Here's a summary of the new features of each lenses series as they were introduced.  These were not the only differences in the lenses.  For more information click on the series.

• Rokkor -- manual diaphragms
• Auto-Rokkor -- auto-diaphragm added
• MC Rokkor -- meter-coupling tab added
• MC Rokkor-X -- viewfinder f-stop display added
• MC Celtic -- less expensive alternative to the MC Rokkor-X series
• MD Rokkor-X -- shutter-preferred automation tab added
• MD Celtic -- less expensive alternative to the MD Rokkor-X series
• MD Minolta -- focus confirmation tab added

For detailed information about a series, click on the column title.  For detailed information about any lens, just click on the aperture.

MINOLTA SLR LENS SUMMARY

LENS SERIES

FOCAL LENGTHS	Rokkor (1958-1966)	Auto-Rokkor (1958-1966)	MC Rokkor (1966-1972)	MC Rokkor-X (1972-1977)	MC Celtic (1972-1977)	MD Rokkor-X (1977-1981)	MD Celtic (1977-1981)	MD Minolta (1981 - present)
7.5mm Fisheye	-	-	-	f4.0	-	f4.0	-	f4.0
12.5mm Bellows	-	-	-	f1.9	-	f2.0	-	f2.0
16mm Fisheye	-	-	f2.8	f2.8	-	f2.8	-	f2.8
17mm	-	-	-	f4.0	-	f4.0	-	f4.0
18mm Fisheye	f9.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20mm	-	-	-	-	-	f2.8	-	f2.8
21mm	f4.5, f4.0	-	f2.8	f2.8	-	-	-	-
24mm	-	-	-	f2.8	-	f2.8	-	f2.8
24mm VFC	-	-	-	f2.8	-	f2.8	-	f2.8
24-35mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f3.5
24-50mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	f4.0	-	f4.0
25mm Bellows	-	-	-	f2.0	-	f2.0	-	f2.0
28mm	-	f3.5	f3.5, f2.5	f3.5, f2.8, f2.5, f2.0	f3.5, f2.8	f3.5, f2.8, f2.0	f2.8	f3.5, f2.8, f2.0
28-70mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f3.5/4.8
28-85mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f3.5/4.5
35mm	f4.0, f2.8	f2.8	f2.8, f1.8	f2.8, f1.8	f2.8	f2.8, f1.8	f2.8	f2.8, f1.8
35mm Shift	-	-	-	f2.8	-	f2.8	-	f2.8
35-70mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	f3.5	-	f3.5, f3.5/4.8
35-105mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f3.5/4.5
35-135mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f3.5/4.5
40-80mm Zoom	-	-	-	f2.8	-	f2.8	-	-
45mm	-	f2.8	-	-	-	f2.0	-	-
50mm Macro	f3.5	-	f3.5	f3.5	f3.5	f3.5	-	f3.5
50mm Bellows	-	-	-	-	-	f3.5	-	f3.5
50mm	-	-	-	f2.0, f1.7, f1.4	-	f2.0, f1.7, f1.4, f1.2	-	f2.0, f1.7, f1.4, f1.2
50-100mm Zoom	-	f3.5	-	-	-	-	-	-
50-135mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	f3.5	-	f3.5
53mm	-	f2.0	-	-	-	-	-	-
55mm	-	f2.0, f1.8	f1.9, f1.7	-	-	-	-	-
58mm	-	f1.4, f1.2	f1.4, f1.2	f1.2	-	-	-	-
70-210mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f4.0, f4.5/5.6
70-300mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f4.5/5.8
75-150mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f4.0
75-200mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	f4.5	-	f4.5
80-160mm Zoom	-	f3.5	-	-	-	-	-	-
80-200mm Zoom	-	-	-	f4.5	-	f4.5	-	-
85mm Varisoft	-	-	-	-	-	f2.8	-	f2.8
85mm	-	-	f1.7	f1.7	-	f2.0, f1.7	-	f2.0, f1.7
100mm	f4.0	f3.5, f2.0	f3.5, f2.5, f2.0	f2.5	-	f2.5	-	f2.5
100mm Macro	-	-	f3.5	f3.5	-	f4.0, f3.5	-	f4.0
100mm Bellows	-	-	-	f4.0	-	f4.0	-	f4.0
100-200mm Zoom	f5.6	-	-	f5.6	f5.6	f5.6	-	f5.6
100-300mm Zoom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	f5.6, f5.6/6.7
100-500mm Zoom	-	-	-	f8.0	-	f8.0	-	f8.0
135mm	f4.0, f2.8	f2.8	f3.5, f2.8	f3.5, f2.8	f3.5, f2.8	f3.5, f2.8	f3.5, f2.8	f3.5, f2.8, f2.0
135mm Bellows	f4.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
160-500mm Zoom	-	f8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-
180mm	f2.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
200mm	f5.0	f3.5	f4.5, f3.5	f4.5, f4.0, f3.5	f4.5, f4.0	f4.0, f2.8	f4.0	f4.0, f2.8
250mm	f4.0	-	-	-	-	f5.6	-	f5.6
300mm	f5.6, f4.5	-	f5.6, f4.5	f5.6, f4.5	-	f5.6, f4.5	-	f5.6, f4.5
400mm	-	-	-	-	-	f5.6	-	f5.6
500mm	-	-	-	-	-	f8.0	-	f8.0
560mm	-	-	-	f5.6	-	-	-	-
600mm	f5.6	-	-	-	-	f6.3	-	f6.3
800mm	-	-	f8.0	f8.0, f6.3	-	f8.0	-	f8.0
1000mm	f6.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1600mm	-	-	-	f11.0	-	f11.0	-	f11.0

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