Minolta AF 135mm F2.8 A-mount lens review by AVLB
 AVLB#45821 date: Jan-21-2022 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 4.8 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Minolta 28-135 f4/4.5 Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f3.5 MC |
| price paid: | £175.00 |
| positive: | Small Lightweight Built-in hood Fast |
| negative: | Nothing worth mentioning |
| comment: | A really compact prime 135mm that is a joy to use. Produces stunning portraits, but can be used as a short range wildlife lens, or indeed for some longer landscape shots. Not super sharp wide open, but stopping down produces clear, crisp images, with beautiful colours. When compared to the renowned 28-135, it is much sharper at say f5.6 (to be fair to the zoom lens) and of course so much smaller and lighter. Comparing it to a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar MC 135mm f3.5, it holds its own, so not bad at all. A great addition to the camera bag for a day out with a wide angle and standard lens to accompany it. Definitely a keeper. |
; 36MPrating summary
- total reviews: 139
- sharpness: 4.69
- color: 4.92
- build: 4.65
- distortion: 4.91
- flare control: 4.44
- overall: 4.72