Minolta MD 16mm F/2.8 Fisheye

Fisheye lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · October 1981
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · MINOLTA MD FISH-EYE 16mm 1:2.8
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame diagonal fisheye lens
  • System:
  • · Minolta SR (1958)

Abbreviations

MD The lens is coupled to the camera's TTL exposure meter for full-aperture measurement. In addition to aperture-priority auto exposure mode, the lens also supports shutter-priority auto exposure mode.
FISHEYE An ultra-wide angle lens with strong uncorrected barrel distortion and extreme angle of view.

Model history (5)

■Minolta MC Rokkor-OK 16mm F/2.8 FisheyeA11 - 80.30m-- 1969 ●
■Minolta MC Rokkor[-OK] 16mm F/2.8 Fisheye Gen. XA11 - 80.30m-- 1973 ●
■Minolta MD Rokkor 16mm F/2.8 FisheyeA11 - 80.30m-- 1977 ●
■Minolta MD Rokkor 16mm F/2.8 FisheyeA10 - 70.25m-- 1980 ●
■Minolta MD 16mm F/2.8 FisheyeA10 - 70.25m-- 1981 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
16mm
F/2.8
10 elements in 7 groups
Diagonal (full-frame) fisheye
Minolta SR [43.5mm]
180°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
6 (six)
Focusing:
0.25m
<No data>
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
265g
⌀64.5×43mm
Accessories:
Removable front filters are not accepted
Built-in Normal, Y52, B12, R60 (part of the lens optical system)
Built-in petal-shaped
Minolta MD 2X Tele Converter 300-S → 32mm F/5.6

Sources of data

  • A guide to the Minolta SLR system of creative photography 0209-F1.
  • A guide to the Minolta SLR system of creative photography 0411-K7 (1984).

Typical characteristics of fisheye lenses

  • Extreme angle of view (at least 180° diagonally);
  • Circular types (the image circle of the lens is inscribed in the image frame) or diagonal types (cover the entire image frame);
  • Usually of equidistant projection type, with the distance from the picture center to any given point always proportional to the angle from the optical axis to that point;
  • Huge barrel distortion;
  • Short closest focusing distance (0.20 - 0.30m with 35mm full-frame prime lenses);
  • Very large depth of field, eliminating the need for autofocus or precise manual focusing;
  • Due to the extreme angle of view and convex front element, front filters cannot be used;
  • Often equipped with a filter turret with swivel-mounted filters;
  • Often come with a small, built-in petal-shaped lens hood.

Other fisheye lenses in the Minolta SR system

■Minolta SR mount (8)
Minolta MC Rokkor 7.5mm F/4 Fisheye Gen. XA12 - 81.20m-- 1975 ●
Minolta MD Rokkor 7.5mm F/4 FisheyeA12 - 81.20m-- 1977 ●
Minolta MD 7.5mm F/4 FisheyeA12 - 8-- 1982 ●
Minolta MC Rokkor-OK 16mm F/2.8 FisheyeA11 - 80.30m-- 1969 ●
Minolta MC Rokkor[-OK] 16mm F/2.8 Fisheye Gen. XA11 - 80.30m-- 1973 ●
Minolta MD Rokkor 16mm F/2.8 FisheyeA11 - 80.30m-- 1977 ●
Minolta MD Rokkor 16mm F/2.8 FisheyeA10 - 70.25m-- 1980 ●
Minolta UW Rokkor-PG 18mm F/9.5 FisheyeP7 - 5-- 1966 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■Minolta SR mount (3)
Sigma MF 15mm F/2.8 Fisheye Multi-Coated ZENA8 - 70.15m-- 1990 ●
Sigma MF 16mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Fisheye Multi-CoatedA9 - 80.15m-- 1980 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 16mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Fisheye Multi-CoatedA11 - 90.15m-- 1978 ●
■Interchangeable mount (2)
Sigma[-XQ] MF 16mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Fisheye Multi-Coated [YS]A11 - 80.15m-- 1973 ●
BelOMO Peleng A 17mm F/2.8 Fisheye MC [T]
akaБелОМО ПЕЛЕНГ А 17mm F/2.8 МС РЫБИЙ ГЛАЗ		P? - ?0.30m-- ●

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