The Minolta G line is similar to canon L. Just like others say, you should check dyxum.com, their lens reviews section.
I don\'t have any sony lenses but my favorite Minoltas are:
*100mm:
Maxxum 100mm: 100mm F/2, the sharpest lens I\'ve ever tried with great bokeh.
Maxxum 100mm f/2.8 macro: very sharp, slow focusing (it\'s a 1:1 macro).
Maxxum 135mm 2.8: very small for this focal, in my bag all the time.
*85mm: Rokkor 85mm 1.7. The Maxxum 85mm 1.4 is very good too.
*50mm: Maxxum 50mm macro 2.8, very sharp, my normal lens until the rokkor 1.2 (A mount converted).
*Maxxum 24mm 2.8: Okay, similar IQ to 17-55IS at 24mm. Now I am using the rokkor 24 2.8mm, 28mm f/2 and 35mm 1.8.
About the zooms, I have both Beercan and big beercan but I use the primes most of the time so you get the idea. They are Okay.
Just be aware that the Minolta auto focus speed is not up to bar compared with canon USM.
The Minolta G line is similar to canon L. Just like others say, you should check dyxum.com, their lens reviews section.
I don\'t have any sony lenses but my favorite Minoltas are:
*100mm:
Maxxum 100mm: 100mm F/2, the sharpest lens I\'ve ever tried with great bokeh.
Maxxum 100mm f/2.8 macro: very sharp, slow focusing (it\'s a 1:1 macro).
Maxxum 135mm 2.8: very small for this focal, in my bag all the time.
*85mm: Rokkor 85mm 1.7. The Maxxum 85mm 1.4 is very good too.
*50mm: Maxxum 50mm macro 2.8, very sharp, my normal lens until the rokkor 1.2 (A mount converted).
*Maxxum 24mm 2.8: Okay, similar IQ to 17-55IS at 24mm. Now I am using the rokkor 24 2.8mm, 28mm f/2 and 35mm 1.8.
About the zooms, I have both Beercan and big beercan but I use the primes most of the time so you get the idea. They are Okay.
Just curious, why are you moving from 5D (full frame) to A700 (crop)? How about the full frame A900? Just be aware that the Minolta auto focus speed is not up to bar compared with canon USM.
Nov 11, 2008 at 04:17 PM
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