9/09/09
Check out the Minolta AF 50mm F/3.5 macro review. This light-weight and initially low-price macro lens was not very popular with Minolta AF users, and as a result, prices are steep for this somewhat slow, half-size macro. It’s also one of the few lenses where Minolta wrote the filter size on the barrel. A good trivia question would be, “how many Minolta AF lenses have the filter size written on the barrel”? I’m thinking 7-8. I’ve included a bonus section in the review comparing this lens to the Sony 50mm F/2.8 macro.
There are a couple of outstanding characteristics of this lens; the distortion is flat, even with full frame coverage, and color fringing is very low. Unfortunately, there are a few downers as well, including very soft corners with full frame use. On an APS-C camera, this would be a good pocket macro for field work, but that may be short lived depending on how the new Sony DT 30mm macro performs.
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