Minolta 80-200mm apo A great Minolta classic. It comes in two flavors, the older black version and the newer white, HS (high sped) that focuses slightly faster. A little difficult to find on the used market, but they are out there. If you find one in good condition and at a good price, don't hesitate or you will miss it! US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian Auctions Belgian Auctions Canadian Auctions French Auctions German Auctions Irish Auctions Italian Auctions Dutch Auctions Spanish Auctions Swiss ...
Secret Handshake Lens
... Minolta "Secret Handshake" is the honorary name for the epic 28-135/4-4.5. This is one of my favorite outdoor zoom lenses. In my opinion the wide-end is adequate on APS (A100-A700) and 135mm fantastic. The range is superb on a full frame camera body (A850/900) of course. The unique rear focus mechanism is surprisingly fast for a lens of its age. Image quality in virtually every respect is difficult to match, although some may criticize its lack of contrast compared to modern lenses. It is the ... - if you had to pick one lens - or even one anything to live with for the rest of your life, wouldn't you pick something with shortcomings that you love over something that has all the right features but leaves you a little cold? Sure, sure I am going over the top here, but I hope this serves to explain the idea of the "secret handshake." If you fall in love with this lens it is so worth it. If you don't if will keep its resale value forever, so really there is so little risk.there. The great Minolta classics are one of the great strengths of the Sony A-mount, take advantage of that. You can read more about the Minolta 28-135/4-4.5 on its dedicated ...
Is the minolta 24-50mm good?
... a word, yes. This is an excellent lens. Although the 24-50mm f4 is not as widely known as other great classic Minolta lenses, it is of the same class with many similar characteristics. By modern standards the focal length range may seem limiting -- and it is compared to your $52 Sigron-super 14-650mm f8-11, but it makes up for it with solid build, lovely colors and overall image quality. See the 24-50mm f4 page for more details. If you can find one, it is worth consideration. In all seriousness you may not find the range wide and long enough, or you might not consider f4 fast enough but it is alens ...