Minolta AF 28-135mm F4-4.5 A-mount lens review by Bill73

Bill73#10231 date: May-23-2012
sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 3 overall: 4.3	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:	Sony CZ 16-80 Sony 50/1.4 Minolta 50/1.7 Sigma 10-20/3.5 Tamron 90/2.8 MACRO Minolta 100/2.8 MACRO Tamron 18-200 Sony 75-300 Sigma 170-500 Sony 18-55 Sony 18-70
price paid:	$300 AUS$
positive:	Love the Build It's very sharp Colors are beautiful I just love the 'look' of this lens; there's something very reassuring about it Macro is actually pretty awesome (even if it is at the wide end)
negative:	It's very heavy Flare is hard to control Strange balance to camera with this lens fitted Autofocus, though fast, is strange. It seems to 'snap' into focus .... it's a little disconcerting.
comment:	Big, heavy, old-school lens. Love it. First time I used it I thought ... WOW. I know folk yabba on all the time about 'Minolta colors this and that', I must confess I was extremely skeptical, but this lens ... WOW. Colors really do come through much more saturated. Flare really is a shocker though and, apart from sheer heft, it's the only major issue with this lens. That said, it's easy enough to control as long as you factor it in when shooting. All-in-all a wonderful lens. Nice work Minolta!!