Minolta Interchangeable Lenses

By Ratnakar Dev/Peter Siepen, Last updated: 1 Sept. 2000, CPV.

LensElements
/Groups
Meter Coupled Auto-DiaphragmAngle
Of View
Minimum FocusMinimum F-StopFilter ThreadDimensions Weight
Fisheye
7.5mm f/4 MD Fisheye12/8Yes 180º0.5m(1.6ft.)f/22Built-in Ø68x63mm355g
16mm f/2.8 MD Fisheye10/7Yes 180º0.25m(0.ft.)f/22Built-in Ø64.5x43mm265g
Wide Angle
17mm f/4 MD11/9Yes 104º0.25mf/2272mm Ø75x53mm325g
20mm f/2.8 MD10/9Yes 94º0.25m(0.8ft.)f/2255mm Ø64x43.5mm240g
24mm f/2.8 MD8/8Yes 84º0.3m(1ft.)
f/2249mm Ø64x39.5mm200g
28mm f/2 MD9/9Yes 75º0.3m(1ft.)
f/2249mm Ø64x36mm265g
28mm f/2.8 MD7/7Yes 75º0.3m
f/2249mm Ø64x43mm180g
28mm f/3.5 MD5/5Yes 75º0.3mf/2249mm Ø64x40.5mm160g
35mm f/2.8 MD5/5Yes 63º0.3mf/2249mm Ø64x38.5mm165g
35mm f/1.8 MD8/8Yes 63º0.3mf/2249mm Ø64x48mm235g
Standard
45mm f/2 MD6/5Yes 51º0.6mf/1649mm Ø64x30.5mm125g
50mm f/1.7 MD6/5Yes 47º0.45m(1.5ft.)f/1649mm Ø64x36mm165g
50mm f/1.4 MD7/6Yes 47º0.45mf/1649mm Ø64x40mm220g
50mm f/1.2 MD7/6Yes 47º0.45mf/1655mm Ø65.5x46.5mm315g
Telephoto
85mm f/2 MD6/5Yes 29º0.85m(2.8ft.)f/2249mm Ø64x53.5mm285g
100mm f/2.5 MD5/5Yes 24º1m(3.3ft.)
f/2249mm Ø64x65.5mm310g
135mm f/2 MD6/5Yes 18º1.3mf/2272mm Ø79x96mm725g
135mm f/2.8 MD5/5Yes 18º1.5m(4.9ft.)f/2255mm Ø64x81mm385g
135mm f/3.5 MD5/5Yes 18º1.5mf/2249mm Ø64x72.5mm265g
200mm f/4 MD5/5Yes 12º30´2.5m(8.2ft.)f/3255mm Ø64x116.5mm400g
200mm f/2.8 MD5/5Yes 12º30´1.8mf/3272mm Ø78x133mm700g
300mm f/5.6 MD5/5Yes 8º10´4.5mf/3255mm Ø65x186mm695g
300mm f/4.5 MD IF7/6Yes 8º10´3mf/3272mm Ø77.5x177.5mm710g
400mm f/5.6 MD-APO7/6Yes 6º10´5mf/3272mm Ø83x256.5mm1440g
600mm f/6.3 MD9/8Yes 4º10´5mf/32Built in Ø108.5x373.5mm2400g
Zoom
24-35mm f/3.5 MD Zoom10/10Yes 84º-63º0.3m(1ft.)f/22 & f/32
versions
55mm Ø67x50mm285g
24-50mm f/4 MD Zoom13/11Yes 84º-47º0.7m(2.ft.)f/2272mm Ø75x69.5mm390g
28-70mm f/3.5-4.8 MD Zoom8/8Yes 76º-35º0.8m(2.6ft.)f/2255mm Ø64x68.5mm285g
28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 MD Zoom13/10Yes ?0.8m(2.6ft.)f/2255mm Ø65.5x86.5 mm470g
35-70mm f/3.5 MD Zoom8/7Yes 63º-34º1mf/2255mm Ø69x68.5mm365g
35-70mm f/3.5 MD Zoom - Macro8/7Yes 63º-34º0.8mf/2255mm Ø67.5x65.5mm365g
35-70mm f/3.5-4.8 MD Zoom7/7Yes 63º-34º0.5m(1.6ft.)f/22-3255mm Ø64x67.5mm185g
50-135mm f/3.5 MD Zoom12/10Yes 47º-18º1.5mf/2255mm Ø68.5x118mm480g
35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 MD Zoom16/13Yes 63º-23º1.6mf/2255mm Ø65x90.5mm480g
75-150mm f/4 MD Zoom12/8Yes 32º-16.5º1.2mf/3249mm Ø64x113.5mm445g
70-210mm f/4 MD Zoom12/9Yes 34º-12º1.1m(3.ft.)f/3255mm Ø72x153mm635g
100-200mm f/5.6 MD Zoom8/5Yes 24º-12º302.5mf/3255mm Ø63.5x173mm570g
100-300mm f/4 MD Zoom13/10Yes 24º-8º10´1.5m(4.9ft.)f/3255mm Ø72x187mm700g
100-500mm f/8 MD Zoom16/10Yes 24º-5º2.5mf/3272mm Ø91x330mm2030g
Macro and Micro
50mm f/3.5 MD Macro6/4Yes 47º0.23m(0.8ft.)f/2255mm Ø64x55.5mm200g
100mm f/4 MD Macro5/4Yes 24º0.45m(1.5ft.)f/3255mm Ø66x88.5mm385g
12.5mm f/2 Bellows Micro4/4No --f/16* Ø33x23.5mm40g
100mm f/4 Bellows Macro (triplet type early version)3/3No --***
100mm f/4 Bellows Macro (later version)5/4No --f/32*** Ø57x28.5mm145g
Mirror
250mm f/5.6 RF6/5
+2
No10º2.5mNABuilt in Ø66.5x58mm250g
500mm f/8 RF6/5
+2
No 4mNABuilt in Ø83.5x98.5mm600g
800mm f/8 RF8/7
+2
No 3º108mNABuilt in Ø125x166.5mm1900g
1600mm f/16 RF6/5
+2
No 1º3020mNABuilt in Ø178x322.5mm6850g
Special Purpose
24mm f/2.8 MD VFC9/7Yes 84º0.3m(1ft.)f/2255mm Ø64.5x50.5mm340g
35mm f/2.8 MD Shift-CA9/7No/YES 63º0.3mf/2255mm Ø83.5x71.5mm560g
85mm f/2.8 MD Varisoft6/5Yes 29º0.8mf/1655mm Ø70x80mm440g
Teleconverters
MD 2X Tele Converter 300-S?-----??
MD 2X Tele Converter 300-L5/3-----Ø65x52.5mm230g
LensElements
/Groups
Meter Coupled Auto-DiaphragmAngle
Of View
Minimum FocusMinimum F-StopFilter ThreadDimensions Weight

 - Features Macro Capability
* - Optional gelatin-Filter
** - Auto Diaphragm
*** - Optional gelatin-Filter/55mm filter with hood

Refer also to this table of MD and MD-Contemporary manufacture lenses.

Note that a number lenses underwent design changes during their lifetime, including differing optical and mechanical construction and changes of filter thread - for some examples, see this table (external link).


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