List of Minolta SR-mount lenses

Minolta sold cameras and lenses with the Minolta SR-mount between 1958 and 1996.

Rokkor suffix coding (pre-1975)^[1]

Elements Groups[lower-alpha 1]			3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
			C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
3	(trēs)	T	-TC (100, 135)	-TD (45, 300)	not used
4	(quattuor)	Q	—	-QD (135, 300)	-QE (35, 100, 200)	-QF (50, 200, 250)	not used	-QH (21)	not used
5	(penta)	P	—		-PE (200)	-PF (50, 53, 55, 58, 85, 100, 135)	-PG (18, 50, 58, 135)	not used	-PI (21)	not used
6	(hexa)	H	—			-HF (300)	-HG (35)	-HH (35)	not used
7	(septem)	S	—				-SG (28)	not used	-SI (28)	not used
8	(octō)	O	—					not used			-OK (16)	not used
9	(novem)	N	—						not used			-NL (21)

Most Minolta lenses for SR-mount cameras are branded Rokkor; in the United States, to combat unofficial gray market imports, lenses officially imported were engraved as Rokkor-X, with the X colored orange. Before 1975, lenses also carried a two-letter suffix indicating the construction.^[1]

Because the number of groups is always equal to or less than the number of lens elements, certain combinations are not possible (for instance -QC, which would be a four-group, three-element lens). In other cases, the combination is not used, such as -QG, which would be a four-group, seven-element lens. Although the -OJ suffix was never used for a production lens, a prototype MC Rokkor-OJ 24 mm f/2.8 lens was shown at Photokina 1970.^[2]

In addition to Rokkor-branded lenses, Minolta also sold a lower-cost line of lenses, designated Celtic.^[3]: 66 Compared to the Rokkor lenses, Celtic lenses have less sophisticated coatings.^[4]: 8

In the final series of lenses (after 1981), the "Rokkor" branding was dropped.

Generations

• MC and MD tabs on Minolta XD-5
• 
  MC tab, just under the engraved f/16 on the aperture ring of the lens, engages with a corresponding tab (colored black) on the camera body.
• 
  As the lens is stopped down, the in-camera meter is able to determine the aperture that was set (in this case, f/8) by the displacement of the black metering tab.
• 
  The MD tab displaces a separate tab on the camera body (colored silver, in the bottom right corner of this photograph) when the lens is set to its minimum diaphragm (f/22) for shutter-priority autoexposure.

Minolta SR-mount lenses can be broken into three broad generations with some overlap:^[5]

1. Pre-MC (1958): Lenses with manual, preset, and automatic diaphragms, without the meter coupling (MC) tab on the aperture ring to signal the f-stop that was selected to the in-body light meter.
2. MC (1966): Lenses with automatic diaphragms, with the MC tab.
3. MD (1977): Lenses with automatic diaphragms and the MC tab, and an additional minimum diaphragm (MD) tab to signal the minimum aperture opening size (largest f-stop value) of the lens to the body for shutter-priority autoexposure.

In general, MD lenses tend to incorporate more plastic components and are lighter than MC and pre-MC lenses. Within each of these generations, there are minor differences which are generally cosmetic changes.

Minolta SR lens generations^[1][5][6]

