Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 A-mount lens review by JLove
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sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.4 | tested on:
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ownership: | I own this lens |
compared to: | missing |
price paid: | 700 EUR (used) |
positive: | * Best minolta colours and bokeh * Good detail (from f2+) * Good metal body |
negative: | * Few problems with AF (sometimes AF stuck) ... need to fix (~35 EUR to fix) * Not good detail (at 1.4) |
comment: | My favorite lens! I am fashion/portrait/nude photographer, and this is my favorite lenses since 2012. You can check some my photo samples (with A77+85/1.4) at: Forum Samples and ljubimtsev.com. I recommend. |
rating summary

- total reviews: 56
- sharpness: 4.76
- color: 4.80
- build: 4.88
- distortion: 4.96
- flare control: 4.43
- overall: 4.77