Minolta AF 100-400mm F4.5-6.7 APO A-mount lens review by photomind
 photomind#1314 date: Oct-13-2006 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.8 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Tamron 200-400, Tokina 80-400 |
| price paid: | missing |
| positive: | Sharp IQ, great colors, and nice bokeh. It is also a great walk around longer zoom lens due to its relatively light weight and compact size. |
| negative: | Slow - f6.3(yes, can go as LOW as 6.3 instead of 6.7) at 400mm with either 7D or Sony A100 |
| comment: | When viewing my photos I often had no trouble in distinguishing which photos were from which telephoto lenses except those taken with Minolta 100-400mm APO; they were just sharper. It is an excellent lens in terms of IQ, bokeh, and colors. Using it handheld in the field is pretty easy. 100mm is good enough for shorter distant shots. Unlike other telephoto zoom lens it provides sharp IQ at all ranges. Sold my first copy in order to get a longer lens but regretted it right after. I eventually bought another copy again. If you are looking for a sharp telephoto zoom lens and don't care too much about the speed this is a perfect one for consideration. There is an excellent review here in AF Tele-converters Quick Reference Guide forum: comparing Minolta 100-300mm APO, 100-400mm APO, 200mm G + 2X TCs, and 400mm f/5.6 lenses. Sold my first copy to get a longer lens but regretted it and missed it so much right after. I eventually bought another copy again. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2100&PN=3 |
; 10MPrating summary
- total reviews: 50
- sharpness: 4.46
- color: 4.64
- build: 4.18
- distortion: 4.66
- flare control: 4.42
- overall: 4.47