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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
caspert79 wrote:
Just bought the Minolta AF 70-210/4 beercan. It was so darn cheap, I couldn’t let it pass.
Used to have this lens in my analogue days by the way, and was quite happy with it.


What do you mean by "so damn chap" ...?

I remember the former head of servicing at Minolta Switzerland telling me that they had litterally had trashed "waste containers full of MinAF 4/70-210 mm lenses" during the transition period from the "beercan" to later much lighter MinAF 70-210mm lenses (plastic fantastic MinAF 3.5-4.5/70-210 and 4.5-5.6/70-210).

S


PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
stevemark wrote:
caspert79 wrote:
Just bought the Minolta AF 70-210/4 beercan. It was so darn cheap, I couldn’t let it pass.
Used to have this lens in my analogue days by the way, and was quite happy with it.


What do you mean by "so damn chap" ...?

I remember the former head of servicing at Minolta Switzerland telling me that they had litterally had trashed "waste containers full of MinAF 4/70-210 mm lenses" during the transition period from the "beercan" to later much lighter MinAF 70-210mm lenses (plastic fantastic MinAF 3.5-4.5/70-210 and 4.5-5.6/70-210).

S


Yeah, that's amazing, and you could call it a crime Smile
I paid € 40 and I found it within 1 minute after starting my search. Typical asking price here seems to be 60 €, but probably they sell for less.


PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Yeah, that's amazing, and you could call it a crime Smile
I paid € 40 and I found it within 1 minute after starting my search. Typical asking price here seems to be 60 €, but probably they sell for less.


Yeah, the prices on these really cratered after Sony killed off the A mount. Prior to then, they regularly sold for $200+ and were popular pairings for the various Sony SLTs.
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