Marbelous Minolta MD Zoom 100~200/f5.6!

Tracing my old tiny memory, I bid Minolta MD Zoom 100~200mm/5.6 and got it at 1 yen with no competitor. My old memory on it is very straightforward depiction with no intentionally emphasized strange colors.

First production of this zoom lens was done in 1977 and it had been in production till the end of manual focusing SLR period, 1988 without any optical design adjustment. In spite of extremely long barrel designing, no optical redesigning was performed!

Another manufacturers produced more shorter, smaller and lighter ones with similar specifications inviting some advanced technology. Every photographer would realize the reason if used once why Minolta insisted on the original optical design for this 100~200/5.6 lens as a matter of fact. 8 elements in 5 groups are so simple as a zoom lens at all.

No complicated explanations are not necessary to know the fact, Superb pics that make the observer feel like keep watching for ever would be the answers.
Hidden masterpiece is known to those who know its incredibly excellent performance.

As usual, long hood was extended much more till maximum so acceptable at 100 mm with fully opened aperture in order to separate unnecessary light source leading to clear and transparent images. Pic shows on the way of process, inner surface of extension would be covered with flocked non-reflective cloth in black color.

The argument does not exist in the actually numerically optical datum but in the taste with Retina, we don't need logic to like or dislike.