Adapter · Minolta MD to Micro Four Thirds adapter
Minolta SR (MC / MD) lenses on Micro Four Thirds
A Minolta SR (MC / MD) lens was built to sit 43.5 mm from the film. A Micro Four Thirds camera's mount sits 19.25 mm from its sensor, so an adapter 24.25 mm deep puts the lens back where it was designed to be, and it focuses from close up to infinity with no glass in between.
- Minolta MD flange
- 43.5 mm
- Micro Four Thirds flange
- 19.25 mm
- Adapter depth
- 24.25 mm
What the adapter has to do
MC and MD lenses fit the same SR adapter, and the MC coupling and MD lever simply go unused. With no camera body controlling it, the lens shoots at the f-stop set on its ring. Don't mix these up with Minolta's autofocus lenses for Maxxum, Dynax and Alpha cameras, which use the A-mount Minolta introduced in 1985 and need a different adapter.
Search “Minolta MD to Micro Four Thirds adapter” on eBay ↗eBay searchSet up your Micro Four Thirds camera
- 01On OM System and Olympus bodies, give the stabilizer the focal length. Press INFO while setting Image Stabilizer, then enter the number printed on the lens.
- 02To save lenses you use often, add them under Lens Info Settings (up to 10). The saved focal length also feeds the stabilizer and goes into the Exif data.
- 03MF Assist only reacts to a focus ring the camera can read, which an adapted lens doesn't have, so assign Peaking to a button instead.
What each lens becomes
Micro Four Thirds has no full-frame bodies. On a smaller sensor the frame is cropped, so each lens frames like a longer one. The f-number still sets exposure, while the depth of field looks like the larger number shown.
| Lens | On 35mm film | Micro Four Thirds (2×) |
|---|---|---|
| MC Rokkor-PG 50mm f/1.4 | 50mm f/1.4 | 100mm f/2.8 |
| MD Rokkor 50mm f/1.7 | 50mm f/1.7 | 100mm f/3.4 |
| MD W.Rokkor 35mm f/2.8 | 35mm f/2.8 | 70mm f/5.6 |
| MD Tele Rokkor 100mm f/2.5 | 100mm f/2.5 | 200mm f/5 |
| MD Tele Rokkor 135mm f/3.5 | 135mm f/3.5 | 270mm f/7 |
| MD Tele Rokkor 200mm f/4 | 200mm f/4 | 400mm f/8 |
The Minolta MD lenses we cover
Minolta · Minolta SR (MC / MD)
MC Rokkor-PG 50mm f/1.4
Early 1970s–1977
$70–$120 typical ask
97 on eBay
Minolta · Minolta SR (MC / MD)
MD Rokkor 50mm f/1.7
From 1977
$35–$50 typical ask
187 on eBay
- 35mm f/2.8
Minolta · Minolta SR (MC / MD)
MD W.Rokkor 35mm f/2.8
From 1977
$150–$210 typical ask
13 on eBay
- 100mm f/2.5
Minolta · Minolta SR (MC / MD)
MD Tele Rokkor 100mm f/2.5
From 1977
$140–$290 typical ask
6 on eBay
- 135mm f/3.5
Minolta · Minolta SR (MC / MD)
MD Tele Rokkor 135mm f/3.5
From 1977
$40–$80 typical ask
47 on eBay
- 200mm f/4
Minolta · Minolta SR (MC / MD)
MD Tele Rokkor 200mm f/4
From 1977
$45–$75 typical ask
15 on eBay
Minolta MD lenses on other cameras
Other lenses on Micro Four Thirds
- M42 to Micro Four Thirds adapter
- Canon FD to Micro Four Thirds adapter
- Nikon F to Micro Four Thirds adapter
- Contax/Yashica to Micro Four Thirds adapter
- Olympus OM to Micro Four Thirds adapter
- Konica AR to Micro Four Thirds adapter
- Leica R to Micro Four Thirds adapter
- Praktica B to Micro Four Thirds adapter
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