Sony 55-200 VS minolta 70-210.

[alphabeta93]

yes it is 1/3 stop.. actually the weight and length is indeed bothering me abit...

oh yes sorry it is one third of a stop. got a little confused there. haha actuallly i think it would be rather manageable. its not like a 70-200 2.8 which apart from weight and length, has a huge diameter too. so i guess its alright.

 

[EvolutionZ]

oh yes sorry it is one third of a stop. got a little confused there. haha actuallly i think it would be rather manageable. its not like a 70-200 2.8 which apart from weight and length, has a huge diameter too. so i guess its alright.

Oh... Do give your comments comparing the 2 of them after u got it.

 

[chanalb]

The sharpness for the 55-200 is great. It is sharp wide open and throughtout the whole range and focusing is very fast and accurate. The only issues is that the color is a bit cold, which can be easily solved with a little PP. For the weight and price, I would say go for the 55-200. Why don't just first get the 55-200 and if you don't find it good enough, then sell off and the the beercan. You won't lose much if any.

 

[tss84]

oh.. true.. the 70-210 do offer much better length.. still deciding among this 3.. haha..

another thing about the 100-200mm is that the MFD is 1.9m so anything nearer than that you cant shoot.

thats the only thing keeps it from being perfect for me, but im still happily using it as my portrait lens

 

[alphabeta93]

another thing about the 100-200mm is that the MFD is 1.9m so anything nearer than that you cant shoot.

thats the only thing keeps it from being perfect for me, but im still happily using it as my portrait lens

yeah but the 100-200 you wont usually use it indoors anyway, so its not really a big downside on my part. if im not wrong the beercan is about 1.1m?

haha yeah i agree with you its a good portrait lens, gives you a nice distance between you and the subject, while keeping a shallow DOF for background blur.

another redeeming factor about getting the beercan, Canon has its 70-200 f4 which is about 2k? and much larger. the beercan is much much cheaper. not brand bashing or anything, just stating a fact.

 

[EvolutionZ]

hmm. i think i may go for 100-200 first.. if its not good enough then i may buy the beercan.. but as for reviews i had seen, it seems like the 100-200 and beercan perform just as well.. but why is the beercan the only popular one?

 

[EvolutionZ]

Btw, do shops still carry sony 55-200SAM? i cant find this lens in sony.com.sg.. issit part of the pwp thingy?

 

[singadude]

Anyone tried the 70-210 f3.5-4.5?

Its a third faster on the short and a third slower at the end than the beercan. This cost less than beercan, but also weights much less!

Certainly beats the 55-200 imo

 

[EvolutionZ]

hmm.. dyxum review shows that its not better than both the beercan and 55-200SAM though.. the build quality is bad..

 

[MontoyaSG]

For sure get the beercan. If possible send it in for a final servicing before Sony terminates maintenance for Minolta lenses.

 

[teodesson]

Dooh this pool,
now I'm on regret selling my beercan :dunno:

 

[vibranze]

Beercan FTW! Used to have it but sold it for 70-300G and now after reading this thread, it makes me want to buy it again.

 

[jekjek]

Beercan FTW! Used to have it but sold it for 70-300G and now after reading this thread, it makes me want to buy it again.

Buy la bro

55-200 more versatile range n lighter

 

[vibranze]

LOL, hard to find the good one bro, if I want to buy I will get the transparent beercan instead, not sure if the seller still have it.

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=637729

55-200 platicky lah bro haha

Buy la bro

55-200 more versatile range n lighter

 

[EvolutionZ]

wow the transparent beercan so damn cool!!!

 

[maxwell207]

$100 bucks different i ll sure go for 55200

 

[vibranze]

BBB bro, either for collection or for use also can

wow the transparent beercan so damn cool!!!

 

[tss84]

can i add more confusion to ur choice? haha

Actually minolta 75-300mm(big beercan) also not bad.. almost same price as beercan.

Focusing speed quite fast & with the focusing lock its even faster.

Was considering of getting that initially too... lol:embrass:

 

[EvolutionZ]

haha.. i don't have so much cash for the transparent one though.. even the $100 is quite a big sum to a student like me..thats why started this thread..

can i add more confusion to ur choice? haha

Actually minolta 75-300mm(big beercan) also not bad.. almost same price as beercan.

Focusing speed quite fast & with the focusing lock its even faster.

Was considering of getting that initially too... lol:embrass:

haha.. i seen this review before.. but thing is, i dun think i need the 300mm length.. 200mm is more than enough already..

 

[jekjek]

the transparent beercan is expensive and hard to find