Minolta AF 28-135mm F4-4.5 A-mount lens review by jcoffin
 jcoffin#9676 date: Dec-6-2011 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 3 overall: 4.2 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | 28/2.8 35/1.4 50/1.7 100/2.8 Macro 135/2.8 Tamron 70-210/2.8 |
| price paid: | 350 USD (used) |
| positive: | Sharpness. Resolution. Detail. Color. |
| negative: | Definitely flare-prone. The minimum focusing distance is sometimes annoying. Physically somewhat fragile, so some copies apparently aren't the best. |
| comment: | It's hard to say much that hasn't been said many times already. Yes, it would be nice if it was smaller, lighter, faster, would focus closer, and never flared or showed any distortion. At the same time, it's already barely short of violating the laws of physics for a zoom with this range to be this sharp, especially one this old. On the other hand, the age barely matters -- if it was brand new today, this would still qualify as an unusually good lens. |
; 14MPrating summary
- total reviews: 203
- sharpness: 4.63
- color: 4.83
- build: 4.80
- distortion: 4.41
- flare control: 3.44
- overall: 4.42