Minolta Maxxum AF 70-210mm F/4 Telephoto Zoom Lens FOR SONY ALPHA
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Features
- 70-210mm 3x zoom range
- Constant f/4 maximum aperture
- 55mm filter
Description
Minolta Maxxum AF lenses are fully compatible on the Sony Alpha mount, and Sony Alpha and Zeiss lenses for Sony Alpha likewise work great on the Maxxum AF 70-210mm f/4.
Brand: Minolta
Focal Length Description: 70-210 millimeters
Lens Type: Telephoto
Camera Lens Description: 210 month
Maximum Focal Length: 210 Millimeters
Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 5.4 x 4.4 inches
Item Weight: 1.05 pounds
Item model number: Maxxum Zoom Lens
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: October 28, 2007
Manufacturer: Minolta
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This lens is legendary, and like a lot of legends, its reputation could be considered somewhat hyped and distorted by the inevitable nostalgia. Some photographers approaching this lens will be disappointed and have a low tolerance for its well-documented quirks and vulnerabilities, (esp. PF) while some will appreciate that they are indeed holding a beautifully crafted piece of photographic history. Affectionately termed "the beer can", this lens gained its reputation both for creating very sharp images, even wide open, and for its smooth bokeh and famous 'Minolta colors'. Regarding these attributes, its reputation is largely very well deserved. Despite some significant caveats (see below), I'm giving this five stars. The lens is hardly perfect, and with significantly more chromatic aberration and particularly purple fringing when wide open than you would ever see in a modern zoom lens, particularly a premium one - far and away its biggest vulnerability. However, stopping down reduces this fairly significantly, and the lens is incredibly sharp from F 5.6 down to F8/11. Its central sharpness might be as good as any modern lens, particularly if you're willing to stop down a bit to F5.6 - 6.3. Indeed, overall sharpness (both at the wide and at the far telephoto end) compares quite favorably with premium 70-200 2.8 lenses from Canon, Sony, and Nikon, but of course, given that it is an F4 lens, it is significantly lighter (although not particularly light for a constant f4 3x zoom lens). Those premium 2.8 lenses will be somewhat sharper at F4 than this lens, but this lens is not embarrassed at f4. Buy one, just make sure that the aperture return is snappy, and that you can send it back if proves a poor or damaged copy. A mint one is a piece of photographic history, and a delight to shoot with. For $200 (still many mint copies available for that little money), it would be hard to find an overall better value in digital photography lenses in the short telephoto range. A great lens for any Sony A body, APS-C or FF. Pros: 1) Good sharpness wide-open and exceptional sharpness, particularly centrally, if you stop down 1 to 2 stops. 2) High quality zoom mechanism, and the lens exudes a premium feel. The expression "built like a tank" must have been invented to describe Minolta legacy lenses. 3) Pretty decent autofocus, particularly for older screw drive mechanism. Focus limiter on newer Sony bodies helps reduce hunting and improves rapid autofocus lock. 4) Nothing short of phenomenal value for the money - very good copies can be had for $100-$150, while mint copies go for $200-$250. No modern lens approaches its performance for remotely this little money. Cons: 1) Vulnerability to chromatic aberration and particularly purple fringing which can be quite noticeable, particularly when the lens is shot wide open. Can be a PF monster, when shooting bright object wide open. No sense in glossing over this, it is the lens' biggest liability, and if you're going to shoot with it, you should expect it. Fortunately, this can be removed fairly effectively in post processing by any number of programs that have a profile for this lens (for example DxO optics Pro 10.2 and earlier versions of 10 have correction profiles). Stopping down improves this significantly and by f6.3 purple fringing is minimal. 2) Noisy, particularly compared to any newer USD/SSM lens. If you're planning on shooting movies with this lens, you're going to want to manual focus - unless you plan to do 'silent movies'. 3) Vulnerable to flare so you have to take extra caution to make sure that the sun is not either in the frame or just outside the frame. Significantly more flare than the best modern lenses 4) Somewhat heavy relative to modern F4 zooms (the price you pay for the 'bank vault' construction).
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Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2015 by D. F. Watt
I first became interested in this lens decades ago when I was shooting film. Because I was photographing with Pentax and Nikon cameras, however, I was unable to use it. Now my cameras are Sonys, including the a mount a850. I have had a Minolta AF 24-105 mm zoom for some time now and really like it, so I went to see what other Minolta AF lenses were available through Amazon. This is when I remembered the "Beercan". It hasn't been manufactured since 2001, but I was able to get a pristine copy with the hood and a UV filter for $69.95 (!). I somewhat nervously awaited delivery hoping I would get a good copy. I did. The lens is extraordinary, very sharp even wide open (The picture of the cheesecake was taken at f4 and minimum focus distance which is about 3 ft/1 m. It was shot RAW at ISO 800 and received no post-processing.), the colors are vibrant but natural (the "Minolta colors"), and the bokeh is beautiful. The lens is said to have been designed through a collaboration of Minolta and Leica. It's a bit on the heavy side I guess, being all metal and glass, but not nearly as heavy and unwieldy as my Takumar 200 mm f3.5 lens. In short, it's a great lens at a great price.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020 by William Bolton William Bolton
I'm happy with this lens. It was quite the bargain compared even to the new F4 Sony and a steal compared to the 2.8. It does lack a tripod/monopod collar but that was not much of a thing when this was made. The lens does suffer without the support, or should I say the photographer. It did not help that this lens sits on an A77 which makes it effectively a 300mm lens at maximum zoom. Be that as it may, the lens is sharp and the colors are very nice. It has good pop and adequate fringing, not up to modern standards, but nothing a little can't fix. It's reasonably hand-holdable, actually quite light considering the function and the age. Focusing was no problem with the A77, as it pops in focus with little problem. There were a few misses in low light and low contrast but I think that has more to do with the A77 than anything else. The major bummer with the lens is bokeh, at least wide open. At maximum zoom and wide open bokeh is anything but smooth. It's doughnut shaped and very nervous. Granted, your milage may vary as pleasing bokeh is a very subjective thing. It's in the eye of the beholder. This beholder found it rather hit and miss. At times it's rather nice, at other times it's distracting. It's hard to say which result you will get. But when it's bad, it's really bad in my opinion. You get what you pay for, and at the price offered it's a great deal.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2017 by James S. Leseke James S. Leseke
I own a Sony Alpha series camera and purchased this as my first dive into the Sony-Konica-Minolta legacy relationship. So far, it's working great. The light and detail at extended focal lengths are strong. My camera manages the lens just as any newer Sony lens; i.e. with appropriate focus, speed, etc. The lens has that historical small "beer can" size and shape, along with excellent "texture" in terms of how it feels when controlling it from point to point. Mine came in not mint but very good condition. For the price, it's impossible to beat.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013 by Provawnce
Not a good copy.
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2017 by Amazon Customer
I've recieved the lens in a paper wrap !! , with no front or back caps, the lens was full of dust inside the back cap area, a few dents here and there. the lens itself is good for it's price, the range is good and sharp at F4 , but the AF is slow if you're planning to shoot birds with it but i still managed to get great shots out of it.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2014 by Sayed Ali