Product Information
The Minolta MD is one of the classic Minolta camera lenses for walk-around SLR film photography. Originally designed for Minolta manual SLR cameras, the 50 mm f/2.0 lens has a narrow focal plane that enables the photographer to get sharp detail on the central subject without distracting bright spots in a smooth out-of-focus background. Features include a knurled plastic focusing grip, a depth-of-field scale, and a mounting index for aligning the lens with the bayonet-type mount on the camera body. The Minolta MD Lens also features a minimum aperture lock to prevent accidental movement of the aperture ring while in programmed auto-exposure mode. Like all Minolta camera lenses in the MD series, the 50 mm f/2.0 lens works with Minolta auto-exposure (AE) cameras. Photographers can use the lens in programmed AE or aperture-priority AE modes. In aperture-priority AE mode, the user controls the depth of field by manual adjustments to the aperture, while the camera's auto-exposure function reads the light meter and adjusts the shutter speed right up to instant exposure. The Minolta MD does not directly fit Minolta's Maxxum film cameras or digital cameras. However, adapters are available for many formats, including the 4/3 digital SLR format.Product Identifiers
eBay Product ID (ePID)101744320
Product Key Features
MountMinolta MD
Focal Length50mm, Fixed/Prime
Maximum Aperturef/2
SeriesMinolta MD
TypeMacro/Close Up
Focus TypeFixed/Prime, Manual
Additional Product Features
Aperturef/2.0, f/2
Focal Length (mm)50mm
Camera TypeSLR
Camera TechnologyFilm