Minolta AF 28-70mm F2.8 G A-mount lens review by sarapata1
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 3 overall: 4.5 | tested on:
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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. |
rating summary

- total reviews: 70
- sharpness: 4.66
- color: 5.00
- build: 4.96
- distortion: 4.89
- flare control: 4.24
- overall: 4.75