Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 A-mount lens review by almassengale

almassengale#5266 date: Apr-21-2009
sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I own this lens
compared to:	Minolta 50 1.7, Sony 50 1.4, Sigma 105 2.8, CZ 16-80, 70-300G.
price paid:	missing
positive:	Tremendous color, sharp, great bokeh, exceptional build and handling.
negative:	Poor minimum focusing distance and expensive. Slow to focus.
comment:	Picked this up used off of ebay. Its a tremendous old lens. I love the all metal build and the handling of the old beast. The bokeh is quite good too and the color is excellent. It is slow to focus and the MFD is awful but this is my favorite lens i've ever played with and despite the fact that I haven't used it for that long has given me some of my favorite shots. It has been an awesome flash free companion to concerts and parties, etc and does some mean portraits.