Minolta AF 28-135mm F4-4.5 A-mount lens review by tommyrider
 tommyrider#4841 date: Feb-12-2009 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 3 overall: 4.3 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | DT 18-70 CZ 16-80 DT 18-250 Sony 70-300 G ssm 70-210 F4 |
| price paid: | 235 (used) |
| positive: | -Dramatic sharpness and color -Good focal range,specially on FF -Reasonably fast @135mm (f4.5)for its price,range and IQ -Decent AF speed both in a200&a700 -Macro feature -Stunning bokeh (best seen in all the lens i owned) -Superb built quality |
| negative: | -Weight -but its all metal!!- -Flare issues -Contrast could be better -Minimal focus distance is painfull for small rooms indoors. -No lens hood (strongly reccomended to atach one) -Flare issues |
| comment: | I owned this lens for several months.I was really excited with my first impression, having tried till that momment only dt 18-70 and 50 1.7. Sharpness is very good, but most impressive, is the real -life looking images than this piece of glass can deliver. Bokeh is simply outstanding. NOt as sharp as CZ 16-80. But there are two different kind o "sharpness" here. CZ`s is more "clinical" and resolves -according with the samples I tried both zeiss and Minolta - micro contrast detail.AF 28-135 has a special touch of magic plus neutral yet pretty accurate colors and drama to the pictures, Relly m theres no much stuff to compare to Af 28-135.Its unique. As CZ 16-80 is ,even people compare it with sony 16-105, another nice lens but different in some points than cz 16-80. I sold 28-135 to buy 16-80,wich find it useful because the wider end an focus distance.But if i didnt need to sell it i would keep it. Nothing compares to this lens,i overall features. |
; 12MPrating summary
- total reviews: 202
- sharpness: 4.62
- color: 4.83
- build: 4.80
- distortion: 4.42
- flare control: 3.44
- overall: 4.42