Minolta AF 24-85mm F3.5-4.5 RS A-mount lens review by ricardovaste
 ricardovaste#4491 date: Dec-7-2008 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 3 overall: 4.4 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | 24-105, 35-70/4, 18-70, 50/1.7, 50/1.4, 50/1.4RS, 58/1.2, 50/1.2 |
| price paid: | 55gbp |
| positive: | +As sharp as they get when you stop it down +Good contrast +Punchy colour +Great build quality/feel +Quick focus +Great range |
| negative: | -Colours can be too rich at times -Flare control, especially when shooting into the sun, can be very hard to manage -Distortion on Film/FF is very noticeable with some subjects, though I never noticed it at all on APS-C -Bokeh CAN be odd, but generally still good. In the right lighting, this can produce very smooth, creamy bokeh. In the wrong lighting, the bokeh is either very harsh or even donutty (like a mirror lens). |
| comment: | Used as my everywhere lens for a long time. Very fond of it. Eventually traded it off for a 17-50/2.8, which I'm not 100% impressed with. I think this lens is amazing value for money. The photos it takes are just so rich with detail and colour. As I say, the only thing that was occationally a problem was flare or glare. The tamron with its digital coating is better in that regard. I highly recommend this lens to anyone looking for something really sharp as an everywhere lens and can work with the 36mm min. equiv. FOV. IMO 36 is just wide enough to make it very usable. I never really had any issues with lack of width, just for inside shots it started to become an issue. A top class lens. |
; 16MPrating summary
- total reviews: 53
- sharpness: 4.41
- color: 4.68
- build: 4.34
- distortion: 4.19
- flare control: 4.11
- overall: 4.35