Gregg and Werner: Beautiful autumn shots. Going by those beautiful pictures, the Minolta 35-70 Macro really seems to have aged well, at least when in capable hands. It looks plenty sharp and the colors are very Minolta-like.
Here are few shots from a recent trip to Yamanashi prefecture (150km from Tokyo) the other day.
Close up of the same waterfall to highlight the beautiful rainbow.
Sony a7r with FE 70-200G, stopped down. 仙娥滝③ Sengataki Waterfall by Alpha 2008, on Flickr