... 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 Auctions GB Auctions Best Match Items Ending First Newly-Listed Items First Price + Shipping: Lowest First Price + Shipping: Highest First MINOLTA AF 80 200mm F28 F 28 HIGH SPEED APO G TELE PHOTO ZOOM LENS $969.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 9h 38m Minolta AF 80 200mm F28 High Speed APO G Lens $1,350.00 Time Remaining: 5d 4h 14m Buy It Now for only: $1,350.00 SONY Minolta Maxxum 80 200mm AF APO TELE Zoom f 28 Black $769.99 Time Remaining: 18d 8h 13m Buy It Now for only: ...
Secret Handshake Lens
The 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 "secret handshake" because it is not well known but those few who do know it, understand the secret. It is easily overlooked because it doesn't stack up well on specs and given its scarcity, not many people to talk up its virtues. On camera forums people say, "Well it isn't very fast and it isn't very wide, so I don't know..." It just doesn't feel like it will be a lens that will be useful in enough situations, so people skip it. I understand, I was once the same way and I think my Tamron 17- ...
Is the minolta 24-50mm good?
In 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 with its charms. ...