Minolta AF 17-35mm F2.8-4 D A-mount lens review by arCreation
 arCreation#10360 date: Jul-6-2012 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Tamron 28-75 F2.8 |
| price paid: | 372 USD (ebay-used) |
| positive: | -Wide Angle -Full Frame coverage -good colors -Distortion- very much acceptable for the angle -Overall sharpness |
| negative: | -Distortion -Corner sharpness -Flare |
| comment: | I've been using this lens for over a year now on my A850 and more recently on my A65. It performs great on the A850. The distortion is mild considering the angle provided. The colors are really good-minolta like. I usually step it down at least 2-3 stops to get better overall sharpness. F5.6 is the minimum required in my opinion. Flare is indeed an issue as expected with such a lens. Nothing too bad though. Recommend buying it. You can great some great shots on the full frame. If you have APS-C, i wouldn't recommend this lens in particular as it loses it's wide angles. There's better lenses out there for APS-C that give the equivalent of 25mm and up |
rating summary
- total reviews: 132
- sharpness: 4.27
- color: 4.58
- build: 4.14
- distortion: 3.74
- flare control: 3.60
- overall: 4.07