Minolta AF 200mm F2.8 G APO HS A-mount lens review by glefebvre

glefebvre#9514 date: Oct-20-2011
sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5	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:	Min 70-200 f/2.8 SSM Min 75-300 - big bear can CZ 135 f/1.8 Sig 170-500
price paid:	899 USD (new)
positive:	Compact, light, fast focusing, sharp
negative:	None
comment:	This is a great lens. Compact, light and fast focusing on all of the film and digital cameras that I have. Focusing is very accurate = more keeps. Very sharp lens even wide open. Stop it down to f/5.6 or f/8 and it's tack sharp. Great focus limiter which helps this lens focus even faster. Has a built in hood so you'll never loose it. Works very well with 1.4x and 2.0x Min TC and retain AF with both TC's. It has the normal "Minolta colors" which I find to be more pleasing then the colors of the CZ 135 but about the same as the Min 70-200 SSM. This is a great complement to my Min 300 f/4 and Min 400 f/4.5 lenses. This is a keeper, one lens I will never get part with.