Minolta MD 85mm F/2

Short telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · November 1981
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · MINOLTA MD 85mm 1:2
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame short telephoto prime 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.

Model history (5)

■Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 85mm F/1.7A6 - 51.00m⌀55 1970 ●
■Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 85mm F/1.7 Gen. XA6 - 51.00m⌀55 1973 ●
■Minolta MD Rokkor 85mm F/1.7A6 - 51.00m⌀55 1978 ●
■Minolta MD Rokkor 85mm F/2A6 - 50.85m⌀49 1979 ●
■Minolta MD 85mm F/2A6 - 50.85m⌀49 1981 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
85mm
F/2
6 elements in 5 groups
Minolta SR [43.5mm]
28.5° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
6 (six)
Focusing:
0.85m
<No data>
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
285g
⌀64×53.5mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 49mm
Clip-in
Minolta MD 2X Tele Converter 300-S → 170mm F/4

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).

Other short telephoto prime lenses in the Minolta SR system

■Minolta SR mount (18)
Minolta MD Varisoft Rokkor 85mm F/2.8A6 - 50.80m⌀55 1978 ●
Minolta MD Varisoft 85mm F/2.8A6 - 50.80m⌀55 1984 ●
Minolta MD Rokkor 85mm F/2A6 - 50.85m⌀49 1979 ●
Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 85mm F/1.7A6 - 51.00m⌀55 1970 ●
Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 85mm F/1.7 Gen. XA6 - 51.00m⌀55 1973 ●
Minolta MD Rokkor 85mm F/1.7A6 - 51.00m⌀55 1978 ●
Minolta Rokkor-TC 100mm F/4P3 - 31.20m⌀43 1959 ●
Minolta Rokkor-TC 100mm F/4P3 - 31.20m⌀46 1960 ●
Minolta Auto Tele Rokkor-QE 100mm F/3.5A5 - 41.20m⌀55 1959 ●
Minolta Auto Tele Rokkor-QE 100mm F/3.5 CompactA5 - 41.20m⌀52 1965 ●
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-QE 100mm F/3.5A5 - 41.20m⌀52 1966 ●
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 100mm F/2.5A6 - 51.20m⌀55 1968 ●
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 100mm F/2.5 Gen. XA6 - 51.20m⌀55 1973 ●
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor 100mm F/2.5 Gen. XA5 - 51.00m⌀55 1976 ●
Minolta MD Tele Rokkor 100mm F/2.5A5 - 51.00m⌀55 1977 ●
Minolta MD 100mm F/2.5A5 - 51.00m⌀49 1981 ●
Minolta Auto Tele Rokkor-PF 100mm F/2A6 - 51.20m⌀62 1961 ●
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 100mm F/2A6 - 51.20m⌀62 1966 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■Minolta SR mount (2)
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Heliar 75mm F/2.5 SLA6 - 50.70m⌀49 2001 ●
Sankyo Kohki Komura 85mm F/1.4P7 - 51.00m⌀67 ●
■Interchangeable mount (6)
Kenko 85mm F/2.5 Soft MC [T]M3 - 30.80m⌀52 1987 ●
Sankyo Kohki Komura 85mm F/1.4 [Unidapter]P7 - 51.00m⌀67 1965 ●
Soligor 85mm F/1.5 (s/n 3xxxxxx) [T]P7 - 50.90m⌀62 1966 ●
Soligor 85mm F/1.8 (s/n 3xxxxxx) [T]P? - ?0.90m⌀58 1966 ●
Spiratone Telephoto 85mm F/1.7 [YS]A? - ?0.90m⌀55 ●
Vivitar Tele 85mm F/1.8 [T]P6 - 41.50m⌀55 ●

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