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

maxfarphoto#1969 date: Mar-15-2007
sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.8	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:	KM 17-35 f 2.8/4 Minolta 70-210 f4 (beercan) Minolta 75-300 f4.5/5.6 (big beercan)
price paid:	€ 150
positive:	- Sharp - Solid as a rock - Smooth zooming - Great colors - Fast
negative:	- Hood missing - Delicate front lens
comment:	Great walkaround lens, I am using it in a trip across Asia and found it extremely versatile. Focal length is good but it will be even better if it starts at 24. Flare is not so much a problem but, of course, you must take care of sun position to avoid it. This lens is incredibily sharp, even sharper that my 75-300 (big beercan), as from f 5.6 to f 11. I have tried at min aperture f22 and it is still sharp (but it was cloudy so I don't know how it manages with diffraction). This is the kind of lens which makes me an A-mount system "addicted"...... edit 01/05/11 Now on A850 it performs its best...what a lens!