Minolta AF 70-210mm F4 (beercan) A-mount lens review by almassengale
 almassengale#1749 date: Feb-5-2007 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 3 overall: 4.4 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Tamron 18-200, Phoenix 100mm macro, Sigma 30mm f 1.4. |
| price paid: | 200 USD |
| positive: | Tremendous build quailty, very nice bokeh, can focus fairly closely, nice color, and good image quality. |
| negative: | Heavy, AF isn't the fastest, tiny focusing ring, design of lens hood. |
| comment: | This is a fun lens to use. Its become a nice choice for photographing larger flowers or for some light portrait work. It really is built like a tank. An amazingly solid feel you just don't get on most modern lenses. The color is nice and the out of field areas are rendered in a very pleasing way. The down side is that its a little big for a walk around lens, the focusing ring is tiny, and the AF is much slower than on most of my lenses. But you can't beat it for the price. |
; 12MPrating summary
- total reviews: 397
- sharpness: 4.49
- color: 4.78
- build: 4.84
- distortion: 4.56
- flare control: 3.98
- overall: 4.53