Minolta AF 28-135mm F4-4.5 A-mount lens review by Yugus
 Yugus#7307 date: Apr-18-2010 | |
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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: | Carl Zeiss 24-70mm F2.8 |
| price paid: | 350 CAD (Used) |
| positive: | Very sharp at the centre Covers a good range (Very good walk around lens) Useful macro mode to counter act the long MFD F4-4.5 (Other brand 28-135mm lenses are F3.5-5.6) |
| negative: | Corners are quite soft even stopped down on the wide end Noticeable distortion on FF Macro mode only works on the wide end (Not really a negative as all minolta lens with a macro mode is like this and better to have it then not) Bokeh quite harsh in my opinion No dedicated lens hood |
| comment: | This is a very solid lens that was first introduced back when Minolta introduced the A mount. Even by today's standards this lens preforms quite well. This pretty much a one of a kind lens as even today no other company makes a 28-135mm lens at F4-4.5 as all other companies use F3.5-5.6... For the price this lens normally sells at and how it performs this is one of the must have lenses for people looking to just carry around one lens. On a APS-C body the lens is a great all around performer even on full frame bodies. It even has a fun to play with and useful macro mode with turn the MFD from 1500mm to 246mm. Though the corners on this lens is quite soft even stopped down to F11 on the wide end when using a FF body camera. Also barrel distortion is quite noticeable when using it on a FF body. And one thing this lens has been known for is its poor flare control and even so it has such problems it does not come with its own dedicated lens hood. And in my opinion the bokeh is a little to harsh for my tastes. Also people complain about the lens suffering from zoom creep though it does come with it own "zoom lock" just switch the lens over to macro mode and it will not creep. A very good performer that is well worth the money if you do not need the extra stop of light. that the CZ 24-70mm F2.8 or Minolta 28-70mm F2.8 provides. As this lens preforms just as well. |
; 14MPrating summary
- total reviews: 203
- sharpness: 4.63
- color: 4.83
- build: 4.80
- distortion: 4.41
- flare control: 3.44
- overall: 4.42