LENS PERFORMANCE SURVEY RESULTS
| NAME | Performance WIDE (wide open) | Performance WIDE (stopped down) | Performance LONG (wide open) | Performance LONG (stopped down) | Distortions WIDE | Distortions LONG | Vignetting WIDE | Vignetting LONG | Color Balance | Flare | Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) | AF Speed | Build Quality | Number of Inputs |
| Minolta AF 20mm f/2.8 | good (***) | very good (****) | heavy distortions (**+) | significant (w/o) (***+) | neutral | some flare (***-) | good - very good (3.78) | very slow (*) | very good (****-) | 14 | ||||
| Minolta AF 20mm f/2.8 new | very good (****) | superb (*****) | significant (***) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | little flare (****) | very good (4.46) | Ok (***-) | very good (****+) | 17 | ||||
| Minolta AF 20mm f/2.8 (APS-C) | Ok (**+) | very good (****) | heavy distortions (**) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | slightly cool | some flare (***) | good (3.09) | fast (****-) | very good (****) | 7 | ||||
| Minolta AF 24mm f/2.8 | good (***) | superb (*****) | significant (***) | significant (w/o) (***) | neutral | some flare (***) | good - very good (3.99) | Ok (***-) | very good (****-) | 21 | ||||
| Minolta AF 24mm f/2.8 new | good (***+) | very good (****) | little distortions (****-) | heavy (**) | neutral | some flare (***-) | good - very good (3.73) | slow (**) | good (***+) | 7 | ||||
| Minolta AF 28mm f/2 | good (***) | superb (*****) | little distortions (****-) | significant (w/o) (***) | neutral | quite heavy (**-) | very good (4.0) | very slow (*) | good (***) | 18 | ||||
| Minolta AF 28mm f/2.8 | Ok (**) | good (***+) | significant (***) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | quite heavy (**) | good (3.21) | slow (**) | good (***-) | 35 | ||||
| Minolta AF 35mm f/1.4 G | good (***+) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | little flare (****) | very good (4.38) | slow (**) | good (***+) | 18 | ||||
| Minolta AF 35mm f/2 | very good (****-) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | little flare (****) | excellent (4.67) | slow (**+) | good (***) | 27 | ||||
| Minolta AF 50mm f/1.4 | Ok (**) | very good (****+) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | little flare (****) | very good (4.11) | slow (**+) | very good (****-) | 50 |
| NAME | Performance WIDE (wide open) | Performance WIDE (stopped down) | Performance LONG (wide open) | Performance LONG (stopped down) | Distortions WIDE | Distortions LONG | Vignetting WIDE | Vignetting LONG | Color Balance | Flare | Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) | AF Speed | Build Quality | Number of Inputs |
| Minolta AF 50mm f/1.4 II | Ok (**) | superb (*****) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | some flare (***) | very good (4.09) | Ok (***) | very good (****) | 21 | ||||
| Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 | Ok (**+) | very good (****) | no distortions (*****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | some flare (***) | very good (4.01) | slow (**+) | good (***) | 130 | ||||
| Minolta AF 50mm f/2.8 macro | very good (****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | some flare (***+) | excellent (4.61) | very slow (*) | good (***) | 22 | ||||
| Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 (APS-C) | poor (*) | good (***+) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****-) | neutral | quite heavy (**) | good (3.04) | slow (**) | good (***-) | 20 | ||||
| Minolta AF 50mm f/2.8 macro (APS-C) | good (***) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | cool | some flare (***-) | good - very good (3.94) | very slow (*) | good (***+) | 8 | ||||
| Minolta AF 85mm f/1.4 G | good (***+) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | little flare (****-) | excellent (4.54) | slow (**-) | very good (****+) | 39 | ||||
| Minolta AF 85mm f/1.4 G D | very good (****) | superb (*****) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | some flare (***+) | very good (4.45) | slow (**) | very good (****+) | 14 | ||||
| Minolta AF 100mm f/2 | very good (****-) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | little flare (****) | excellent (4.65) | very slow (*) | very good (****) | 24 | ||||
| Minolta AF 100mm f/2.8 macro | very good (****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | little flare (****) | excellent (4.6) | very slow (*) | very good (****) | 36 | ||||
| Minolta AF 100mm f/2.8 macro D | very good (****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | little flare (****) | excellent (4.73) | very slow (*) | very good (****) | 14 |
| NAME | Performance WIDE (wide open) | Performance WIDE (stopped down) | Performance LONG (wide open) | Performance LONG (stopped down) | Distortions WIDE | Distortions LONG | Vignetting WIDE | Vignetting LONG | Color Balance | Flare | Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) | AF Speed | Build Quality | Number of Inputs |
| Minolta AF 100mm f/2 (APS-C) | very good (****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | heavy flare (*) | very good (4.28) | very slow (*) | very good (****-) | 8 | ||||
| Minolta AF 135mm f/2.8 | good (***) | very good (****+) | little distortions (****+) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | some flare (***+) | very good (4.32) | slow (**+) | very good (****) | 26 | ||||
| Minolta AF 200mm f/2.8 APO G 1.4xAPO | very good (****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | warm | little flare (****) | very good (4.22) | slow (**+) | superb (*****) | 6 | ||||
