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Hang-on to those classic Minolta Lens (None G Lens) ......
Topic Started: Oct 2 2009, 07:10 PM (3,553 Views)
tankm
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If you have some of the classic minolta lens, and thinking of selling do think twice, cause it's one of the best and will no longer be make anymore even if SONY wanted to.

Some of the classic ....

Minolta 28-135mm f4-4.5
A900: Zeiss 2.8/24-70mm, Minolta AF4-4.5/ 28-135, 2.8/28-70G, 2.8/70-200G @ 70mm
Minolta AF 28-135mm F/4-4.5 review

Minolta 35mm f2 (Minolta 28-135mm is compared here as well)
A900: Zeiss ZA 2.8/16-35mm vs Sony 1.4/35mm G, Minolta 2/35mm and Minolta 4-4.5/28-135mm

Edited by tankm, Oct 2 2009, 07:15 PM.
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i would have thought the z lens would be super...... but wow this is eye opener for me.
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Haha.. value of classic lens appreciate liao..
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The Minolta 28-135mm f4-4.5 range is good on the FF, not so for the APS-C. Get this while the price is still low now before FF becomes more common.
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tankm
Oct 2 2009, 07:10 PM
If you have some of the classic minolta lens, and thinking of selling do think twice, cause it's one of the best and will no longer be make anymore even if SONY wanted to.

Some of the classic ....

Minolta 28-135mm f4-4.5
A900: Zeiss 2.8/24-70mm, Minolta AF4-4.5/ 28-135, 2.8/28-70G, 2.8/70-200G @ 70mm
Minolta AF 28-135mm F/4-4.5 review

Minolta 35mm f2 (Minolta 28-135mm is compared here as well)
A900: Zeiss ZA 2.8/16-35mm vs Sony 1.4/35mm G, Minolta 2/35mm and Minolta 4-4.5/28-135mm

Any reason why Sony can't make the lens?? Think the blueprint for the lens will be somewhere hiding, it is a matter whether Sony wants to produce it or not
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But the problems here is no spare for maintainance
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Oct 3 2009, 05:32 PM
tankm
Oct 2 2009, 07:10 PM
If you have some of the classic minolta lens, and thinking of selling do think twice, cause it's one of the best and will no longer be make anymore even if SONY wanted to.

Some of the classic ....

Minolta 28-135mm f4-4.5
A900: Zeiss 2.8/24-70mm, Minolta AF4-4.5/ 28-135, 2.8/28-70G, 2.8/70-200G @ 70mm
Minolta AF 28-135mm F/4-4.5 review

Minolta 35mm f2 (Minolta 28-135mm is compared here as well)
A900: Zeiss ZA 2.8/16-35mm vs Sony 1.4/35mm G, Minolta 2/35mm and Minolta 4-4.5/28-135mm

Any reason why Sony can't make the lens?? Think the blueprint for the lens will be somewhere hiding, it is a matter whether Sony wants to produce it or not
Apparently, the glass being used is no longer being manufactured due to environment issue. One of which is the use of lead in the glass element. Hence even if they remake it with the same blue print, it will not be the same anymore.
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Oct 3 2009, 05:39 PM
But the problems here is no spare for maintainance
Yes, it's a issue. But if you do have a reasonably good unit to start with and with proper care it will last you a long long time.
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Agree with bro Kok Mun, you just need to take care of it and it should last you for quite some time.
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The golden times when Minolta work with Leica produce some of the best lenses for A-mount DSLR till now :) Just look at the sharpness of beercan at tat kind of price,
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If only Sony willing to carry on support for Minolta lenses, but well.....they can't be kiling their own "CZ" branding so no choice :(
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