Sony AF 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 A-mount lens review by sungeunbae
 sungeunbae#10603 date: Oct-19-2012 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.8 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Sony 18-55 Minolta 35-105 (2nd) Sony 35 1.8 Minolta 100-200 |
| price paid: | 230USD(used) |
| positive: | Nice Minolta colour Not rotating front element Very useful range Very sharp for this class Build is better than original Minolta |
| negative: | Lateral CA - purple fringe (can be easily removed in PP) |
| comment: | I think this lens is very underated. Certainly it loses <24mm wide range, but other than that it is very useful range and sharp at f5.6 all across the range. Nice colour. I don't have a full frame cam, but who knows - if FF ever becomes mainstream and I upgrade, I won't need to buy another lens. Its a bit limiting wide coverage on APS-C is no longer a problem there. 24~105 will be awesome on FF. Build is very good with distance meter, metal mount etc. Better than plastic mount cheap kit lens or primes in terms of build. Colourwise, it's more minolta than sony. Warm and well saturated. For a walkaround lens, it has a good range. Well balanced on a55. The hood is pretty good- flare is well controlled. Some people complain about CA and purple fringing - it is noticeable in high contrast shots. Stopping down a bit helps and CA is easy to remove in post-processing. I worked out the formula in ACDSee and feed all the shots I took with this lens. The result is pretty damn good - no CA, a lot sharper and very 3D. |
; 20MPrating summary
- total reviews: 18
- sharpness: 4.31
- color: 4.44
- build: 4.22
- distortion: 4.06
- flare control: 4.11
- overall: 4.23