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Minolta AF 70-210 mm f/ 4 Lens

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Format: 35mm SLR

Type: Zoom lens

Focusing: Auto Focus (AF)

Lens mounts: Sony A / Minolta A

First year of production: 1985

Optical design: 12 elements in 9 groups

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Average price: $185

Specifications:

Focal length	Max. aperture	Min. aperture	Blades	Min. Focus (m.)	Filter Ø (mm.)	Weight (gr/oz)	Length (mm/in)
70mm - 210mm	f/4.0	f/32	7	1.1	55	695/24,5	152/6

Additional information:

The Minolta AF 70-210 mm f/ 4 is a high-quality AF telephoto zoom lens for SLR film and digital Minolta A / Sony A cameras.

The lens delivers good sharpness across the entire frame at all focal lengths. There are insignificant drops in resolution on the edges. The lens is equipped with a circular 7-blade aperture.

There is some vignetting visible at f/ 4.

The focus ring and the front filter rotate while autofocusing, which hampers the use of polarizing and gradient filters. Besides, the lens length changes while focusing.

The Minolta AF Zoom 70-210 mm f/ 4 features a very reasonable price-quality relationship.

Max. magnification: 1:4 (0.25×)

Max. diameter: 72.5 mm

It has a slang nickname "beer can" because of outward similarity.

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Description and service manual (views: 559)
Instruction manual (views: 406)

Posted by: photocorner Date of publication: 09.02.2011

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Autor: taksarich

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Mechanical quality	4.57	7
Optical quality	4.14	7
Usability	4.29	7
Pricing / Value	4.43	7
Bokeh	4.57	7
Overall lens rating	4.40