Minolta AF 28-135mm F4-4.5 A-mount lens review by Kiklop
 Kiklop#129 date: Oct-3-2005 | |
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| sharpness: 3.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 3 overall: 4.1 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | KM 28-75/2.8D |
| price paid: | 120 € (used) |
| positive: | Excellent build Sharp Beautiful image qualities Fast AF |
| negative: | Without dedicated hood Minimal focus distance a bit too long Occasional CA and flare Unfortunately not produced anymore |
| comment: | This is one of those lenses that witnesses how much care Minolta used to have in building lenses. My sample is almost 20 years old and is still smooth in operation. For lenses like this one, I've been a long time Minolta user. I'm glad to say, that many of the qualities are still here, in digital age. It's sharp (with a bit closed aperture it's real fantastic, at least until 100mm), with a special Minolta-like color renditions. You may be surprised how good the AF performance is despite the old design and a bit slowest aperture. With FF bodies it can be hard to find a good hood for it (this lens is designed without the hood in mind) but with 1.5 crop camera, a standard screw in hood will do the job nicely. Flare control was always a bit problematic, but I must confess that my sample does not exhibit this often (most of the time I use hood with it). What could be an "issue" with digital is CA on high-contrast scenes. The lens has a macro option, but only at the wide end, which I haven't find useful on many occasion. It's an old lens, but in many ways, it a G-class. **Full frame** Solid performance with very good results across the frame once stopped down a bit. |
; 10MPrating summary
- total reviews: 203
- sharpness: 4.63
- color: 4.83
- build: 4.80
- distortion: 4.40
- flare control: 3.44
- overall: 4.42