| Minolta AF 200mm f/2.8 APO G | very good (****+) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | slightly warm | no flare (*****) | excellent (4.54) | Ok (***) | superb (*****) | 41 | ||||
| Minolta AF 200mm f/2.8 APO G (APS-C) | very good (****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | slightly warm | little flare (****) | very good (4.34) | Ok (***) | superb (*****) | 6 | ||||
| Minolta AF 300mm f/2.8 APO G | superb (*****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | slightly warm | little flare (****+) | excellent (4.64) | fast (****-) | superb (*****) | 11 | ||||
| Minolta AF 300mm f/4 APO G | very good (****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | little flare (****) | excellent (4.58) | Ok (***) | superb (*****) | 15 | ||||
| Minolta AF 300mm f/4 APO G 1.4xAPO | very good (****) | very good (****+) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | no flare (*****) | excellent (4.67) | Ok (***+) | superb (*****) | 7 | ||||
| Minolta AF 400mm f/4.5 APO G | very good (****) | superb (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | little flare (****) | excellent (4.75) | slow (**+) | superb (*****) | 20 | ||||
| Minolta AF 500mm f/8 Reflex | very good (****-) | very good (****-) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | some flare (***+) | good - very good (3.86) | very slow (*) | very good (****) | 10 |
| NAME | Performance WIDE (wide open) | Performance WIDE (stopped down) | Performance LONG (wide open) | Performance LONG (stopped down) | Distortions WIDE | Distortions LONG | Vignetting WIDE | Vignetting LONG | Color Balance | Flare | Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) | AF Speed | Build Quality | Number of Inputs |
| Minolta AF 17-35mm f/3.5G | very good (****) | superb (*****) | very good (****) | superb (*****) | little distortions (****-) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | little flare (****-) | excellent (4.65) | slow (**) | very good (****+) | 14 |
| Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 D | Ok (**) | good (***) | Ok (**) | good (***) | critical (*) | significant (***) | heavy (**+) | significant (w/o) (***+) | neutral | heavy flare (*) | average (2.55) | slow (**+) | not so good (**) | 19 |
| Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 D (APS-C) | poor (*) | good (***) | poor (*) | good (***) | critical (*) | significant (***) | heavy (**+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | heavy flare (*) | sub-average (2.41) | slow (**-) | not so good (**) | 18 |
| Minolta AF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 | good (***-) | very good (****-) | good (***) | very good (****) | heavy distortions (**+) | significant (***) | significant (w/o) (***) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | some flare (***-) | good - very good (3.55) | slow (**) | good (***) | 10 |
| Minolta AF 24-50mm f/4 | Ok (**+) | good (***+) | good (***-) | good (***+) | significant (***) | little distortions (****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | some flare (***) | good - very good (3.51) | slow (**-) | good (***+) | 20 |
| Minolta AF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 | good (***-) | very good (****-) | good (***) | good (***) | heavy distortions (**) | significant (***) | significant (w/o) (***+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | some flare (***) | good (3.29) | slow (**) | good (***) | 90 |
| Minolta AF 24-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D | Ok (**) | good (***+) | Ok (**+) | good (***+) | heavy distortions (**+) | significant (***+) | significant (w/o) (***) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | quite heavy (**+) | good (3.08) | Ok (***-) | good (***) | 61 |
| Minolta AF 28-70mm f/2.8 G | very good (****+) | superb (*****) | very good (****) | superb (*****) | little distortions (****) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | little flare (****) | excellent (4.74) | very slow (*) | very good (****+) | 29 |
| Minolta AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 | poor (*) | poor (*) | poor (*) | poor (*) | critical (*) | heavy distortions (**-) | heavy (**-) | heavy (**) | neutral | heavy flare (*) | very poor (0.68) | very slow (*) | bad (*) | 40 |
| Minolta AF 28-80mm f/4-5.6 | poor (*) | poor (*) | poor (*) | poor (*) | heavy distortions (**+) | significant (***+) | significant (w/o) (***-) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | quite heavy (**-) | poor (1.51) | very slow (*) | not so good (**-) | 29 |
| NAME | Performance WIDE (wide open) | Performance WIDE (stopped down) | Performance LONG (wide open) | Performance LONG (stopped down) | Distortions WIDE | Distortions LONG | Vignetting WIDE | Vignetting LONG | Color Balance | Flare | Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) | AF Speed | Build Quality | Number of Inputs |
| Minolta AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 | Ok (**) | good (***) | Ok (**+) | good (***) | significant (***-) | significant (***+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****-) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | quite heavy (**+) | good (3.03) | slow (**-) | good (***+) | 34 |
| Minolta AF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 | Ok (**) | Ok (**) | Ok (**-) | Ok (**+) | heavy distortions (**) | significant (***) | heavy (**+) | significant (w/o) (***+) | slightly warm | some flare (***) | sub-average (2.29) | slow (**-) | not so good (**+) | 8 |
