{"id":1681,"date":"2023-01-16T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/optical-review-blog-no-37-konica-minolta-zoom-af-28-100mm-13-5-5-6-d\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T06:41:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T11:41:52","slug":"optical-review-blog-no-37-konica-minolta-zoom-af-28-100mm-13-5-5-6-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/16\/optical-review-blog-no-37-konica-minolta-zoom-af-28-100mm-13-5-5-6-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Optical Review Blog No. 37 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to Minolta and Konica, both had terrific optical quality throughout their run as separate companies, but at some point in the merger is where they started to lose a little steam. And while there were still some winners, there were also some troublesome lenses. No company can be 100% perfect all the time when it comes to optics. Sure, the Nikon Series E had some winning glass, but that line also had some bad lenses. This is the second Konica-Minolta lens I&#8217;ve reviewed, and it is not what I was expecting, and that&#8217;s not a good thing. I got this lens as part of a package deal with a Maxxum 70. While the 70 is an amazing camera, the lens itself is a little lacklustre, I mean, there are some serious flaws, but it&#8217;s half-decent for what it is, a barebones kit lens from the last days of 35mm cameras coming out of Konica-Minolta.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52492466424\/\" title=\"Optical Review Blog No.37 - Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52492466424_9be3bd8c33_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"Optical Review Blog No.37 - Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lens Specifications<\/strong><br \/>\nMake: Konica-Minolta<br \/>\nModel: Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D<br \/>\nFocal Length: 28-100mm<br \/>\nFocal Range: \u221e &#8211; 0.48m<br \/>\nAperture: f\/3.5 &#8211; f\/22 (28mm), f\/5.6 &#8211; f\/38 (100mm), 9 Blades<br \/>\nStructure: 10 Elements in 8 Groups<\/p>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52528384077\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"01 - 28mm - TestChart - 01\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52528384077_cc92ced03a_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" alt=\"01 - 28mm - TestChart - 01\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">So in this case, I wanted to experiment and fix the visible distortion, it took a bit of work in Photoshop, but I managed to correct the barrel distortion.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52528384047\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"02 - DoF - 28mm - f3.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52528384047_681e243eea_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" alt=\"02 - DoF - 28mm - f3.5\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wide open at f\/3.5, you can see overall softness across the scene and visible distortion.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529325735\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"02 - Dof - 28mm - f4\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529325735_4cc2f173e7_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" alt=\"02 - Dof - 28mm - f4\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Things don&#8217;t improve too much when you stop down to f\/4.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52528383507\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"02 - DoF - 28mm - f8\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52528383507_b72cc4f72d_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" alt=\"02 - DoF - 28mm - f8\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once you get to f\/8 things improve considerably.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529134614\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"02 - DoF - 28mm - f13\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529134614_9989ff2e03_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" alt=\"02 - DoF - 28mm - f13\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">At f\/13 things have improved a lot, and you get some excellent depth of field.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529134574\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"02 - DoF - 28mm - f22\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529134574_f88d463148_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" alt=\"02 - DoF - 28mm - f22\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very little difference at f\/22, but things look good still.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>Build Quality<\/strong><br \/>\nThis lens looks and feels cheap; it&#8217;s all plastic, right down to the mount and the internals; it&#8217;s lightweight and, on a heavier camera, looks ridiculous. The 28-100mm probably would feel more at home on the Maxxum 70 than on the Maxxum 9. This is the first lens to throw off a camera&#8217;s balance because it will make it back instead of front heavy. The one problem with almost all the camera&#8217;s inner workings being made of plastic is that the gears that drive the autofocus can break. You might get some warning if a tooth falls off here or there, but if the entire gear goes, you&#8217;re dead in the water. You can manually focus the lens, but it is not the most straightforward task, as the A-Mount was designed specifically for autofocus operations from the ground up. That said, the layout and feel of the lens in operation aren&#8217;t too bad, the zoom ring is significant, the rubberised material handles well, and it moves from 28mm to 100mm in a short distance. One good quality about the lens is that the autofocus motor is fast and, paired with a good camera, is deadly accurate.<\/p>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529134554\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"03 - 100mm - TestChart - 01\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529134554_5d89ff26ef_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" alt=\"03 - 100mm - TestChart - 01\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Again at 100mm, I went ahead and worked on fixing the distortion, the pinching was much easier to fix than the barrel at 28mm.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529134529\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f5.6\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529134529_2d144f8ed3_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" alt=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f5.6\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wide open at f\/5.6 doesn&#8217;t scan well in my brain, but it certainly doesn&#8217;t deliver any real quality, a whole lot of softness here.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52528383822\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f8\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52528383822_7763344ac4_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" alt=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f8\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Things are much better at f\/8, better sharpness while maintaining subject separation.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529325645\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f11\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529325645_a7b39d3af6_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" alt=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f11\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only a bit more depth of field added here at f\/11.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529325625\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f22\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529325625_780faf6703_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" alt=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f22\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">At f\/22 we&#8217;re getting to see some more depth of field.