優點:
Accurate Focus even in A100, good range and sharpness as a whole both is very good at 18mm and 250mm if stopped down to F8. However in range between the 35mm to 120mm the sharpness is just good at 8 and f11.
缺點:
CA is a problem in both 18mm and 250mm and can only imporve a little bit if close down to f8 - f11. Many user complaint the focus speed of this len is slow, but I found it is acceptable even if using A100. I think we cannot expect this len for tracing sport subjects, If you use this len as a travel len, it is perfect and focusing speed will not be an issue.
評價:
Compare to 18-70 kit len, this zoom is far out perform it. However in term of sharpness and CA problem, this len is not as sharp as and have more CA than Minolta 24mm-85mm zoom under the same focal lengh and aperture. in the Long end from 70 to 250mm, this len also cannot compete with Minolta 70-210 Beer Can zoom.
However as a whole this is a good len worth for its price.
Contrast is a little bit high for my taste and since my other lens are mainly Minolta, this
Sony zoom (Tamron OEM?) has exhibit higher contrast than Minolta and hence more subitable for taking scenery rather than protrait pictures. To me, those Minolta lens produced before 1995 has the tradition color of its lens legend that both Canon and Nikon users will not understand.
Users of old Minolta lend made before 1990's can enjoy a consistency of color reproduction in taking pictures under same time frame of a particular scene no matter which focal length len he used from wide angle to tele.
However with the introduction of Zess and (Tamron OEM) Sony lens right now, user very often find differ color reproduction characteristic with different lens even taken the same shot under the same time..
As a whole this is a very good zoom worth its price and I recommend it for those who wants just one len for all daily uses..