Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex

The Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex is a 500mm mirror lens designed for the MINOLTA/SONY A mount and released in 1989. Manufactured by Minolta, it offers a maximum aperture of f/8, covering a 500mm focal range, weighs 700, accepts 82 filters. Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-04-27. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex?

The Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex is a 500mm mirror lens for the MINOLTA/SONY A mount with a maximum aperture of f/8. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex use?

The Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex uses the MINOLTA/SONY A mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/minoltasony-a.

What is the maximum aperture of the Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex?

The Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex has a maximum aperture of f/8, a slower-aperture design typical of zoom or specialty optics. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex released?

The Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex was released in 1989, placing it within the 1980s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Minolta AF 500mm F/8 Reflex?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/183022-minolta-af-500mm-f8-reflex. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.