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Hoi!



If you are looking for a telephoto lens of type 70-200, you might want to consider the Minolta 80-200 f/2.8 (this is the white version). Awesome colors and contrast, and very fast AF. For about 1200, it is well worth the money.



This shot was taken using the a900 FF camera (uploaded: 1920 x 1280 resolution, saved as web jpg)




Riding the wave



Critics and Comments are welcome

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Cheers,
Moimoi
 
Yes, that lens is superb. Excellent build, fast focusing and outstanding image quality. I used to have one and loved it.

Your sample image is beautiful.

Thanks for sharing
 
That is a Good shot is that applied Vignetting ? , Quite a Feat for that young Boogie boarder to get up to a knee , Youth has it's perks Good fun shooting and a very nice lens , I have been on the fence with the 400 4.5 Minolta but that one is a wee bit more than 1200.
 
moimoi said:
moimoi wrote:

Hoi!

If you are looking for a telephoto lens of type 70-200, you might want to consider the Minolta 80-200 f/2.8 (this is the white version). Awesome colors and contrast, and very fast AF. For about 1200, it is well worth the money.

This shot was taken using the a900 FF camera (uploaded: 1920 x 1280 resolution, saved as web jpg)


Riding the wave

Critics and Comments are welcome

--
Cheers,
Moimoi
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Stunning !

thx 4 sharing
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Michel J
« Having the latest gear is nice, but great photographers don't have to have it. They can shoot good stuff with anything »
 
Marvellous shot! A joy to look at.

This Whitey is an absolute top lens, love it.

Bart
 
Willy81 said:
William Curtindale wrote:

Yes, that lens is superb. Excellent build, fast focusing and outstanding image quality. I used to have one and loved it.

Your sample image is beautiful.

Thanks for sharing
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Thanks!

 
capt bob said:
capt bob wrote:

That is a Good shot is that applied Vignetting ?
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Sort of, I added some dynamic contract, but that lens has little vignetting to begin with, and since I shoot only raw, vignetting is a non issue.

Here, I applied some local dynamic contact to make the main subject popped up.

capt bob said:
, Quite a Feat for that young Boogie boarder to get up to a knee , Youth has it's perks Good fun shooting and a very nice lens , I have been on the fence with the 400 4.5 Minolta but that one is a wee bit more than 1200.
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Yes, those kids are amazing while riding the waves.
 
Thanks!
 
Bart7D said:
Bart7D wrote:

Marvellous shot! A joy to look at.

This Whitey is an absolute top lens, love it.

Bart
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Yup, it is very good to have one good copy. The AF is very fast on the a900.
 
Cool shot - I'm still waiting to see what xx-200 f2.8 I should be getting... Hurry up Sony!
 
JamieTux said:
JamieTux wrote:

Cool shot - I'm still waiting to see what xx-200 f2.8 I should be getting... Hurry up Sony!
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The Minolta 200 f/2.8 is apparently very nice. Most likely sharper than the zoom lens I would imagine, but the 80-200 is very sharp in the range 80-180 mm wide open, it is actually quite impressive!

 
moimoi said:
moimoi wrote:
moimoi said:
JamieTux wrote:

Cool shot - I'm still waiting to see what xx-200 f2.8 I should be getting... Hurry up Sony!
Click to expand...
The Minolta 200 f/2.8 is apparently very nice. Most likely sharper than the zoom lens I would imagine, but the 80-200 is very sharp in the range 80-180 mm wide open, it is actually quite impressive!
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Thanks - neither have warranty any more and that's pretty key for me too, failure is not an option ;)
 
JamieTux said:
JamieTux wrote:
JamieTux said:
moimoi wrote:
JamieTux said:
JamieTux wrote:

Cool shot - I'm still waiting to see what xx-200 f2.8 I should be getting... Hurry up Sony!
Click to expand...
The Minolta 200 f/2.8 is apparently very nice. Most likely sharper than the zoom lens I would imagine, but the 80-200 is very sharp in the range 80-180 mm wide open, it is actually quite impressive!
Click to expand...
Thanks - neither have warranty any more and that's pretty key for me too, failure is not an option ;)
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He he, yes, that's understandable. I think you can get extra year warranty while buying from KEH. But not 100% sure.

 
moimoi said:
moimoi wrote:
moimoi said:
capt bob wrote:

That is a Good shot is that applied Vignetting ?
Click to expand...
Sort of, I added some dynamic contract, but that lens has little vignetting to begin with, and since I shoot only raw, vignetting is a non issue.

