Minolta MC & MD Lenses for Manual Focus SLRs |
Minolta introduced a series of lenses for their manual focus SLR series. The various lenses released were christened "MC" and, later, "MD." MC stands for "meter coupled." Earlier lenses with the same mount do exist, and use the same basic mount. When the XD series of bodies were introduced, Minolta had to release and updated series of lenses termed "MD." They added a coupling to indicate the minimum aperture. This was required to implement shutter priority exposure modes. Though MC lenses will work on XD and later cameras, they will not function in shutter priority modes.
Minolta released a great number of MC and MD lenses. Some of the best known were their VFC lenses, which have no modern couterparts today, as well as many of their wide angle lenses, known for their sharpness and early application of multicoating technology. |
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| Early evolution Minolta descendant of a design that Angenieux (Type R1 Retrofocus) pioneered in the early 1950,s. |
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| The 28mm F2.0 10 Element 9 Group Rokkor-X Minolta Masterpiece
bears a striking family resemblance to the Nikkor 9 Element 8 Group version:
The Minolta 28mm f/2.0 is really known for making no compromise in design, ... |
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| Six element in four groups in an amazingly sharp optical formulation. |
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| THE 50mm F1.7 ROKKOR
Six elements in five groups, This Minolta's very economical but high optical quality normal offering. Only 1/2 stop slower than the F1.4 it is every bit as sharp. |
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From $78.49 to $109.91
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| This Zoom Lens was introduced by Minolta as something very new in Zoom Lenses. Minolta claimed that it is comparable in sharpness to each of individual single focal length lenses in its range. That it is, at least for le... |
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Minolta produced two versions of the 85mm F1.7, both 6 elements in 5 groups. The more desirable and very much sought after last version was produced in the MD mount as well as in the very last production of the MC mo... |
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| The 50mm F1.4 MC Rokkor X PG (7/5)
This was a standard of the SRT series of cameras. Minolta was one of very few of the Japanese lens Titans to be, that made its own glass in house. Before Pentax popularized "Multi-... |
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| The 35mm F2.8 Shift CA VFC (Variable Field Curvature)
The 35mm F2.8 (9/7) Shift CA VFC bears a very strong resemblance to the very fine 24mm F2.8 (9/7) (non shift) VFC of a few years earlier vintage...and there is a v... |
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| The (12/9) 21mm F2.8, Minolta's First Floating Element Design Lens
This was Minolta's third 21mm (actually it is 21.5mm) offering and its very first original optical design in this specific arena.
The first (ca 1962),... |
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| The nine element seven group MINOLTA ROKKOR-X 24MM F2.8 Wide Angle.
The original 9 element in 7 group formulation of this venerable lens is the preferred one. It can be most easily identified by its 55mm filter while ... |
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| This two touch 10 Element in 10 group optical formulation, though early, was known for its amazing sharpness more characteristic of single focal length/prime lenses. Though very limited in range, it is the WA zoom prefer... |
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| This lens formulation was a biproduct of Minolta's development efforts in reducing the size of its early huge 28mm F3.5 embodiment. It is 2/3 of a stop faster and it is sharper than its predecessor(s). Extraordinarily go... |
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| Economy version of this venerable formulation. |
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| From 1961 through 1973 Minolta produced its various versions and optical formulations of its 6 element 5 group 58mm F1.4 professional level available light MC (Meter Coupled) normal lens. Early examples were typical of t... |
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