Minolta AF 70-210mm F4 (beercan) A-mount lens review by BrownJenkin

BrownJenkin#2437 date: Jun-12-2007
sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.7	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I used to own this lens
compared to:	Sigma AF 100-300 Minolta AF 28-105 RS KM AF 18-70 DT Minolta AF 100 f 2.8 Macro
price paid:	150 EUR (like new)
positive:	Built to last Bokeh Range Constant aperture Constant lenght from 70mm to 210mm unexpensive
negative:	Weight Some flares Some CA
comment:	A great old lady. Looks like a tank lens, with a full metal body. You must get used to the weight of this zoom lens, but after that you'll have a wonderful tele-zoom glass. Bokeh is simply amazing, sharpness stopped at 5.6 is quite good, just a little soft at 210mm and f 4. AF speed is slow in low light but not-so-much as i thought. One of the most common Minolta lenses, one of the most useful, simply the best in quality-price. 02/13/2009 After almost 2 years of use my copy seems to have developed a bad "illness". The central portion of the image is still ok, the rest of it is soft at every aperture.