Minolta AF 20mm F2.8 RS A-mount lens review by dumbasadoorknob
 dumbasadoorknob#7868 date: Aug-26-2010 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 5 distortion: 3 flare control: 4 overall: 4.1 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Tokina 17 Sigma 17-35 Minolta 24 RS |
| price paid: | usd 335 used |
| positive: | Minolta colors |
| negative: | Edge distortion |
| comment: | I just can't get to like this lens. It does everything just about right, and it's small, with wonderful colors and a 72mm filter (which I like) -- but it just leaves me dissatisfied. It was enjoyable on the A700. On my A900, there's always more edge distortion than I expect, and it's never quite crisp enough in the image. I prefer the Tok and Sigma over it. I've tried the artaphot shim removal, (and it was very easy to do) but that made almost no difference to my dissatisfaction, so I put the shims back. It's exactly why some lenses are keepers -- but this one, I'm sorry to say, isn't, for me. I actually prefer to take two Min 35/2 landscapes and stitch them together to using this lens. It's not at all bad, but it's just not pleasing to me. |
; 16MPrating summary
- total reviews: 39
- sharpness: 4.53
- color: 4.82
- build: 4.56
- distortion: 4.26
- flare control: 4.31
- overall: 4.49