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Minolta - Konica Minolta Lens Reputations/Recommendations

Started Mar 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
QuietOC
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Re: Minolta - Konica Minolta Lens Reputations/Recommendations

davids8560 wrote:

Recently acquired a used Maxxum 7D with a Tamron 18-200 for USD $119.

Appears to have no black screen issue.

Came with firmware version 1.10.

Already purchased an 18-70 and a 100-200mm f/4.5 for a total of USD $65.

In the running for a 70-210 f/4.

Also looking at the AF 24mm or 28mm f/2.8's.

Any 7D advice, or lens advice and recommendations?

I suppose you want Minolta lenses, but there are better Sony options. I'd pass on the 18-70, 18-200, and 100-200. The 100-200 is redundant if you get the 70-210 F4.

Other Minolta primes: 50 F1.4, 100 F2.8 Macro, 135 F2.8

Other Minolta zooms: 24-85, original 35-105, original 75-300

I'll recommend a Sony 18-55 SAM II over the 18-70. The Sony 55-300 SAM over the Minolta telephoto zooms.

Splurge on a Sony 16-50 F2.8 SSM over the 17-35 F2.8. It has much better image quality than the 20 F2.8, 24 F2.8 and 28 F2.8 primes. The Tamron 17-50 F2.8 is a decent option too, or even their 28-75 F2.8. The Carl Zeiss 16-80 F3.5-4.5 is also okay.

I used the lightest, cheapest Minolta AF 35-80 F4-5.6 II kit zoom today.

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