MINOLTA FISHEYE LENSES

MINOLTA FISHEYE LENSES

Normally, lenses are corrected for rectilinear distortion. This keeps lines straight in your pictures. While no lens is perfect and display a certain amount of barrel or pincushion distortion, this is not readily apparent with most lenses. Fisheye lenses are different as they are not corrected for this distortion and straight lines appears as curves in your final image. Some people love this effect, others hate it. You are the judge.

Fisheye lenses come in two types -- full-frame and circular. In a full-frame fisheye, the image fills the entire frame. In a circular fisheye, you end up with a circle in the middle of your film. Minolta made both types.

For more details on any particular lens, click on the focal length.

MINOLTA FISHEYE LENSES

FOCAL LENGTH

f-STOP RANGE

LENS INSCRIPTION

VIEW

DESIGN

FILTER THREAD

DIAPHRAGM

MC

MD

CLOSE FOCUS

SIZE

WEIGHT

7.5mm

4-22

MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 1:4 f=7.5mm

180

12/8

built-in

auto

yes

no

1.5'

2.7"x2.5"

12.7oz.

7.5mm

4-22

EARLY STYLE: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 1:4 f=7.5mm
LATE STYLE: MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 7.5mm 1:4 LENS MADE IN JAPAN

180

12/8

built-in

auto

yes

yes

1.5'

2.7"x2.5"

12.2oz.

7.5mm

4-22

MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 7.5mm 1:4 LENS MADE IN JAPAN

180

12/8

built-in

auto

yes

yes

1.5'

2.7"x2.5"

12.2oz.

7.5mm

4-22

MINOLTA MD 7.5mm 1:4 JAPAN

180

12/8

built-in

auto

yes

yes

1.5'

2.7"x2.5"

12.5oz.

16mm

2.8-16

MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC UW ROKKOR - OK 1:2.8 f=16mm

180

11/8

built-in

auto

yes

no

1'

2.5"x2.9"

15.6oz.

16mm

2.8-16

EARLY STYLE: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC FISHEYE ROKKOR-X OK 1:2.8 f=16mm
LATE STYLE: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 1:2.8 f=16mm

180

11/8

built-in

auto

yes

no

1'

2.5"x2.9"

15.7oz.

16mm

2.8-22

EARLY STYLE: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 1:2.8 f=16mm
LATE STYLE: MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 16mm 1:2.8 LENS MADE IN JAPAN

180

11/8

built-in

auto

yes

yes

1'

2.5"x2.9"

15.5oz.

16mm

2.8-22

MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 16mm 1:2.8 LENS MADE IN JAPAN

180

10/7

built-in

auto

yes

yes

10"

2.8"x1.7"

9.3oz.

16mm

2.8-22

MINOLTA MD 16mm 1:2.8 JAPAN

180

10/7

built-in

auto

yes

yes

10"

2.8"x1.7"

9.3oz.

18mm

9.5-22

MINOLTA UW ROKKOR - PG 1:9.5 f=18mm

180

7/5

37.5

manual

no

no

1.5'

1.9"x2.4"

8.5oz.

MINOLTA FISHEYE LENSES
FOCAL LENGTH	f-STOP RANGE	LENS INSCRIPTION	VIEW	DESIGN	FILTER THREAD	DIAPHRAGM	MC	MD	CLOSE FOCUS	SIZE	WEIGHT
7.5mm	4-22	MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 1:4 f=7.5mm	180	12/8	built-in	auto	yes	no	1.5'	2.7"x2.5"	12.7oz.
7.5mm	4-22	EARLY STYLE: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 1:4 f=7.5mm LATE STYLE: MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 7.5mm 1:4 LENS MADE IN JAPAN	180	12/8	built-in	auto	yes	yes	1.5'	2.7"x2.5"	12.2oz.
7.5mm	4-22	MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 7.5mm 1:4 LENS MADE IN JAPAN	180	12/8	built-in	auto	yes	yes	1.5'	2.7"x2.5"	12.2oz.
7.5mm	4-22	MINOLTA MD 7.5mm 1:4 JAPAN	180	12/8	built-in	auto	yes	yes	1.5'	2.7"x2.5"	12.5oz.

16mm	2.8-16	MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC UW ROKKOR - OK 1:2.8 f=16mm	180	11/8	built-in	auto	yes	no	1'	2.5"x2.9"	15.6oz.
16mm	2.8-16	EARLY STYLE: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC FISHEYE ROKKOR-X OK 1:2.8 f=16mm LATE STYLE: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MC FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 1:2.8 f=16mm	180	11/8	built-in	auto	yes	no	1'	2.5"x2.9"	15.7oz.
16mm	2.8-22	EARLY STYLE: MINOLTA LENS MADE IN JAPAN MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 1:2.8 f=16mm LATE STYLE: MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 16mm 1:2.8 LENS MADE IN JAPAN	180	11/8	built-in	auto	yes	yes	1'	2.5"x2.9"	15.5oz.
16mm	2.8-22	MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 16mm 1:2.8 LENS MADE IN JAPAN	180	10/7	built-in	auto	yes	yes	10"	2.8"x1.7"	9.3oz.
16mm	2.8-22	MINOLTA MD 16mm 1:2.8 JAPAN	180	10/7	built-in	auto	yes	yes	10"	2.8"x1.7"	9.3oz.

18mm	9.5-22	MINOLTA UW ROKKOR - PG 1:9.5 f=18mm	180	7/5	37.5	manual	no	no	1.5'	1.9"x2.4"	8.5oz.

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