Minolta AF 100mm F2 A-mount lens review by trondeh

trondeh#1342 date: Oct-22-2006
sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I have experience with this lens
compared to:	50/1.4, 70-210/4, Sigma 90/2.8,
price paid:	$235 EX+
positive:	Sharp, even wide open Great colors and contrast Nice bokeh VERY precise AF, does not hunt
negative:	A 100mm on a 1.5 crop is a bit limiting. Else, nothing!
comment:	This is an extraordinary lens. It seems that it is almost impossible to get a bad picture with this. The first time I loaded the pictures on to my PC, my wife passed by and asked what I had done with these pictures. They where so sharp and had so great colors. Well, nothing I said, it was only the new old lens I got the other day :-) Get it if you can. I would easily pay 2-3 times the price I got it for if this sample should be broken.