Best Minolta Lens

[smtan24]

Anyone used Minolta White lens. They're damme expensive.:cry:

 

[Magnus Wedberg]

Anyone used Minolta White lens. They're damme expensive.:cry:

Yes, I have a few But still my vote for best Minolta lens goes to the 135/STF. Optically it's very close to absolute perfection.

 

[zcf]

Anyone used Minolta White lens. They're damme expensive.:cry:

Actually they are priced just like Canon L lens, except those SSM lens are more expensive may be due to production scale issue?

 

[smtan24]

How are Minolta's SSM say against Canon's USM, Sigma HSM.:dunno:

 

[sulhan]

Hiee...

Well, just to share my thoughts abotu the G-lens...
They are mainly of fixed aperture with the slowest being the 400mm f4.5.
Mostly f2.8,f3,5,f4,f4.5.

All of these lens are well corrected with sharpness from corner to corner - easily even at widest aperture. Focus speeds may not be the fastest even with SSM. Have owend the 80-200f2.8 and its one of a kind lens - good performer.

Image quality, brilliance and richness in color is one of the key things i realise after having a chance to use the following G-lens:
- 80-200f2.8
- 70-200f2.8SSM
- 17-35f3.5
- 200f4 Macro
- 400f4.5

*For those long white lens....i got to know that their body are normally machined from solid blocks of material $$$$- not molded. Though good in mechanical strength - the white paint may peel off easily as the barrels are mainly metal and these whit epaints dont stick to it that well. Cosmetics dont effect image quality - but too bad thats what many ppl. look at when buying these used lens.

Richness in the colors due to their fast'ness and solid construction is a good to have. It give some people that extra satisfaction and also professionals(earning money from photog) a leading edge for consistent image quality.

 

[Agetan]

Agree with you sulhan...

It is expensive in $$$ terms, but it worth every single cents for those type of lens...

I will put my hand up anytime for G lens... (if I can afford more...:bsmilie: )

Regards,

Hart

 

[Lai Ming]

I will take 70-200SSM cos I've one!:sweat: :sweat:

 

[sulhan]

........ Focus speeds may not be the fastest even with SSM. ........

An input by a user in dpreview...

Re: Yes
gnupublic - 2 weeks ago
Yes 400/4.5 with Minolta 1.4x (D) converter. Very handy, really fast. I use this combination very often.

Talking about the fast focus, I think my 70-200SSM is not faster than the 400/4,5 (setting the range limiter from 15m- infinity). The SSM goes from 3m to infinity and that's a wide range. In my opinion the SSM fastness is overrated.

This shot is hanheld 400/4.5 with 1.4x.

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