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529325580\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f38\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529325580_9f219462ec_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" alt=\"04 - DoF - 100mm - f38\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stopped down to f\/38, and you have all the depth that you want.<br \/>\nMinolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image Quality<\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s nothing special about this lens; it does exactly what you need it to do, and there&#8217;s nothing unique about the image quality. However, when shooting wide open (f\/3.5 or f\/5.6), the images are soft, even with a good focus point. While it is not too bad at 28mm, you can see it more at the 100mm mark once you&#8217;re stopped down to f\/8 and more. During the image tests, the one thing that I observed is that when wide-open, there&#8217;s no vignetting or fall-off in the corners as I would have expected with a lens of such low quality. There is distortion at both the 28mm and 100mm marks; as I did, you can adjust the images in post-processing to adjust for this distortion. But overall, the distortion isn&#8217;t too bad; I found it more noticeable at the 100mm mark than at the 28mm mark. It seems the sweet spot for the lens is at the 50mm mark, with no distortion and good sharpness. There&#8217;s nothing special about the lens&#8217;s out-of-focus rendering; it&#8217;s relatively smooth, with no special effects, but there&#8217;s nothing wrong with that; with such a slow aperture, you aren&#8217;t going to be doing wide-open portraits with this lens. <\/p>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529394808\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 01\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529394808_a0a7380cfe_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 01\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529134384\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 02\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529134384_8d8cbf1e17_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 02\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52528383487\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 04\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52528383487_60547512ab_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 04\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52528846496\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 05\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52528846496_1f0446d02a_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 05\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529394713\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 06\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529394713_545f84b2a8_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 06\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a kit lens, this is a lens that tries to do anything you want to do with the lens. Usually paired with an entry-level SLR, it is truly a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. It isn&#8217;t even a master of one. With the distortion at both the wide and telephoto end, it takes some work to get straight lines. And with only an f\/5.6 wide-open at 100mm, you might get some decent portraits. It&#8217;s best to pair it with a flash when working in low light. But if there is a single application for this lens, it is as a gateway; often, you&#8217;ll find this lens paired with a cheap-and-cheerful entry-level SLR from the early 2000s, something that won&#8217;t break the bank as a way into film photography. And for that purpose, it isn&#8217;t bad; you aren&#8217;t going to get stellar results, but you will get okay results. And sometimes that&#8217;s enough to get someone hooked and pick up some different and better glass. While this lens is designed initially for work with 35mm, being an A-Mount lens, you can use this lens on Sony Alpha series DLSRs. You can be adapted for E-Mount mirrorless cameras, but you&#8217;ll run into more problems than you want with a crop-sensor camera, but you will get similar results from a full-frame sensor.<\/p>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529325395\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 07\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529325395_1c60907fd7_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 07\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529394613\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 08\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529394613_a5c3f9cf61_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 08\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529394558\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 11\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529394558_0ca7488b0f_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 11\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529134234\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 12\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529134234_3e7cb0c801_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 12\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/52529325290\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"05 - Examples - 14\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52529325290_903d668711_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" alt=\"05 - Examples - 14\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minolta Maxxum 9 &#8211; Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 28-100mm 1:3.5-5.6 D &#8211; Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Low Down<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is not a lens I would actively seek; I have a pile of excellent Minolta A-Mount lenses that all perform better than the 28-100mm. So if mine breaks, I won&#8217;t be buying a replacement. On the used market, this lens runs between 25-50$, but honestly, I wouldn&#8217;t pay 50$ for this lens; probably a reasonable price is around the 30-35$ point. It is available in black and silver finishes, so you can buy the lens that matches your camera&#8217;s finish. This lens works perfectly with my Maxxum 70; it is from the right era, fits the compact size of the camera and makes for an excellent combination for the Frugal Film Project, which I&#8217;m using for my participation in the annual project. Overall this is not a great lens. It isn&#8217;t even a good lens; I rate it as okay. And for what it is, that&#8217;s a fair and decent rating. Don&#8217;t expect top quality or anything interesting, but do expect an okay image that will let you experiment without needing to sink too much into the system, and if you find you don&#8217;t like it, you aren&#8217;t down too much cash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Reading<\/strong><br \/>\nDon&#8217;t just take my view on the Zoom AF 28-100mm; check out these other reviews.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyxum.com\/reviews\/lenses\/Minolta-AF-28-100mm-F3.5-5.6-D_review35.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dyxum &#8211; Minolta AF 28-100mm F3.5-5.6 D A-mount lens reviews<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaging-resource.com\/lenses\/konica-minolta\/28-100mm-f3.5-5.6-d-af\/review\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Imaging Resource &#8211; Konica Minolta 28-100mm f\/3.5-5.6 D AF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to Minolta and Konica, both had terrific optical quality throughout their run as separate companies, but at some point in the merger is where they started to lose a little steam. And while there were still some winners, there were also some troublesome lenses. No company can be 100% perfect all the time when it comes to optics. Sure, the Nikon Series E had some winning glass, but that line also had some bad lenses. This is the second Konica-Minolta lens I&#8217;ve reviewed, and it is not what I was expecting, and that&#8217;s not a good thing. 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