Minolta AF 400mm F4.5 HS APO G A-mount lens review by goldencode

goldencode#3737 date: Jun-19-2008
sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I own this lens
compared to:	Tokina 400/5.6
price paid:	$1300.00
positive:	Super Sharp Size and Weight easy to use in field great with Minolta 1.4 TC 4.5 aperature
negative:	none
comment:	I love this lens...it is my workhorse wildlife lens. I usually shoot it wide open and it is SHARP. Love the size and weight, easy to use in the field. Crop factor on a700 makes it a 560/4.5 with Super Steady Shot !! This lens works beautifully with Minolta's 1.4 TC...minolta engineers really designed great teleconverters, I dont see image degredation ! I have shot thousands of pics each year with this lens and it never fails to astonish me how good this lens is. Rugged build and fast accurate focus on my a700. Easy to use in the field due to it's size and weight. I LOVE this lens. I had a Tokina 400/5.6 and this Minolta 400/4.5 makes that Tokina look sick. Another awesome Minolta G lens....superb in every way.