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300mm f/4.5 MD IF

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Konica Minolta 300mm f/4.5 MD IF


 
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Reviewed by: Malcolm Stewart
 (Expert)

Review Date
March 22, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Price Paid:  $0.00 from Milton Keynes, UK

Summary:

My first 300mm lens for my 35mm Minolta SLR system which did not disappoint! Fully useable at full aperture, and worked well with the 300s convertor. Sold reluctantly when I moved to AF.

Strengths:

Sharp, good contrast and fairly light. IF helped by keeping the lens a constant length. Don''t waste money on a poor quality filter. This lens deserves the best.

Weaknesses:

f4.5 is maximum aperture, but fully useable at this aperture.

Similar Products Used:

300mm f5.5 Soligor - low contrast. 300mm f4.5 APO Sigma - poor performance unless stopped down to f6.3 or f8. Sigma confirmed that mine was normal for this lens! What happened to the APO? Left in

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Not needed



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