Minolta Vectis lenses

Minolta released a total of 8 lenses for her Vectis SLR series (the 22-80 mm is displayed twice on the above photographs, that's why you see 9 lenses there). They are:

• Prime lenses
  • 17mm F/3.5 (compares to 21mm in 35 mm format)
    
  • 50 F/3.5 Macro (compares to 63mm in 35 mm format)
    
  • 400mm F/8 Reflex (compares to 500mm in 35 mm format)
• Zooms
  • 22-80mm F/4-5.6 (compares to 28-100mm in 35 mm format)
  • 25-150mm F/4.5-6.3 (compares to 31-188mm in 35 mm format)
  • 28-56mm F/4-5.6 (compares to 35-70mm in 35 mm format)
  • 56-170mm F/4.5-5.6 (compares to 70-213mm in 35 mm format)
  • 80-240mm F/4.5-5.6 APO (compares to 100-300mm in 35 mm format)

The 17 mm is quite different from all the rest. Originally it came in a set with the RD3000 digital SLR which was built around the same Vectis mount. The 17 mm is an all metal rock solid lens. Quite different from all the other plastic Vectis lenses.
Another peculiar lens is the 400mm F/8. It's a so called mirror lens, which means the aperture is fixed to F/8. Because there where never real fast APS films, the 400 mm could only be used on a tripod with a remote releasebutton. There's no other way to get a sharp picture. Therefore practical usability is very limited.
Nice and compact lenses are the 17mm, the 50mm macro and the zooms 22-80mm and 80-240mm. Packed with an S1 one could have a compact and very portable SLR set, if it weren't for the lack of APS film.

Unfortunately these lenses can't be revived on todays mirrorless digital cameras, like micro 4/3, Sony Nex or Samsung NX. Which means Minolta Vectis is dead.