MD 16mm f2.8 Fisheye Lens
Product Information: MD 16mm f2.8 Fisheye Lens
The Minolta MD 16mm f2.8 Fisheye Lens is a wide-angle lens
designed for Minolta cameras. It has a focal length of 16mm and a
maximum aperture of f/2.8. The lens features a fisheye design that
provides a unique perspective and distortion effect, making it
ideal for creative photography. The lens also has built-in filters
indicated by a red arrow on the lens body.
Product Usage Instructions: Easy Disassembly Method for Lens
Cleaning (Mold Removal)
If you notice mold or dirt buildup on your Minolta MD 16mm f2.8
Fisheye Lens, you can use the following easy disassembly method for
lens cleaning:
- Gather the necessary tools: a spanner wrench, rubber gloves,
lens cleaner, lens paper, and a blower. - Compare the 16mm fisheye lens to a Minolta standard lens to
familiarize yourself with the parts. - Use the spanner wrench to remove the ring with the Minolta name
together with the front lens unit. It unscrews
counterclockwise. - The front lens group and name ring will now be separated from
the lens barrel. - If you remove the four screws on the lens mount, the lens mount
will come off as a unit. - Note! When the aperture ring is lifted, it will come off, but
at this time the spring of the click stop will bounce and the tiny
bearing will tend to go missing. - Turn the lens over and remove the rear lens cap.
- Grab the rear lens unit with rubber gloves and remove it by
unscrewing it counterclockwise. - Clean the lens with lens cleaner and paper. First, blow off the
dust with a blower. - The front and rear lens groups sandwiching the aperture are in
a unit structure housed in a metal tube. The lenses facing the
outsides of this unit are hard coated, so it is okay to clean them.
However, if you disassemble it, the lenses on the inside are soft
and can be scratched easily.
Following these steps will help you clean your MD 16mm f2.8
Fisheye Lens effectively and safely. If you have any questions or
concerns about disassembling or cleaning your lens, consult a
professional or contact the manufacturer for assistance.
MINOLTA
MD 16mm f2.8 Fisheye Disassembly Tutorial
Easy disassembly method for lens cleaning (mold removal) Difficulty:
Things to prepare
· JIS cross-point precision screwdriver · Spanner wrench. The one shown here is a homemade tool · Kitchen rubber gloves · Blower or compressed air · Lens cleaning paper · Lens cleaning liquid (lens cleaner) These tutorials originally appeared on a now-defunct Japanese website. A German website dedicated to the Minolta manual focus system had copied the pages and kept them online after the original Japanese site closed up, but the tutorials were written in Japanese. We’ve translated them into English and are posting them on the Learn Camera Repair website so that they’ll be available to English-speaking users, and to keep them available if the German site ever goes dark. You can see the original Japanese versions on the Minolta SR Site: http://minolta.eazypix.de/index.html
The 16mm fisheye compared to a Minolta standard lens
Use a spanner wrench to remove the ring with the Minolta name together with the front lens unit. It unscrews counterclockwise.
The front lens group and name ring, now separated from the lens barrel.
If you remove the four screws on the lens mount, the lens mount will come off as a unit.
Note! When the aperture ring is lifted, it will come off, but at this time the spring of the click stop will bounce and the tiny bearing will tend to go missing.
Turn the lens over and remove the rear lens cap.
Grab the rear lens unit with rubber gloves and remove it by unscrewing it counterclockwise.
Clean with lens cleaner and paper. First, don’t forget to blow off the dust with a blower!
The front and rear lens groups sandwiching the aperture are in a “unit structure” housed in a metal tube. The lenses facing the outsides of this unit are hard coated, so it is okay to clean them, but if you disassemble it, the lenses on the inside are soft and can be scratched easily.
The red arrow indicates the built-in filters.
Optical diagram of the MD 16mm f2.8 Fisheye.
The Minolta SR System
