Minolta AF 35mm F2 RS A-mount lens review by ABramley
 ABramley#1666 date: Jan-17-2007 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.6 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | 50 1.7, Sigma 18-125, Sigma 70-300 APO, SIgma 20 1.8 |
| price paid: | Ł150 (used) |
| positive: | Everything, price |
| negative: | It's rare! Lens hood doesn't quite fit properly |
| comment: | Provides a great FoV on my 7D and I haven't had a problem with it yet. Sharp images with lovely bokeh wide open. Slightly larger than a 50 1.7, but still compact. Feels solid - highly impressed. After a bit more use I've had to drop the flare rating down - I don't notice flare in every day use, but if I'm shooting at night with bright objects it's easy to provoke. After a bit of a900 use, central sharpness is still very high at f2, but the borders are an absolute mess. They come in as it gets stopped down. Go with a 4 for sharpness as I'm not sure that border performance wide open is expected, and they get very good very quickly. |
; 12MPrating summary
- total reviews: 20
- sharpness: 4.78
- color: 5.00
- build: 4.70
- distortion: 4.90
- flare control: 4.55
- overall: 4.79