Playing With Lenses: Somewhat out of line: Minolta Maxxum AF 24mm f2.8

Tuesday 31 May 2022

Somewhat out of line: Minolta Maxxum AF 24mm f2.8

Cost: $40 (average cost: $80)

I like this lens... nice colors and fast focusing on the A7II (with adapter).

The lens is small, almost like a manual lens, but feels very solid and has a decent weight, giving a more stabile hold of the camera. The lens has the same look as most Minolta Maxxum lenses of this era, and the same well manufactured feel to it.

Picture quality is great with rich colors, good sharpness across the image and little aberration, especially around the f8 aperture, where it really shines with sharpness and overall quality.

The lens some heavy distortion when taking pictures of building and other rectangular shapes. But for a 24mm, that is not abnormal. I would mainly use it for landscape photography where it really shows it's excellence.

The sample picture were shot at the Britannia Mine Museum, a National Historic site of Canada (1987) on the Sea-to-Sky-Highway.

I like this lends and am pretty comfortable you will like it to when you fid one.

Lens Specification:

Focal Length: 24mm
Maximum Aperture: F2.8
Minimum Aperture: F22
Image Format: 35mm
Lens Mount: Minolta AF
Optics: 8 elements, 8 groups
Blades: 7
Focusing: Auto (+ Manual)
Minimum Focus: 0.25m
Filter Size: 55mm
Weight: 216g
Length: 43mm
Production: 1985
Serial Number: 55101287
Made in: Japan

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More sample pictures at dyxum.com forums