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Konica Minolta AF 17-35mm F/2.8-4 (D) vs tamron sp af 17-35mm f2.8-4 di ld

Started May 20, 2017 | Discussions thread
neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Re: Konica Minolta AF 17-35mm F/2.8-4 (D) vs tamron sp af 17-35mm f2.8-4 di ld

SQLGuy wrote:

neilt3 wrote:

  1. Photofrank Toronto wrote:

Ooops, it is actually a crop sensor lens. Put it on my A7R and had to put it at 25mm.

The 17-35mm isn't a crop sensor lens at all !

It's a full frame lens , I regularly use mine on both a full frame Sony a900 and my Minolta film cameras where it does well with Rollei Infrared film .

These are the lenses being discussed here ; http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/Minolta-AF-17-35mm-F2.8-4-D_lens27.html

And ; http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/Tamron-SP-AF-17-35mm-F2.8-4-Di-LD-Aspherical-IF_lens113.html

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Not sure what lens you have , maybe the Tamron 17-50mm ?

http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/Tamron-SP-AF-17-50mm-F2.8-XR-Di-II-LD-Aspherical_lens268.html

That's a lens for crop sensor's .

The Tamron 17-35/2.8-4 is certainly a full frame lens. I've used it quite a bit on my LA-EA4 and on my A900, and a bit on a Dynax 7. The Minolta version is supposed to be identical. It certainly looks identical. It's screw-drive and has a detachable hood. I don't have it handy at the moment, but, from what I remember, it has 8-pins on the A mount.

When I get home I may try it on the Maxxum 7000 to see how it does on an old A mount camera.

Quite right .

The lens does have 8 pins on it , though it makes no difference in use .

The extra contacts are for relaying focus distance information for ADI flash metering .

As it's a screwdriven lens rather than a SSM lens it works just fine on the 7000AF ( and 9000AF)

The 7000AF has a big bright viewfinder ,still have mine , it was my first SLR .

Bought it used in the early 90's with the 35-70mm f/4 , 70-210mm f/4 and a 50mm f1.7 which I also still have and use .

It took a few months pay to get them !

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