Name	Generation	Years	Example	Notes
Pre-MC	SR	1958 – 1966		The earliest lenses had pre-set and manual aperture controls. Lens engraving included "Rokkor" branding, basic construction details, maximum aperture (1:nnn), and focal length (f=nn mm).
	AR (I)	1958 – 1960		These were contemporaneous with the SR lenses, and had automatic diaphragm, as designated by the engraved "Auto Rokkor" (AR) name.
	AR (II)	1961 – 1964		These are distinguished from the earlier AR (I) lenses by the evenly spaced f-stop engravings.
	"Compact"	1965 – 1967		Encompassing both AR and SR types; most have 52 mm front filter threads using a black-colored nose, while preceding generations had 55 mm with a chrome nose.
MC	MC (I)	1966 – 1969		These lenses have a meter coupling tab on the aperture ring to signal the aperture setting to the body. The aperture ring is colored silver, while prior generations were colored black.
	MC (II)	1967 – 1972		Cosmetically similar to MC (I) with a more deeply scalloped focusing grip knurling.
	MC-X	1972 – 1976		Rubberized focusing grip with square, truncated pyramid shapes; aperture ring reverts to black. Starting in the mid-1970s, Minolta began adding two to three anti-reflection coating layers[7] to balance color and contrast across the lens lineup.[8]
	MC Celtic	1972 – 1976		Budget line. Cosmetically similar to MC-X, with a different rubber grip waffle pattern (finely-spaced rectangular) and simplified coatings. The first lens was a 135 mm f/3.5 branded MC Celtic-QD, with a metal focusing ring and silver aperture ring similar to MC (I), and the Minolta name did not appear on the lens.[9][10]
MD	MD (I)	1977		Additional tab added to signal the minimum aperture value (largest f-stop number, smallest diaphragm opening) has been set; aperture ring becomes plastic.
	MD (II)	1978 – 1980		Cosmetic update to put focal length before maximum aperture on the front nameplate.
	MD Celtic	1977 – 1980		Update of MC Celtic, adding MD tab.
	MD (III)	1981 – 1984		Dropped "Rokkor" branding; sometimes referred to as "Plain MD". Mechanical lock added to aperture ring to secure the aperture ring at minimum value.
	MD (IIIa)	1985 – 1996		Possibly rebranded lenses built by a third-party manufacturer, lacking features compared to MD (III).

Interchangeable Minolta lenses for 35mm SR-mount cameras^[11]

