 Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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Vintage_Photographer wrote:
| stevemark wrote: |
| Vintage_Photographer wrote: |
Just added a Minolta 75-200 f4.5 to the collection.
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2. It's huge. Especially compared to the Tokina 70-210 it's replacing. The Tokina is very compact - not far off the size of the MD III 35-70 whereas the 75-200 Minolta is near double the length. |
Wait until you get the Minolta MD 8/100-500mm!
| Vintage_Photographer wrote: |
One thing I'm puzzled by though. I keep seeing references to the Minolta 'Beer Can' sometimes referring to the 75-200 f4.5, sometimes to the 70-200 f4 and sometimes to the AF version of the 70-200 f4. Which one is it?. |
The term "beercan" was applied to the Minolta AF 4/70-210mm around 2004 when the first real digital SLR from Minolta hit the market and everyone was struggling to get old MinAF glass. Not much later the term "big beercan" was created for the first-gen MinAF 4.5-5.6/75-300mm (a very good zoom for its time, and very expensive when new).
That said, the Minolta MD 4/70-210mm shares the same [12/9] optical construction with the MinAF 4/70-210. The (earlier) MD 4.5/75-200 has a more complicated - but not better! - [15/11] construction.
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That 100-500 is a beast!
Here's what I mean about the MD 75-200 vs the Tokina 70-210
From the left:
MD 100-300 f5.6, MD 75-200 f4 5, Tokina 70-210 f4-5.6, ND III 35-70 f3.5
The Tokina is very compact for its focal length.
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Current gear list:
Mamiya 645 TL Pro with 80mm and 110mm Sekor C, Rolleiflex SL35 with Rollei HFT 50mm/1.8, Rolleinar 135/2.8, 200/3.5, Pentacon 28/2.8 and Horizont 35/2.8, Minolta SRT100X, Rokkor 35-70mm f/3.5, Rokkor 100-300mm f/5.6.
Fuji X-E2 and X-T4 with Fuji 18-55 AF, 18-135 AF, TTArtisans 27/2.8 AF, 7.5/2 Fisheye, 35/1.4, 7Artisans 18/6.3, Samyang 12mm/2 AF, Tamron SP90 (on Nikon adapter), Ilford Sportsman, Zeiss IKon Contina II and Zeiss Ikoflex 1 TLR. |
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