Provenance & certification
Rokkor PF
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Condition assessed 25/1/2026
How we gradeInspector’s condition notes
Lens is in like-new condition. The optical elements are pristine with no scratches. Focus and aperture ring operate smoothly like a brand-new lens. Internal components are tight with no play or rattle when shaken. The exterior body looks like new, but there are 2-3 small paint chips or scratches along the edges of the lens barrel or near the focus ring and aperture ring (you have to look closely to notice them).
How this lens renders
Compared to other lenses sharing the same 58mm specs, this one is the "King of Bokeh" from 1966. Its standout quality is the soft, gentle character when shot wide open. At f/1.4, sharpness is still soft and dreamy, contrast is low, and the image has a film-like gentle tonality — ideal for dreamy portrait work. Stopping down to f/2, sharpness jumps up noticeably and ramps up to tack-sharp through the f/8 range. The bokeh melts the background beautifully, living up to its name, with a dimensionality you simply won't find in modern lenses. Vignetting sits around 1.5EV wide open, making it a useful tool for shaping the mood of an image (drops to nearly half at f/2 and is essentially gone from f/2.8 onward). This lens is for someone seeking character, not someone after clinical sharpness. A vintage lens well worth collecting.
In the box
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Honest disclosure
Minolta Rokkor PF
The Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 58mm f/1.4 is a fast double-Gauss normal prime celebrated as its era's 'Bokeh King,' delivering dreamy, low-contrast glow with bubbly outlined highlight discs wide open before sharpening dramatically to near-modern crispness by f/2.8–f/4.
