Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 Macro RS A-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#44302 date: May-19-2019 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 3 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.2 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | Sony DT 30 F2.8 Macro SAM Sony A 50 F2.8 Macro Minolta AF 50 F2.8 Macro RS Minolta AF 50 F3.5 Macro Minolta Macro Rokkor-X 50 F3.5 Tamron SP 60 F2 Macro Sigma EX 70 F2.8 DG Macro Tamron SP 90 F2.5 Macro Canon EF 100 F2 USM Minolta MC 100 F2.5 Minolta AF 100 F2.8 D Cosina AF 100 F3.5 Macro Vivitar 135 F2.8 Close Focusing |
| price paid: | 150 USD (used) |
| positive: | Fast AF Range limiter Button |
| negative: | Focus drifts Extends for close focus Not very sharp Purple fringing |
| comment: | I have had this lens for a few years. It has a problem where the focus shifts by the aperture motion. Perhaps an element is not secured properly. The original version of this lens came out a year after the system debuted. Minolta did have some simpler, slower 100mm manual focus macro lenses. "JAPAN" tbc... |
; 10MPrating summary
- total reviews: 43
- sharpness: 4.94
- color: 4.95
- build: 4.67
- distortion: 5.00
- flare control: 4.84
- overall: 4.88