FL (mm)	Apr.	Name	SR/ AR[lower-alpha 2]	MC[lower-alpha 3]	MD[lower-alpha 4]	Construction		Min. Focus	Dimensions			Notes
						Ele	Grp		Φ×L	Wgt.	Filter (mm)
Fisheye lenses
7.5	f/4–22	Fish-eye Rokkor				12	8	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)	68×63 mm (2.7×2.5 in)	345 g (12.2 oz)	built-in	circular fisheye lens[4][12]
16	f/2.8–16	Fish-eye Rokkor-OK				11	8	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	73×63.5 mm (2.9×2.5 in)	445 g (15.7 oz)	built-in	"full-frame" (diagonal) fisheye lens[13]: IV-45 [4]
16	f/2.8–22	Fish-eye Rokkor				10	7	0.25 m (9.8 in)	64.5×43 mm (2.5×1.7 in)	265 g (9.3 oz)	built-in	"full-frame" (diagonal) fisheye lens[12]
18	f/9.5–22	UW Rokkor-PG				7	5	fixed	60×48 mm (2.4×1.9 in)	240 g (8.5 oz)	rear	"full-frame" (diagonal) fisheye lens[14]
Ultra wide angle lenses
17	f/4–16	W Rokkor				12	9	0.25 m (9.8 in)	75×53 mm (3.0×2.1 in)	325 g (11.5 oz)	72	Retrofocus design[4][12]
20	f/2.8–22	W Rokkor				10	9	0.25 m (9.8 in)	64.5×43.5 mm (2.5×1.7 in)	235 g (8.3 oz)	55	Retrofocus design with floating element[4][12]
21	f/2.8–16	W Rokkor-NL				12	9	0.25 m (9.8 in)	75×66.9 mm (3.0×2.6 in)	510 g (18 oz)	72	Retrofocus design[13]: IV-47
21	f/4–16	W Rokkor-QH				8	4	0.9 m (2 ft 11 in)	60×20 mm (2.4×0.8 in)	166 g (5.9 oz)	55	symmetric lens, requires mirror lock-up[14]
21	f/4.5–16	W Rokkor-PI				9	5	0.9 m (2 ft 11 in)				symmetric lens, requires mirror lock-up
Wide angle lenses
24	f/2.8-16	W Rokkor				9	7	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	65×50 mm (2.6×2.0 in)	275 g (9.7 oz)	55	Retrofocus design[4]
24	f/2.8-22	MD				8	8	0.25 m (9.8 in)	64×39 mm (2.5×1.5 in)	200 g (7.1 oz)	49	Retrofocus design[12]
24	f/2.8-16	W Rokkor VFC				9	7	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	67×50.5 mm (2.6×2.0 in)	340 g (12 oz)	55	Retrofocus design, with variable field curvature control[4][12]
28	f/2–16	W Rokkor				10	9	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	65.5×61 mm (2.6×2.4 in)	345 g (12.2 oz)	55 (49)[lower-alpha 5]	Retrofocus design[4]
28	f/2.5–16	W Rokkor-SI				9	7	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)	64×61.5 mm (2.5×2.4 in)	364 g (12.8 oz)	55	Retrofocus design[13]: IV-49 [14]
28	f/2.8–16	W Rokkor				7	7	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	64.5×43.5 mm (2.5×1.7 in)	205 g (7.2 oz)	55 (49)[lower-alpha 5]	Retrofocus design;[4][12]
28	f/2.8–22	Celtic				7	7	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	64.5×43.5 mm (2.5×1.7 in)	240 g (8.5 oz)	55	Retrofocus design[4]
28	f/3.5–16	W Rokkor-SG				7	7	0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)	63.5×45 mm (2.5×1.8 in)	245 g (8.6 oz)	55	Retrofocus design[13]: IV-51 [14]
28	f/3.5–16	Celtic				7	7	0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)	63×45 mm (2.5×1.8 in)	260 g (9.2 oz)	55	Retrofocus design [15]
28	f/3.5–16	W Rokkor-PE				5	5	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	64×40 mm (2.5×1.6 in)	170 g (6.0 oz)	49	Retrofocus design[12]
35	f/1.8–16	W Rokkor-HH				8	6	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	66×67.6 mm (2.6×2.7 in)	420 g (15 oz)	55 (49)[lower-alpha 5]	Retrofocus design;[4][13]: IV-53 [14][12]
35	f/2.8–16	W Rokkor-HG				7	6	0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)	63×45 mm (2.5×1.8 in)	215 g (7.6 oz)	55	Retrofocus design[13]: IV-55 [14]
35	f/2.8–16	W Rokkor				5	5	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	64.5×41.5 mm (2.5×1.6 in)	200 g (7.1 oz)	55 (49)[lower-alpha 5]	Retrofocus design[4][12]
35	f/2.8–22	Celtic				5	5	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	64.5×41.5 mm (2.5×1.6 in)	220 g (7.8 oz)	55	Retrofocus design[4][15]
35	f/2.8–22	Shift CA Rokkor				9	7	0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)	83.5×71.5 mm (3.3×2.8 in)	560 g (20 oz)	55	Retrofocus design, includes variable field curvature control (VFC)[4][12]
