Legacy vs E-Mount Lens IQ

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Re: Legacy vs E-Mount Lens IQ
In reply to Chewbokeh, 4 months ago

I had Minolta MD 70-210/4 and it's very nice (though big) lens. It's pretty sharp with a good bokeh. What I didn't like is the CA and some softness on the long end. I also have Sony 55-200/4.5-6.3. It's not a bad lens -- good sharpness, contrast, works well at close distances. It also loses resolution at the long end, but CA is low in the whole range. The worst thing about the lens, its resolution at infinity degrades significantly and its bokeh isn't as smooth as Minolta's. Bottom line, the lens is excellent for short distance shots, I used it for concerts and it worked well. For nature shots, and other long distance subjects, Minolta produces much better results. Sony is also much slower, but OSS is often able to compensate for that.

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