Minolta AF 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 D A-mount lens review by Dedalus
 Dedalus#11986 date: Sep-19-2014 | |
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| sharpness: 3.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 3 flare control: 4 overall: 3.7 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | The Zeiss Fe 55 1.8 is another league. The 28-105 rs is a little better before 5.6 and at 105 |
| price paid: | 150 euro |
| positive: | Small, compact, sharp from 24 to 85 from f 5.6, very useful range on ff, good colors |
| negative: | Not sharp at all at 105 (also f8) and on intere range under 5.6; this is more significant when the focus is far, from 20 meters to infinity. At 24mm heavy distortion and heavy vignetting (can be corrected by software) |
| comment: | Maybe my copy is a lemon, but it seems never sharp at 105. I use it with the A7r and the le-a4 adapter. Autofocus is normally fast. Maybe the 36 mpix sensor exceed the lens qualities. I spoke with the importer of Konica - minolta in Italy and i Told me that this lens ha problems with sony software; over 70mm is not able to find the focus. So is Sharp also At 105, but the real issue is focus. Maybe the sony version is better. |
; 42MPrating summary
- total reviews: 109
- sharpness: 4.25
- color: 4.51
- build: 4.12
- distortion: 4.14
- flare control: 4.24
- overall: 4.25