Minolta AF 70-210mm F4 (beercan) A-mount lens review by awaken77
 awaken77#2363 date: May-26-2007 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.3 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | minolta 75-300/4.5-5.6 |
| price paid: | 270 USD (used |
| positive: | Sharp wide open Usable telephoto range on 1,5x crop Nice bokeh Internal zooming mechanism |
| negative: | Slow focusing CAs wide open Prone to flare Rotating front lens Hood locking mechanism and lens cap |
| comment: | I bought this lens primarily for portraits, to cover "traditional" 100mm and 135mm portrait telephoto range. I like it's nice bokeh and 3D-look of the image, which is especially good for close-up facial portraits. However, it is not as good as conventional telephoto lens, for shooting sport or other fast action. AF is slow and chromaric aberrations are noticeable on some conditions. Hood lock and lens cap are disaster. It is impossible to attach hood with cap on, and vise versa. |
; 10MPrating summary
- total reviews: 397
- sharpness: 4.49
- color: 4.78
- build: 4.84
- distortion: 4.56
- flare control: 3.98
- overall: 4.53