Minolta AF 70-210mm F4 (beercan) A-mount lens review by Jabba
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.5 | tested on:
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ownership: | I own this lens |
compared to: | kit 18-70/3.5-5.6 Jupiter-21 (200/4) Jupiter-37 (135/3.5) Tair-11 (135/2.8) |
price paid: | 8000 RUR (~300 USD) |
positive: | CHEAP Sharp enough Big and heavy (solid) Constant f/4 Smooth bokeh Accurate focusing |
negative: | Veeery slooow focusing Big and heavy CA and purple fringing (sometimes) Flares (rarely) |
comment: | I like it. It's not ideal of course, but very good for the price. In fact the only problem is AF speed. All other disadvantages are not serious. The IQ is not much worse than my primes' one. Very good for portraits, of course: a bit soft wide opened, smooth bokeh etc. I also like one funny thing about it: the bokeh is colored. It's full of green and purple spots even if background is actually black and white. I know that's OK, but none of my lenses makes background THAT saturated. This effect is very useful for shooting pigeons, stones and other gray/blue stuff. P.S.: But I still love my "Russian Tanks"... :) |
rating summary

- total reviews: 397
- sharpness: 4.49
- color: 4.78
- build: 4.84
- distortion: 4.56
- flare control: 3.98
- overall: 4.53