Minolta AF 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 A-mount lens review by eastwestphoto
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sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 3 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.2 | tested on:
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ownership: | I own this lens |
compared to: | Minolta 50mm f:1.7 AF same sharpness. |
price paid: | $4.95 |
positive: | Super sharp, super fast AF focusing, power zoom cheap build quality, BUT who cares! its focus sharpness is amazing and its so cheap, i paid $4.95 on eBay. Its very lightweight allowing my KM 7D to focus it fast. |
negative: | Cheap ABS build quality, makes you think its a lousy lens, BUT its really great optics, MULTI-Coated optics. |
comment: | there is no sharper lens for Minolta A mt. in AF for ridiculous little money....... I took a single close up of a red tulip, just one flower head insides and it was shockingly beautiful colors and sharpness. I think Minolta took a really bad Rap with its ABS construction lenses that may have cost them buyers for sure, But Minolta certainly didn't go cheap on the optical design. |
rating summary

- total reviews: 59
- sharpness: 4.52
- color: 4.68
- build: 3.37
- distortion: 4.34
- flare control: 4.02
- overall: 4.18