Minolta AF 17-35mm F2.8-4 D A-mount lens review by NIKO

NIKO#45760 date: Sep-25-2021
sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.3	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I own this lens
compared to:	Sony/Zeiss 16-35 f2.8 SSM, Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 EX DC.
price paid:	212
positive:	Very light. On APS-C based cameras image quality is great. Lens feels good in hand.
negative:	Lots of plastic. In some ways it feels cheap because of it.
comment:	There's no doubt that this lens has quality optics. At least to me. I can't say how good or not it is on a full frame camera. However, on a APS-C based camera the optical quality is there. I think it beats the Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 lens, but really they have quite a different range. As for the Sony/Zeiss 16-35 f2.8 lens the 17-35 f2.8-4 can put up a good fight, but will still be beat in the end. It lacks the contrast the Zeiss lens has. Sharpness may be close, but not quite a match. You'll never notice these differences directly on prints. You'll have to pixel peep. In other reviews that I have read with image examples the corners in the image on a full frame camera can't match the Zeiss variant. If you're an APS-C camera shooter as I am this lens is really all you need. So save that money that you would have spent on that Zeiss lens. 😁