Minolta AF 70-210mm F4 (beercan) A-mount lens review by chych
 chych#2173 date: Apr-19-2007 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 3 overall: 4.2 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | km 50/1.7 km 24-85/3.5-4.5 km 35-105/3.5-4.5 sony 18-70/3.5-5.6 |
| price paid: | 140 |
| positive: | Fast aperture, great build, 55 mm filter, sharpness, bokeh, colors |
| negative: | CA, weight, hunting AF |
| comment: | I got this lens off ebay for a good price. Unfortunately a month later the lens developed a sticky aperture! Fortunately I was able to repair this myself (thanks to Pete Ganzel). This lens is very good for outdoor shots and portraits, the image quality is superb. There is some flaring and ghosting however, especially considering that the hood is too small (for APS-C the hood can be bigger). My main complaint with it is that, on my copy, the sharpness and CA is just terrible at f4 from 150-210mm, and becomes good only at f5.6. However at 70mm, it is very sharp even at f4. CA is a big issue on this lens, and I see it more than I see it on other lenses. |
; 12MPrating summary
- total reviews: 397
- sharpness: 4.49
- color: 4.78
- build: 4.84
- distortion: 4.56
- flare control: 3.98
- overall: 4.53