35	f/4–22	W Rokkor-QE				5	4	0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)	60×34 mm (2.4×1.3 in)	182 g (6.4 oz)	55	Retrofocus design[14]
Normal lenses
45	f/2.8–16	Rokkor-TD				4	3	0.9 m (2 ft 11 in)	?×16 mm (0.64 in)	130 g (4.6 oz)	46	Tessar-type[16]
50	f/1.2–16	Rokkor				7	6	0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)	65×46 mm (2.6×1.8 in)	310 g (11 oz)	55	[12]
50	f/1.4–16	Rokkor				7	5	0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)	64×40 mm (2.5×1.6 in)	230 g (8.1 oz)	55	[4]
50	f/1.4–16	Rokkor				7	6	0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)	64×40 mm (2.5×1.6 in)	235 g (8.3 oz)	49	[12]
50	f/1.7–16	Rokkor-PF				6	5	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
50	f/1.7–16	Rokkor				6	5	0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)	64×40 mm (2.5×1.6 in)	185 g (6.5 oz)	55 (49)[lower-alpha 5]	[4][12]
50	f/2–16	Rokkor				6	5	0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)	64×36 mm (2.5×1.4 in)	155 g (5.5 oz)	49	[12]
53	f/2–16	Rokkor-PF				6	5	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
55	f/1.7–16/22	Rokkor-PF				6	5	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)	63×37.5 mm (2.5×1.5 in)	225 g (7.9 oz)	55	multiple versions with different minimum aperture[13]: IV-59 [14]
55	f/1.9–16	Rokkor				6	5	0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)	54×37.5 mm (2.1×1.5 in)	225 g (7.9 oz)	52	[13]: IV-61
55	f/1.8–16/22	Rokkor-PF				6	5	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)				multiple versions with different minimum aperture
55	f/2–16/22	Rokkor-PF				6	5	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)	?×36 mm (1.4 in)	210 g (7.5 oz)	52	multiple versions with different minimum aperture[16]
58	f/1.2–16	Rokkor-PG				7	5	0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)	72×54 mm (2.8×2.1 in)	455 g (16.0 oz)	55	[4][13]: IV-63 [14]
58	f/1.4–16	Rokkor-PF				6	5	0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)	65×41.5 mm (2.6×1.6 in)	275 g (9.7 oz)	55	[13]: IV-65 [14]
Portrait lenses
85	f/1.7–22	Tele Rokkor-PF				6	5	1 m (3 ft 3 in)	73×62 mm (2.9×2.4 in)	460 g (16 oz)	55	[12][4][13]: IV-67
85	f/2–22	Rokkor				6	5	0.85 m (2 ft 9 in)	64×53.5 mm (2.5×2.1 in)	285 g (10.1 oz)	49	[12]
85	f/2.8–16	Varisoft Rokkor				6	5	0.8 m (2 ft 7 in)	70×80 mm (2.8×3.1 in)	430 g (15 oz)	55	[12]
100	f/2–22	Tele Rokkor-PF				6	5	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)	?×64 mm (2.52 in)	430 g (15 oz)	62	[16]
100	f/2.5–22	Tele Rokkor-PF				6	5	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)	64.5×68.5 mm (2.5×2.7 in)	410 g (14 oz)	55	[13]: IV-69 [14]
100	f/2.5–22	Tele Rokkor-PE				5	5	1 m (3 ft 3 in)	64.5×64.5 mm (2.5×2.5 in)	365 g (12.9 oz)	55 (49)[lower-alpha 5]	[4][12]
100	f/3.5–22	Tele Rokkor-QE				5	4	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)	63×54 mm (2.5×2.1 in)	240 g (8.5 oz)	52	[14]
100	f/4–22	Tele Rokkor-TC				3	3	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)	56×80 mm (2.2×3.1 in)	240 g (8.5 oz)	46	preset aperture[14]
135	f/2–22	Rokkor				6	5	1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)	79×96 mm (3.1×3.8 in)	725 g (25.6 oz)	72	[12]
135	f/2.8–22	Tele Rokkor-PF				6	5	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	67.5×93.5 mm (2.7×3.7 in)	425 g (15.0 oz)	55	[13]: IV-75 [14]
135	f/2.8–22	Tele Rokkor-PG				7	5	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
135	f/2.8–22	Tele Rokkor-QD				4	4	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	64.5×89.5 mm (2.5×3.5 in)	510 g (18 oz)	55	[4]
135	f/2.8–22	Rokkor				5	5	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	64×81 mm (2.5×3.2 in)	385 g (13.6 oz)	55	[12]
135	f/2.8–22	Celtic				5	4	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	64.2×100.5 mm (2.5×4.0 in)	610 g (22 oz)	55	[15]
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