Minolta AF 28mm F2.8 A-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#27606 date: Jun-12-2016 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.2 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | Sigma AF 24 F2.8 Minolta AF 24 F2.8 Minolta MD & AF 28 F2 Sony AF 28 F2.8 Neewer 28mm F2.8 Sony DT 30 F2.8 Macro SAM Sony DT 35 F1.8 SAM Minolta AF 35 F2 Minolta AF 24-50 F4 Minolta AF 24-85 Minolta AF 28-80 D Minolta AF 28-100 D Minolta AF 28-105 Minolta AF 28-135 |
| price paid: | 52 USD (used) |
| positive: | Small and light Smooth focus throw Center sharpness Lens compensation |
| negative: | Lateral CA/soft corners Moderate barrel distortion Tiny/loose built-in hood |
| comment: | Nice clean copy with a hard case purchased on eBay. This shares a lot of design with the Minolta AF 50 F1.7 and F1.4 primes. The discontinued Sony AF 28 F2.8 is basically identical except for adding a rubber focus ring. This might be the only original 1985 Minolta AF lens that has lens compensation support in current Sony bodies. It was originally tied with the AF 135 F2.8 as the second cheapest AF lens at $140 in 1985. It borrows the optical design of the 1983 MD 28 F2.8. It is slightly smaller than the Minolta AF 24 F2.8 and has to do without a petal hood. "JAPAN" It performs similarly to the Minolta 24 F2.8 and 28 F2 primes and the Minolta zooms. The corners are a bit cleaner than the 24 mm. The Sony DT 16-50 F2.8 has much sharper corners at 28 mm. The built-in plastic lens hood doesn't lock in, so it doesn't provide much protection for the front element. The lens looks very well-built, except for that hood. |
; 10MPrating summary
- total reviews: 139
- sharpness: 4.25
- color: 4.64
- build: 4.52
- distortion: 4.27
- flare control: 3.86
- overall: 4.31