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23 November, 2025

Minotars for mirrorless – Converting Minox 35 lenses for use on digital bodies

By Bob Janes

23 November, 2025

/ Lens Adapting & Modification, /

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NEWS: Ilford Photo Celebrating 145 years History with Limited Edition Retro Packaging

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Running a branding company as I do, I find this sort of thing very cool. Ilford photo will be selling some of their film range in these limited edition 1950s inspired boxes. In ...

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A Transformer in both forms with a Sony F828

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A Glossary of Photographic Terms

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Bob Janes on Minotars for mirrorless – Converting Minox 35 lenses for use on digital bodies
I suspect it is just 'passing off'. The Minotar is a 4 element Tessa lens design, with focus just using…
Jonathan Leavitt on Minotars for mirrorless – Converting Minox 35 lenses for use on digital bodies
Is there any relationship between the Color Minotar and the Lomo 32mm "Minitar" other than just similar names?
Joe DuPont on My (Brief) Life as a Documentary Photographer
Excellent work, David. I very much enjoyed your photographs and your writing. Seems you have a very interesting (and varied)…

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