Minolta's enlarging lens — the C.E. Rokkor 50mm for quality 35mm darkroom printing.
The Minolta C.E. Rokkor 50mm f/2.8 is a darkroom enlarging lens from Minolta — the same company that produced the renowned Rokkor camera lenses. The C.E. (Color Enlarging) designation indicates optimisation for colour printing. At 50mm f/2.8 for 35mm negatives. Minolta applied their Rokkor optical expertise to enlarging — genuine quality.
The Rokkor heritage ensures genuine optical quality applied to enlarging. The C.E. designation confirms colour-optimised correction — important for colour negative and colour transparency printing. Flat-field correction good. The f/2.8 provides comfortable focusing. The Rokkor name means quality — even applied to enlarging optics. Multi-coating for contrast.
No camera mount — enlarger thread. Note: the listing shows Minolta SR mount but this is an enlarging lens. Weight minimal. Build quality good Japanese Minolta. The C.E. Rokkor is one of the better Japanese enlarging alternatives — competitive with the EL-Nikkor in some evaluations. Can be adapted for digital macro via extension.
Very cheap despite Rokkor quality. The C.E. colour optimisation adds genuine value for colour printing. Rokkor heritage ensures quality. Can be adapted for digital macro. Premium Japanese enlarging optics at clearance pricing. Competitive with EL-Nikkor. One of the better enlarging options from a major Japanese camera manufacturer.