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Review Date
April 24, 2003
Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
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Reviewed by
Canuck935
, Intermediate
, from California
Price Paid
$300.00
at Best Buy
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, Outdoor
Summary
This was the first lens I bought when I first got into SLR photography. I don't use it much, but so far it has been able to satisfy my needs. It has excellent focal length for the price. It does hunt a bit to focus and it is a slow lens, but then again for the price of it you shouldn't expect miracles. I won't be looking to replace it for now, but in the future I will most definitely fork over the cash for something better.
Strengths
For the money: Good focal length and image quality.
Weaknesses
Autofocus hunts a lot, slow.
Similar Products Used
Minolta and Sigma 28-80(Awful lenses), Minolta 50 1.4(awesome lens)
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Review Date
December 17, 2002
Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1 votes
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Reviewed by
firemanmike27
, Beginner
, from maine
Price Paid
$229.00
at bestbuy
Photography Experience
0-1 years
, Outdoor
Summary
i like the lens it is light,good price good zoom a little slow. i think it takes pretty good pics they all come out good with good colr.
Strengths
light,cheap,desent,picture quility
Weaknesses
slow
Similar Products Used
minolta 35-80 af
Customer Service
never used
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Review Date
March 15, 2002
Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
 3 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
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Reviewed by
bogun
, Casual
, from Seattle
Price Paid
$200.00
at Abe''s
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, Outdoor
Summary
Not the greatest lens in my bag. The 75-300 has more reach than most tele-zooms that I've used and the speed actually isn't bad considering its range and filter size. It's also really cheap compared to the competition. But a few things about this lens really bother me. The autofocus often has trouble at the longer focal ranges. The lens will slowly focus out to it's max and then back without locking on to a subject. Manually focusing I've had better luck. Also the pictures I've taken with this lens don't appear as sharp or saturated as other minolta zooms, even with a tripod. I've carried this lens for a few years and am finally giving and getting a higher quality G lens. I guess you get what you pay for.
Strengths
Really inexpensive
Focal range
Relatively good speed for a long zoom
Light
Weaknesses
Tons of autofocus problems
Picture quality not so hot
Platic-feeling and cheap
Similar Products Used
Nikkor 80-200 2.8
Customer Service
n/a
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Review Date
November 9, 2001
Overall Rating
 3 of 5
Value Rating
 4 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
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Reviewed by
tboz
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$170.00
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, Outdoor
Summary
This is a good first zoom lens for Minolta SLRs. It takes good pictures for the price.
Strengths
Smooth zoom action. Solid feel. Good optics. Low price.
Weaknesses
Autofocus is loud and sluggish. The rotating front element did not take long to become annoying, especially when using a polarizer. Not much of a Macro lens.
Similar Products Used
Minolta 24-105(D), Minolta 28-80
Customer Service
NA
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Review Date
July 26, 2001
Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 5 votes
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Reviewed by
Jason McGovern
, Intermediate
, from California
Price Paid
$164.00
at B&H PhotoVideo
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, Outdoor
Summary
This lens is great to add to your camera bag for the focal range. By no means is it a professional lens. You wanna play pro? Go buy an APO lens for the cost of a car, otherwise, this is a good deal:) However, do NOT buy this for the so-called macro function(because it really isn't macro). The sigma equivalent with macro function would better suit you. However, since I use the Minolta Maxxum 7 (their newest 35mm camera) I have problems using 3rd party lenses (Minolta only). I'm assuming that's a proprietary move.
Strengths
Cheap price for the focal range
Decent speed with the autofocus
Weaknesses
Even though they call it a macro lens, it really isn't. Minimum focusing distance is 4.9 feet. A sigma lens with macro function has minimum focus of 3.2 feet for about 40 dollars more.
Similar Products Used
Quantaray(Sigma) Tech II 75-300 DL W/macro
Customer Service
No need
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