Minolta AF 100-400mm F4.5-6.7 APO A-mount lens review by Ratsters
 Ratsters#11887 date: Jul-1-2014 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 3 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.1 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Minolta AF 75-300 (Sharper then the 100-400) Minolta AF 70-210 (The sharpest, excellent for studio work) |
| price paid: | 400 |
| positive: | Lightweight (Border line on hand held) Cheap price Good sharpness stop down Accurate focus in good light Manual focus does the trick Good overall telephoto Very good minimum focus distance |
| negative: | No tripod collar mount Bokeh is disappointing from 300mm to 400mm (f6.7) Zoom creep in low light AF in low light difficult |
| comment: | I was looking for a lightweight, long reach telephoto lens that can be easily be carried around, at a very affordable price.... this lens delivered! It can be hand held easy but you need good light and high ISO (400 to 800), a tripod collar mount would have been great to have. I would not use this lens for birds or wild animals, it is not sharp enough and focus creeps to much, but for general purpose it's excellent, that's why I gave it a 4.5 on sharpness. Colors is another story, older Minolta coating I presume is the problem, but nothing that cannot be fix in Camera RAW. If you are not a serious wildlife photographer looking for that perfect “National Geographic” shoot.... then go for it, because the next step in sharpness are all the G telephoto lens, and THEY are expensive! |
; 14MPrating summary
- total reviews: 50
- sharpness: 4.46
- color: 4.64
- build: 4.18
- distortion: 4.66
- flare control: 4.42
- overall: 4.47