Here, I applied some local dynamic contact to make the main subject popped up.
moimoi said:
, Quite a Feat for that young Boogie boarder to get up to a knee , Youth has it's perks Good fun shooting and a very nice lens , I have been on the fence with the 400 4.5 Minolta but that one is a wee bit more than 1200.
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Yes, those kids are amazing while riding the waves.
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moimoi said:
moimoi wrote:
moimoi said:
JamieTux wrote:
moimoi said:
moimoi wrote:
moimoi said:
JamieTux wrote:

Cool shot - I'm still waiting to see what xx-200 f2.8 I should be getting... Hurry up Sony!
Click to expand...
The Minolta 200 f/2.8 is apparently very nice. Most likely sharper than the zoom lens I would imagine, but the 80-200 is very sharp in the range 80-180 mm wide open, it is actually quite impressive!
Click to expand...
Thanks - neither have warranty any more and that's pretty key for me too, failure is not an option ;)
Click to expand...
He he, yes, that's understandable. I think you can get extra year warranty while buying from KEH. But not 100% sure.
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You can get a 2-year warranty via KEH; it's a Mack deal (I bought a used CZ 16-35 from them).
 
RussAdams said:
RussAdams wrote:
RussAdams said:
moimoi wrote:
RussAdams said:
capt bob wrote:

That is a Good shot is that applied Vignetting ?
Click to expand...
Sort of, I added some dynamic contract, but that lens has little vignetting to begin with, and since I shoot only raw, vignetting is a non issue.

Here, I applied some local dynamic contact to make the main subject popped up.
RussAdams said:
, Quite a Feat for that young Boogie boarder to get up to a knee , Youth has it's perks Good fun shooting and a very nice lens , I have been on the fence with the 400 4.5 Minolta but that one is a wee bit more than 1200.
Click to expand...
Yes, those kids are amazing while riding the waves.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
RichV said:
RichV wrote:
RichV said:
moimoi wrote:
RichV said:
JamieTux wrote:
RichV said:
moimoi wrote:
RichV said:
JamieTux wrote:

Cool shot - I'm still waiting to see what xx-200 f2.8 I should be getting... Hurry up Sony!
Click to expand...
The Minolta 200 f/2.8 is apparently very nice. Most likely sharper than the zoom lens I would imagine, but the 80-200 is very sharp in the range 80-180 mm wide open, it is actually quite impressive!
Click to expand...
Thanks - neither have warranty any more and that's pretty key for me too, failure is not an option ;)
Click to expand...
He he, yes, that's understandable. I think you can get extra year warranty while buying from KEH. But not 100% sure.
Click to expand...
You can get a 2-year warranty via KEH; it's a Mack deal (I bought a used CZ 16-35 from them).
Click to expand...
 
Impressive shot, very good shadow/highlight handling in processing!!!!
 
I've owned both the black APO and APO HS G versions of the Min AF 80-200/2.8 lens and they're equally as good as each other (same optics), though for similar money new from Onestop-Digital, you can buy the Sigma AF 70-200mm F/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM which is also a wonderful bit of kit, though these can be bought on the used market for half the used Minolta 'going rate' if you look hard enough. Whilst I find these short fast tele-zoom lenses give superb results, 200mm and a useable range of 120mm - 130mm is too restricting for me and I prefer the AF 100-300mm F4 EX DG APO Sigma or Tokina AT-X 100-300/4 which are cheaper still, just as sharp and have a more useable range.

Horses for courses, but nice results nevertheless. Thanks for sharing.
 
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