Minolta · Minolta SR (MC / MD) · From 1977
Minolta brought out a 200mm f/4 in the mid-1970s to replace its slower 200mm f/4.5, and the MD Tele Rokkor-X version followed in 1977. It has five elements in five groups with a 55 mm filter thread, focusing to about 2.5 m and stopping down to f/32. It's shorter and lighter than the MC version, which stops at f/22, and from 1981 the same design was sold as the plain MD 200mm f/4. Minolta also made Celtic-branded 200mm f/4 lenses, and one MC Celtic used a different six-element design, so read the name ring in the photos. On a full-frame mirrorless body it's a long, light tele for daylight. On APS-C it frames like a 300mm, and on Micro Four Thirds like a 400mm, where a tripod or a fast shutter speed helps. All five elements are air-spaced, so balsam separation isn't something you need to worry about.
On a mirrorless camera
It’s a Minolta SR (MC / MD) lens, and its mount sits 43.5 mm from the film. Every mirrorless mount below sits closer than that, so a plain adapter ring fills the gap and the lens still focuses to infinity. On a smaller sensor it frames tighter, like a longer lens.
Versions
The MC Tele Rokkor-X 200mm f/4 from the mid-1970s has the same five-element count but a longer, heavier barrel that stops at f/22. The MD Tele Rokkor-X is shorter and stops at f/32, and the plain MD 200mm f/4 from 1981 keeps its design. One MC Celtic 200mm f/4 uses a six-element design, and the 200mm f/2.8 and f/3.5 are much bigger lenses.
Long lenses pick up knocks, so look for dents on the filter ring and a wobbly barrel, plus the usual haze, fungus and oily blades. The elements are all air-spaced, so separation isn't a concern.
New to old glass? How to check a used vintage lens covers haze, fungus and the rest in detail.
Buying guide
We'd buy the MD Tele Rokkor titled good and tested, with a case and caps, at $64 delivered, or the US seller's $71 Rokkor-X that comes with a Sony E adapter if you shoot Sony. This page is thin, with at least 15 for sale and three of those for parts or as is, mostly from US sellers, so the $45–75 band is a rough guide. The MD Tele Rokkor-X and the plain MD from 1981 share five air-spaced elements, 55 mm filters and an f/32 stop, and a Celtic name on the front ring means Minolta's budget line. Long lenses pick up knocks, so look for dents on the filter ring in the photos and ask for a flashlight photo through the back, and skip the $73 copy titled as is and not tested and the $113 one at about 1.8 times the median. Unless the adapter comes with it, it needs a Minolta SR/MD adapter, and the model page lists the adapters by camera.
$33.65est. delivered
The lowest delivered complete lens here, a Rokkor-X at $34 delivered from a 99.1% US seller. The title makes no condition claim, so ask for a flashlight photo through the back and one of the filter ring for dents.
Minolta MD Tele ROKKOR-X 200mm 1:4 ø55mm Manual Focus Camera Lens, RB Z4B
$63.50est. delivered
Titled good and tested, with a case, caps and a leaflet in the photo, at $64 delivered from a 100% Canadian seller, right at the median. Ask what the test covered.
Vintage Minolta MD Tele Rokkor 200mm 1:4 Lens with extras Lens good tested
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Used$33.65est. delivered
$20.00 + $13.65 shipping
Buy It Now$20.00
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Good buy
US seller. Rokkor-X, no condition claim in the title.
Seller: epartsonsale
99.1% positive
Used$63.50est. delivered
$35.00 + $28.50 shipping
Buy It Now$35.00
Good buy
Titled good and tested. Case, caps and a leaflet in the photo.
Seller: negala17
100% positive
Used$38.15est. delivered
$19.95 + $18.20 shipping
Buy It Now$19.95
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US seller. MD Tele Rokkor with caps.
Seller: 2ndstop
100% positive
Used$65.81est. delivered
$49.96 + $15.85 shipping
Buy It Now$49.96
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US seller. Rokkor-X with the original cap.
Seller: berniesphotocenter
100% positive
Used$70.84est. delivered
$63.75 + $7.09 shipping
Buy It Now$63.75
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US seller. Comes with a Sony E-mount adapter.
Seller: em_aman_vaydn4hty
100% positive
For parts$72.99est. delivered
$54.00 + $18.99 shipping
Buy It Now$54.00
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Our take
Titled as is and not tested, at more than the median.
Seller: disense
99.1% positive
Used$36.98est. delivered
$24.99 + $11.99 shipping
Buy It Now$24.99
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No seller name or feedback on the card, so check both before buying. Cap in the title.
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Used$112.91est. delivered
$71.47 + $41.44 shipping
Buy It Now$71.47
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Priced high
About 1.8 times the median, $41 of it shipping from Germany.
Seller: easybuyshop
99.9% positive
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