Minolta Vectis V mount is a lens mount designed for APS film. It was introduced in 1996 as the only new mount made for SLR cameras using APS film — all other manufacturers either reused their existing lens mounts or avoided building APS film SLR cameras altogether. There are a total of eight lenses and three cameras made — two APS film cameras, one digital, three prime lenses and five zooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
V mount has three tabs, a 38mm focal flange distance and a 39.7mm throat diameter. It has no mechanical linkages between the camera and the lens, it is a fully electronic mount. All lenses have autofocus, including the reflex lens, but not all have a manual focus ring. 17mm lens was introduced with the first digital camera in the system, RD3000, but it can be used on film cameras with no issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minolta made an adapter MC-V1 for using A-mount lenses on V-mount bodies. Adapting V-mount lenses to modern digital mirrorless systems was not possible until relatively recently because of the fully electronic communication protocol; modern electronic adapters are enabling the usage of V-mount lenses on Sony E-mount cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crop factor for V mount is 1.25\u00d7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n