Minolta MD APO Tele 600mm F/6.3
Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
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- Announced:
- · 1982
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · MINOLTA MD APO TELE 600mm 1:6.3
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Professional model
- 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. |
| APO | Apochromatic optical design. |
Model history (2)
| ■Minolta MD APO Tele Rokkor 600mm F/6.3 | A | 9 - 8 | 5.00m | ⌀95 | 1978 ● | |
| ■Minolta MD APO Tele 600mm F/6.3 | A | 9 - 8 | 5.00m | ⌀95 | 1982 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 600mm | |
| F/6.3 | |
| 9 elements in 8 groups | |
| 1 FL | |
| Internal focusing (IF) | |
| Minolta SR [43.5mm] | |
| 4.1° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting) |
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| Focusing: | |
| 5m | |
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Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 2400g | |
| ⌀108.5×373.5mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 95mm | |
| Built-in telescopic round | |
| Minolta 2X Tele Converter 200-L → 1200mm F/12.6 | |
| Minolta MD 2X Tele Converter 300-L → 1200mm F/12.6 |
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).
Other super telephoto prime lenses in the Minolta SR system
| ■Minolta SR mount (14) | |||||||||
| Minolta Tele Rokkor-QD 300mm F/5.6 | P | 4 - 4 | 4.50m | ⌀62 | 1965 ● | ||||
| Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PE 300mm F/5.6 Gen. X | A | 5 - 5 | 4.50m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | ||||
| Minolta MD Tele Rokkor 300mm F/5.6 | A | 5 - 5 | 4.50m | ⌀55 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Minolta Tele Rokkor-TD 300mm F/4.5 | P | 4 - 3 | 4.50m | ⌀77 | 1960 ● | ||||
| Minolta Tele Rokkor-QD 300mm F/4.5 | P | 4 - 4 | 4.50m | ⌀77 | 1965 ● | ||||
| Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-HF 300mm F/4.5 | A | 6 - 6 | 4.50m | ⌀72 | 1969 ● | ||||
| Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-HF 300mm F/4.5 Gen. X | A | 6 - 6 | 4.50m | ⌀72 | 1973 ● | ||||
| Minolta MD Tele Rokkor 300mm F/4.5 | A | 7 - 6 | 3.00m | ⌀72 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Minolta MD 300mm F/4.5 | A | 7 - 6 | 3.00m | ⌀72 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Minolta MC APO Tele Rokkor 400mm F/5.6 Gen. X | A | 7 - 6 | 5.00m | ⌀72 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Minolta MD APO Tele Rokkor 400mm F/5.6 | A | 7 - 6 | 5.00m | ⌀72 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Minolta MD APO Tele 400mm F/5.6 | A | 7 - 6 | 5.00m | ⌀72 | 1982 ● | ||||
| Minolta MD APO Tele Rokkor 600mm F/6.3 | A | 9 - 8 | 5.00m | ⌀95 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Minolta Tele Rokkor-TD 600mm F/5.6 | P | 4 - 3 | 12.00m | ⌀126 | 1959 ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Interchangeable mount (7) | |||||||||
| Century Tele-Athenar 650mm F/6.8 II | M | 4 - 2 | 15.00m | S.9 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Century Tele-Athenar 600mm F/4.5 II | M | 4 - 2 | 15.00m | -- | 1977 ● | ||||
| Hanimex Tele-Lens 600mm F/8 [T] | P | 3 - ? | 10.00m | ● | |||||
| Heinz Kilfitt Munchen Sport-Fern-Kilar 600mm F/5.6 akaZoomar Muenchen Sport-Fern-Kilar 600mm F/5.6 akaZoomar Muenchen Sport-Zoomatar 600mm F/5.6 | P | 2 - 1 | 10.00m | ⌀132 | 1956 ● | ||||
| Soligor 600mm F/8 (s/n 9xxxxxx) [T] | P | 2 - 1 | 13.00m | ⌀87 | ● | ||||
| Tele-Tokina 600mm F/8 [T] | P | 3 - 3 | 10.00m | -- | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Tele 600mm F/8 [T] | P | 2 - 1 | 11.00m | -- | ● | ||||