Minolta AF 28-85mm F3.5-4.5 A-mount lens review by former member
 former member#46 date: Jan-27-2005 | |
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| sharpness: 3 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 3 flare control: 3 overall: 3.8 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Sigma 28-135 f/3.8-5.6: image quality is similar, build quality seems better (no zoom creep). Practical filter size of 55mm instead of 62mm. |
| price paid: | missing |
| positive: | - Very good 'old-fashioned' build quality - 55 mm filter size - Great value for money |
| negative: | - Macro function not very usable. - Rotating front lens |
| comment: | This lens is very well built, *much* better than the lightweight kit lenses that are sold nowadays. The tubus has no play and there is no sign of zoom creep. The image quality is decent, especially if stopped down to f/8. The versatile zoom range makes it an all-round lens. The lens has a 'Macro' option, but it hardly deserves this name (magnification is only 1/4). It is not really usable either, because the macro position is at the wide angle side (so you have to come very close to the subject). Also the autofocus is disabled in this position. This is one of the few standard zooms with 55mm filter size (a common size for Minolta lenses). Very practical. Great value for money (discontinued, but a true bargain on the second hand market.) |
rating summary
- total reviews: 112
- sharpness: 4.29
- color: 4.69
- build: 4.85
- distortion: 4.16
- flare control: 3.62
- overall: 4.32