Minolta AF 28-70mm F2.8 G A-mount lens review by sarapata1

sarapata1#9745 date: Jan-2-2012
sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 3 overall: 4.5	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I used to own this lens
compared to:	Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 Sony 50mm F1.4 Minolta 100mm F2.8 Macro Minolta 100mm F2.0 Sony 35mm F1.4
price paid:	450 EUR used
positive:	excellent colours beautiful bokeh strongly built sharp
negative:	MFD - could be restrictive in some situations flare resistance
comment:	I love this lens. The pictures captured via this glass show off by themselves - outstanding colours and bokeh. Sharpnesswise - both Minoltas 100mm I own are sharper, but the difference is not huge and those are primes. Flare - this is probably the only real downside. Be prepared to use a 3rd party hood, not the original one (which is just not enough at all). Try not to include the sun in your pics otherwise you loose a lot of contrast and probably get ugly blobs. In general, when used properly, it delivers what you expect of the lens of this class. Recommended.