Minolta AF Reflex 500mm F8 A-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#44490 date: Apr-3-2020 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 3 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.4 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Tamron 28-300 F3.5-6.3 XR Di Tamron 28-300 F3.5-6.3 XR Tokina AF 35-300 F4.5-6.7 Sony DT 55-300 SAM Canon EF 70-300 F4-5.6 IS II USM Sony 70-300 G SSM II Tamron SP 70-300 USD Sony A 70-400 G SSM Minolta AF 75-300 "Big Beercan" Minolta AF 75-300 D Minolta AF 100-300 APO Minolta AF 100-300 APO D Minolta AF 100-400 APO Sigma 150-500 F5-6.3 DG APO OS HSM Sigma AF 300 F4 APO Tele Macro Sigma AF 400 F5.6 APO Sigma 600 F8 Rokinon 800 F8 DX |
| price paid: | 169 USD (used) |
| positive: | Size and weight Minimal fringing |
| negative: | Donut OoF Shallow DoF Pincushion distortion (FF) No Lens Compensation |
| comment: | A nice clean copy in good working condition with both filters, caps, hood, and original case (unusable). I have had this for over half a year and just finally took it out today. "JAPAN" It has much higher resolution than the Sigma and Rokinon mirror lenses. It is sharp on the 1.85 µm spaced pixels of the Pentax Q7 as long as the focus is accurate. The depth of field is very shallow. Unfortunately, this would not autofocus well enough on either the A77II or the LA-EA4 adapter. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 89
- sharpness: 4.34
- color: 4.36
- build: 4.62
- distortion: 4.80
- flare control: 4.33
- overall: 4.49