Minolta MC W.Rokkor-SI 24mm F/2.8 Gen. X
Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · May 1973
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · MINOLTA MC W.ROKKOR-SI 1:2.8 f=24mm
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
- System:
- · Minolta SR (1958)
Abbreviations
| MC | The lens is coupled to the camera's TTL exposure meter for full-aperture measurement. |
Model history (6)
| ■Minolta MC W.Rokkor-SI 24mm F/2.8 Gen. X | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | |
| ■Minolta MC W.Rokkor 24mm F/2.8 Gen. X | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1975 ● | |
| ■Minolta MD W.Rokkor 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1977 ● | |
| ■Minolta MD W.Rokkor 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1978 ● | |
| ■Minolta MD W.Rokkor 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1978 ● | |
| ■Minolta MD 24mm F/2.8 | A | 8 - 8 | 0.25m | ⌀49 | 1981 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 24mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| 9 elements in 7 groups | |
| Minolta SR [43.5mm] | |
| 84° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 6 (six) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.30m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 395g | |
| ⌀65×50mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 55mm | |
| Screw-type | |
| Minolta MD 2X Tele Converter 300-S → 48mm F/5.6 |
Sources of data
- A guide to the Minolta SLR system of creative photography 603E-H1.
- A guide to the Minolta SLR system of creative photography 605E-I1.
From the editor
A wide-angle lens with high performance at all apertures. Optically, it became the basis for the Leitz Wetzlar Elmarit-R 24/2.8.
The front element rotates during focusing, making it difficult to use polarizing filters.
Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Minolta SR system
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Minolta SR mount (21) | |||||||||
| Chinon 24mm F/2.5 Multi Coated akaAuto-Alpa 24mm F/2.5 Multi-Coated | A | 10 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Cosina 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaPhoenix 24mm F/2.8 Macro | A | 7 - 7 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Kino Precision Kiron 24mm F/2 MC | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1980 ● | ||||
| Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 21mm F/2.8 | A | 12 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀72 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Minolta W.Rokkor-QH 21mm F/4 • Pancake lens | M | 8 - 4 | 0.90m | ⌀55 | 1963 ● | ||||
| Minolta W.Rokkor-PI 21mm F/4.5 • Pancake lens | M | 9 - 5 | 0.90m | ⌀55 | 1962 ● | ||||
| Minolta MC W.Rokkor[-NL] 21mm F/2.8 Gen. X | A | 12 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀72 | 1973 ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto Wide Angle 21mm F/4 | A | 9 - 7 | 0.16m | ⌀82 | ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.5 PMC | A | ? - ? | 0.30m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated II | A | 8 - 7 | 0.18m | ⌀52 | 1988 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated | A | 7 - 7 | 0.18m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-Coated | A | 10 - 8 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Sigma-Z MF 24mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated] | A | 10 - 8 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx) | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Soligor Wide-Auto 21mm F/3.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) | A | 9 - 8 | 0.35m | ⌀72 | ● | ||||
| Tokina SL 24mm F/2.8 [II] | A | 7 - 7 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Tokina 24mm F/2.8 RMC akaTokina SL 24mm F/2.8 [I] | A | 8 - 8 | 0.27m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 24mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 24mm F/2.8 MC (s/n 9xxxxxxx) | A | 7 - 7 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀58 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Wide Angle 24mm F/2 MC Compact (s/n 28xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (13) | |||||||||
| Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 24mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto] | A | 7 - ? | 0.26m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Komuranon 24mm F/2.5 K·M·C | A | 11 - 8 | 0.26m | ⌀58 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF [Wide] 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic [Multi-Coated] [YS] | A | 10 - 8 | 0.20m | ⌀62 | 1972 ● | ||||
| Soligor Wide-Auto 21mm F/3.8 (s/n 1xxxxxx) [T-4] | A | 9 - 8 | 0.35m | ⌀72 | 1970 ● | ||||
| Soligor Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4] | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Tamron 24mm F/2.5 MC 01B [Adaptall-2] | A | 10 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Tamron 24mm F/2.5 01BB [Adaptall-2] | A | 10 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1987 ● | ||||
| Tamron 24mm F/2.5 CW-24 [Adaptall] | A | 10 - 9 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Tamron Auto 21mm F/4.5 [Adapt-A-Matic] | A | 8 - 6 | 0.25m | ⌀82 | 1970 ● | ||||
| Tamron Auto 24mm F/3.5 [Adapt-A-Matic] | A | 8 - 6 | 0.25m | ⌀72 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 21mm F/3.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4] | A | 9 - 8 | 0.35m | ⌀72 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxx) [T-4] | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX] | A | 8 - 7 | 0.23m | ⌀58 | 1976 ● | ||||