A hot spot that starts at ƒ/4 or lower, or is hard to correct in editing.
  • Unknown: No data reported.

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Minolta MD Lens Mount Adapters

Use an adapter to mount these lenses to many mirrorless cameras.

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