Here’s a brief look at the Konica Minolt AF DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 zoom lens. Scroll down for the review.
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Lens
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Konica Minolta AF DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 zoom lens
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Box contents
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Front and rear caps, hood and users manual.
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Cost
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$199 retail by itself, or $100 as part of kit.
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Build quality
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OK to Good
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Additional information
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Same as Sony DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 |
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Optical configuration
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11 elements in 9 groups
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Angle of view
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77°-23° Sony reads 76°-23°
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Aperture
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7 blades, circular
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Full frame and APS-C
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APS-C only, 35mm equivalent, 27-105mm
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Depth of field and focus scales?
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Nothing
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Minimum focus, image plane to subject
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14.4″ (366mm)
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Minimum focus, end of lens barrel to subject
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7.9″ (201mm)
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Hard stop at infinity focus?
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No |
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Length changes when focusing?
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Yes
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Focus ring turns in AF?
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Yes, lens barrel itself
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Filter size
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55mm
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Filter ring rotates?
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Yes, lens barrel itself
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Distance encoder?
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Yes
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Max magnification
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0.25x
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Min. F/stop
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F/22-36
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Sony teleconverter compatible?
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No
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Length changes when zooming?
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Yes
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Dimensions W x L (my measurements)
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2.6″ x 3.0″ 66mm x 77mm
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Maximum extended length (my measurements)
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3.7″ (93mm)
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Weight bare (my scale)
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8.3oz (236g) 9.1oz (259g) with caps
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Requisite product shots.
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| Front element |
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| Look at that massive lens hood. |
I tested this lens and the optically identical Sony DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6, both tested the same so I decided to post just the one review. If you want to know how the Konica Minolta AF DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 performed, go to the Sony review here.