Minolta · Minolta SR (MC / MD) · From 1977
Minolta's 35mm f/2.8 changed more than its name suggests. The early MC W.Rokkor-HG was a seven-element, six-group design, and around 1975 Minolta replaced it with a simpler five-element, five-group lens that focuses closer, to 0.3 m. That design carried into the MD W.Rokkor-X in 1977, which added the MD tab and an f/22 stop, switched from 55 mm to 49 mm filters in 1978, and lived on from 1981 as the plain MD 35mm f/2.8. The Rokkor Files calls it compact, lightweight and inexpensive to replace if lost, which makes it a natural travel lens. All five elements are air-spaced, so there's no cement to separate. On a full-frame mirrorless body it's a small everyday 35. On APS-C it frames like a 52mm, and on Micro Four Thirds like a 70mm. The faster 35mm f/1.8 is a different, eight-element lens, so check the aperture on the front ring before you pay.
On a mirrorless camera
It’s a Minolta SR (MC / MD) lens, and its mount sits 43.5 mm from the film. Every mirrorless mount below sits closer than that, so a plain adapter ring fills the gap and the lens still focuses to infinity. On a smaller sensor it frames tighter, like a longer lens.
Versions
The MD W.Rokkor-X of 1977 took 55 mm filters, the 1978 version switched to 49 mm and added more plastic, and from 1981 it was sold as the plain MD 35mm f/2.8 with the same five-element formula. The older MC W.Rokkor-HG is a different seven-element design, and the MD 35mm f/1.8 and Shift CA 35mm f/2.8 are separate lenses.
The common faults are age ones, mainly haze, fungus and oil on the blades. Later copies have a plastic aperture ring, so check it and its MD tab are undamaged.
New to old glass? How to check a used vintage lens covers haze, fungus and the rest in detail.
Buying guide
We'd buy the US seller's MD W.Rokkor at $132 delivered, the cheapest complete copy here, or the New MD titled tested and graded Exc+5 at $150. This page is thin, with at least 13 for sale, and most ask $150–210 delivered, nearly all from Japan dealers, so treat the band as a rough guide. The 1977 MD W.Rokkor-X took 55 mm filters, the 1978 version 49 mm, and from 1981 it's the plain MD 35mm f/2.8 with the same five air-spaced elements, so buy on condition and check the plastic aperture ring and MD tab for cracks in the photos. Ask for a flashlight photo through the back for haze and fungus, and skip the two listings that share one bare title and stock number across two accounts. It needs a Minolta SR/MD adapter, and the model page lists the adapters by camera.
$132.09est. delivered
The lowest delivered complete lens here, an MD W.Rokkor at $132 delivered from a 100% US seller. The title makes no condition claim, so ask for a flashlight photo through the back and one of the blades at f/8.
Minolta MD W. Rokkor 35mm f/2.8 manual focus wide-angle prime lens.
![[Exc+5] MINOLTA MD W.ROKKOR 35mm f2.8 Wide Angle MF Lens From JAPAN](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/OkgAAeSwXm5qt9wG/s-l500.jpg)
$134.99est. delivered
An MD W.Rokkor graded Exc+5 at $135 delivered from a 99.6% Japan dealer, $15 under the band. The grade is the dealer's own, so ask for a flashlight photo through the back.
[Exc+5] MINOLTA MD W.ROKKOR 35mm f2.8 Wide Angle MF Lens From JAPAN
![[Exc+5] Minolta New MD 35mm f/2.8 Wide Angle MF Lens SR Mount Tested Japan](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/xXkAAeSwlh1qslwH/s-l500.jpg)
$150.27est. delivered
A New MD titled tested and graded Exc+5, at $150 delivered, at the bottom of the band. Ask what the test covered and for a photo of the blades at f/8.
[Exc+5] Minolta New MD 35mm f/2.8 Wide Angle MF Lens SR Mount Tested Japan
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Used$132.09est. delivered
$125.00 + $7.09 shipping
Buy It Now$125.00
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Good buy
US seller. MD W.Rokkor, no condition claim in the title.
Seller: amandizzal
100% positive
Used$134.99est. delivered
$119.99 + $15.00 shipping
Buy It Now$119.99
Good buy
MD W.Rokkor, Exc+5 by the dealer's grade.
Seller: yutajapan777
99.6% positive
Used$150.27est. delivered
$115.27 + $35.00 shipping
Buy It Now$115.27
Good buy
New MD titled tested, Exc+5 by the dealer's grade.
Seller: zencollectr
100% positive
For parts$101.58est. delivered
$76.58 + $25.00 shipping
Buy It Now$76.58
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Our take
Titled haze, as is. Only $30 under the cheapest complete copy.
Seller: hiro_japan_culture_store
100% positive
Used$162.98est. delivered
$148.99 + $13.99 shipping
Buy It Now$148.99
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MD W.Rokkor titled tested. Caps in the photo.
Seller: love-of-japan
99% positive
Open box$175.00delivered
$175.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$175.00
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US seller, free shipping. W.Rokkor-X with 49 mm filters, a filter fitted in the photo.
Seller: hubsgar_20
100% positive
![[Mint] Minolta New MD NMD 35mm f/2.8 MF Wide Angle Prime Lens from Japan](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/FJgAAeSw4lBqvSKO/s-l500.jpg)
Used$244.00est. delivered
$189.00 + $55.00 shipping
Buy It Now$189.00
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New MD, Mint by the dealer's grade. $55 of the price is shipping.
Seller: azuleterno
100% positive
Used$222.72delivered
$222.72 · free shipping
Buy It Now$222.72
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Same bare title and stock number as a kumsjapan listing. Ask for photos of this lens.
Seller: bears2636
99.3% positive
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