Minolta AF 20mm F2.8 A-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#38883 date: Jun-16-2017 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 3 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | Sony E 16 F2.8 Samyang AF 18 F2.8 FE Sigma 19 F2.8 DN Art Sigma 20 F1.8 EX DG HSM Sony E 20 F2.8 Minolta AF 20 F2.8 RS Sigma 24 F1.8 EX DG HSM Sony Distagon 24 F2 SSM Minolta AF 24 F2.8 Sigma 24 F2.8 SW II Sigma 12-24 F4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM Tokina AF 20-35mm F3.5-4.5 I & II |
| price paid: | 177 USD (used) |
| positive: | Flat focus plane In-camera Lens Compensation |
| negative: | Focus shift Lateral CA Petal hood blocks focus ring 72mm filter thread |
| comment: | After selling my first copy, I bought a second. The second copy is the sharpest one yet--sharper than my RS. This is a fairly small lens, though much larger than the Minolta AF 24/2.8 and 28/2.8 primes. It looks a bit like a wide converter was added to the front of those lenses. The bayonet hood looks just like a scaled up version of the 24/2.8 hood. Like the 28/2.8 this lens is supported by in-body lens compensations. "JAPAN" This second example is pretty sharp wide-open. There is also little distortion and pretty flat focus plane. |
; 10MPrating summary
- total reviews: 59
- sharpness: 4.38
- color: 4.83
- build: 4.68
- distortion: 4.20
- flare control: 4.07
- overall: 4.43