| Minolta AF 28-135mm f/4-4.5 | good (***) | very good (****) | good (***) | very good (****) | significant (***) | little distortions (****-) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | no vignetting (*****) | slightly warm | quite heavy (**-) | good (3.41) | very slow (*) | very good (****+) | 32 |
| Minolta AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 | Ok (**) | good (***) | Ok (**) | good (***) | significant (***) | little distortions (****) | significant (w/o) (***+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | slightly warm | quite heavy (**+) | average (2.66) | slow (**) | good (***-) | 35 |
| Minolta AF 28-75mm f/2.8 D (APS-C) | good (***-) | very good (****) | good (***) | very good (****) | little distortions (****+) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | slightly warm | some flare (***) | good - very good (3.66) | Ok (***-) | not so good (**+) | 11 |
| Minolta AF 28-135mm f/4-4.5 (APS-C) | good (***) | very good (****) | good (***-) | very good (****) | little distortions (****-) | little distortions (****) | significant (w/o) (***) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | quite heavy (**) | good - very good (3.77) | very slow (*) | very good (****) | 7 |
| Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4 | good (***-) | very good (****-) | good (***-) | good (***+) | little distortions (****) | little distortions (****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | neutral | quite heavy (**) | good (3.45) | very slow (*) | good (***+) | 56 |
| Minolta AF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 | good (***-) | good (***+) | Ok (**+) | very good (****-) | little distortions (****+) | little distortions (****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | slightly warm | some flare (***) | good (3.24) | slow (**-) | good (***-) | 15 |
| Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6 | poor (*) | poor (*) | poor (*) | Ok (**-) | significant (***+) | significant (***) | significant (w/o) (***) | significant (w/o) (***) | warm | heavy flare (*) | very poor (1.18) | very slow (*) | bad (*) | 9 |
| Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4 (APS-C) | Ok (**) | very good (****-) | Ok (**) | good (***+) | little distortions (****+) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | quite heavy (**) | good (3.2) | very slow (*) | good (***+) | 9 |
| NAME | Performance WIDE (wide open) | Performance WIDE (stopped down) | Performance LONG (wide open) | Performance LONG (stopped down) | Distortions WIDE | Distortions LONG | Vignetting WIDE | Vignetting LONG | Color Balance | Flare | Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) | AF Speed | Build Quality | Number of Inputs |
| Minolta AF 70-200mm f/2.8 APO SSM G (APS-C) | very good (****) | very good (****+) | very good (****) | very good (****) | no distortions (*****) | no distortions (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | no vignetting (*****) | slightly warm | no flare (*****) | very good (4.49) | fast (****) | superb (*****) | 5 |
| Minolta AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 | Ok (**-) | Ok (**) | poor (*) | Ok (**) | little distortions (****-) | little distortions (****-) | little vignetting (w/o) (****-) | little vignetting (w/o) (****-) | neutral | heavy flare (*) | sub-average (2.37) | very slow (*) | not so good (**) | 28 |
| Minolta AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 II | poor (*) | Ok (**-) | poor (*) | poor (*) | significant (***+) | significant (***+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****-) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | slightly warm | quite heavy (**) | poor (1.51) | very slow (*) | not so good (**) | 18 |
| Minolta AF 80-200mm f/2.8 APO (black) | good (***) | very good (****) | good (***) | very good (****) | no distortions (*****) | no distortions (*****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | quite heavy (**+) | good - very good (3.86) | very slow (*) | very good (****-) | 13 |
| Minolta AF 80-200mm f/2.8 APO G | very good (****+) | superb (*****) | very good (****) | superb (*****) | little distortions (****) | little distortions (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | no vignetting (*****) | neutral | little flare (****) | excellent (4.65) | Ok (***-) | superb (*****) | 49 |
| Minolta AF 80-200mm f/2.8 APO G +2.0x | good (***) | good (***+) | good (***) | good (***+) | little distortions (****) | significant (***+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****-) | little vignetting (w/o) (****-) | warm | quite heavy (**+) | good (3.0) | Ok (***-) | very good (****+) | 5 |
| Minolta AF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 APO | good (***) | very good (****) | good (***) | very good (****) | little distortions (****) | little distortions (****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | some flare (***) | good - very good (3.97) | very slow (*) | good (***) | 43 |
| Minolta AF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 APO D | good (***) | very good (****-) | good (***) | very good (****) | little distortions (****) | little distortions (****) | no vignetting (*****) | little vignetting (w/o) (****+) | neutral | some flare (***+) | good - very good (3.94) | very slow (*) | good (***) | 17 |
| Minolta AF 100-400mm f/4.5-6.7 APO | good (***) | good (***+) | good (***-) | good (***) | significant (***) | significant (***) | significant (w/o) (***) | significant (w/o) (***) | neutral | some flare (***-) | good (3.1) | very slow (*) | good (***-) | 18 |
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