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miran
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 Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 12:44 pm Post subject: Testing Minolta MD Zoom 24-35mm/3.5 |
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miran wrote:
I can see how this lens might have problems in the corners on full frame but on crop it stands a good chance of becoming one of my favourite zooms. Yes, the focal range covering lengths from just 24 to 35mm seems almost pointless at first thought, but look at it the other way. It's essentially three wide primes packed into one! Zooms (at least early Minolta ones) tend to compromise many features in order to accomodate for a variable focal length, like size, aperture and MFD. But this lens is different. It's not really much larger than that the 24/2.8, not that much slower (constant f/3.5 aperture throughout the range) and focuses down to 0.3m. On top of that it's also sharp enough to the corners on APS-C from wide open!
The only negatives are the slightly awkward handling of the zoom ring (mine also has a little too much resistance) and a little too short travel of the focus ring. Other than that, no complaints.
The lens:
 Minolta MD Zoom 24-35mm/3.5 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
It was a foggy morning when I took it out for a walk:
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 NEX6_0003_4733 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4736 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4740 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4744 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4753 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4755 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4766 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4767 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4774 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4793 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
Most photos are wide open, mostly nearer 24 than 35mm. Exif might not be accurate.
Flickr album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskK9DnfV
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stevemark
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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stevemark wrote:
Given its small size, the MD 24-35mm is surprisingly OK even on FF A7. Only the corners are quite bad:
http://artaphot.ch/systemuebergreifend/objektive/450-24mm
If performance over the entire FF field is more important, i would go for the nFD 20-35mm, however.
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TrueLoveOne
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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TrueLoveOne wrote:
You should try the 24-50, it really is a great lens and i think the range makes more sense as well!
Nice samples!
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miran
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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miran wrote:
Yes, the 24-50mm, I would certainly like to try that one too. But it's a lot bigger (72mm filter size, 100g more weight), only 0.7m MFD, seems to be quite rare and way more expensive.
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devinw
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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devinw wrote:
Very nice. This is not a super common one of the MD Zooms!
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miran
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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miran wrote:
Well a little less common than some, but not super rare either.
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TrueLoveOne
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TrueLoveOne wrote:
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| seems to be quite rare and way more expensive. |
Unfortunately yes, i got lucky some day when i could buy a complete X-700 kit which contained this lens, all at a very nice price. Here are some samples on Sony A7:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=81437390%40N03&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=minolta%2024-50
I'm still looking for a 24-35 from a collectors point of view, but in NL it's quite rare as well, i still don't have one!
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miran
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:51 am Post subject: |
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miran wrote:
Nice samples, looks like a really good lens.
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I'm still looking for a 24-35 from a collectors point of view, but in NL it's quite rare as well, i still don't have one! |
They do appear on ebay quite often I think. BIN prices are around 100 and auctions end mostly around 50. I got mine for 50 or so.
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glaebhoerl
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:42 am Post subject: |
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glaebhoerl wrote:
Looks pretty nice!
Has anyone had the chance to compare this with the 24-35/3.5 SMC Pentax-M which is equivalently specced (apart from 0.5m MFD)?
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stevemark
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stevemark wrote:
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You should try the 24-50, it really is a great lens and i think the range makes more sense as well!
Nice samples! |
My MD-II 4/50mm is not really better than my MD-III 3.5/24-35mm. It is, however, heavier and bigger.
I don't know the MD-III 24-50mm, however. Since there are visible and reproducible quality differences between the MD-II and MD-III versions of the Minolta 3.5/35-70mm, the same might be true for the MD-II/MD-III 4/24-50mm.
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miran
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miran wrote:
Thanks, that's good to know when looking for the 24-50. 
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!Karen wrote:
Beautiful photos!
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miran
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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miran wrote:
A few more in a little better weather.
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 NEX6_0003_4807 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4816 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4818 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4829 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4838 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4839 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4847 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4849 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4850 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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 NEX6_0003_4852 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
It doesn't handle flares very well but that's to be expected. Otherwise all good. I tend to gravitate towards 24mm rather than 35.
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TrueLoveOne
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TrueLoveOne wrote:
Nice!!
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devinw
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devinw wrote:
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woodrim
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
Those images all look very good to my eye. Nice colors, contrast, and seems quite sharp.
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miran
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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miran wrote:
Thanks. Yes, sharpness is adequate (but hard to judge from these reduced size samples with too much sharpening by flickr), so is nearly everything else. It's a good lens, at least on crop cameras.
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ijlo2000
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ijlo2000 wrote:
I’ve just purchased this lens your review helped will be using it on xg1 and adapted to Sony A6300 |
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