Minolta AF 17-35mm F2.8-4 D A-mount lens review by smallmartin
 smallmartin#11299 date: Aug-9-2013 | |
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| sharpness: 3.5 color: 4 build: 2 distortion: 1 flare control: 3 overall: 2.7 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | 20mm f2.8 24-70 f2.8 USD |
| price paid: | 180€ (used) |
| positive: | - cheap - light - ultra wide-angle |
| negative: | - spherical focus plane (?) - poor optical quality (CA, sharpness, contrast) - distortion |
| comment: | Cheap wide angle lenses on FF always lack of optical quality. This one is no exception. However, it remain a good lens to aprehend the handling of such wide angles and finally realise it may be too much for one's use... So I finally replaced it with a 24-70 and a 20mm that will ben wide enough in my opinion... |
; 36MPrating summary
- total reviews: 132
- sharpness: 4.27
- color: 4.58
- build: 4.14
- distortion: 3.74
- flare control: 3.60
- overall: 4.07