ZITATMeine Meinung zu den beiden Minoltas:
Das 1,7er hat eine etwas bessere Schärfe bei Anfangsblende als das 1,4er. Das 1,4er hat bei Blende 2,8 seine beste Leistung, das 1,7er bei Blende 5,6.[/quote]
Das kann ich voll und ganz bestätigen!
Bzgl. der Objektive kopiere ich hier von einem Text, den ich vor langer Zeit einmal für meine Webseite auf Englisch geschrieben habe:
- 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5, 1993-9; 2 versions 1st one with metal mount, both discontinued. Filter size = 49mm. The lens body is completely out of plastic, even the lens mount of the 2nd version!
However, this lens is one of the few examples that proof, good lenses must not cost a fortune! In sharpness it rivals the highly praised Minolta 28-135 zoom. Minimum focus distance is 0,5 meters (vs. f/4 version of 1m!. It is small and very light, but given the small zoom range not very useful as travel lens. Unfortunately the dedicated lens hood has to be purchased extra. Lighter and optically a hint better than the older f/4 version, which in turn may have slightly less distortion. Regarding what you can expect from that lens; assuming it's in excellent optical and mechanical condition, you should expect a very, very sharp zoom lens with good contrast, slightly warm color, and only a mild tendency to flare. If you don't have the OEM hood for it, buy a generic one from e.g. HAMA!
Don't get fooled by the "package", it is a very sharp and useful lens!
- 35-70mm f/4; it has some barrel distortion at 35mm, is nearly distortion free at 50mm and shows some pincushion distortion at 70mm. So it has only little advantage over e.g. a 24-85mm. The 1m min focus of the 35-70mm is annoying! The 35-70mm shows visible vignetting at the short end, but that may not disturb everone.
Some critical reports on the internet indicate that the overall sharpness does not stand up to the general "hype" of most users! The built quality of the old version is better than the f/3.5-4.5 version. Often overprized on the used market.
- 50mm f/1.4; old and new version; the newer is reported to be slightly sharper and it has a wider manual focussing ring. Filter size of the old version is 49mm, 55mm of the new version. The minimum focus distance of both is 0.5m.
Mine was a used "bargain", otherwise I would prefer a 50mm macro for landscape instead because the nmacro offers a much smaller minimum aperture (f32 vs. f22). Very soft wide open, very sharp stopped down to f/2,8 or slower. I use it hardly wide open, and available light is not my main subject. I do use it in combination with Minolta’s #2 close-up element and on occasion together with a Kenko (MC7) 2x TC as "100mm macro-lens".
The new version is supposed to be slightly better in the following respects:
= better control of flare: the new bayonet-on hood probably helps
= better control of vignetting, although the old version is not too bad: I suspect the new mechanical mount may help here?
Pop Photo tested both and found the new version to be slightly better (sharper)wide open.
Minolta claimed the optical formula was unchanged. The differences are slight; I don't know how to characterize them numerically. For me, if the old lens had a 4.5 rating on http://www.photodo.com, then the new one is perhaps a 4.6?
- 50mm f/1.7; the cheaper option of the standard lens and almost as good as the fast version. Barrel is fully made of plastic but it is a very sharp lens. Available to bargain prices on the used market.
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