Comments on: Minolta AF 200mm f/2.8 review at Photozone. It’s a “marvel lens!!!”

By: Bruno_dn

Bruno_dn — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:32:31 +0000

That’s incredible! This lens is as expensive in second hand as the price I paid it new, in 1999 (8.000 French Francs i.e. 1220€)!

What a sumptuous lens! But what a noisy lens!

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:04:12 +0000

I tried to substitue this jewel with a Sigma 180mm 2.8 or similar but people are convincing me that those are Macro lenses with lame AF, not designed for sport etc.
Why is Sigma putting a ultrasonic motor in a lens that cant be used for action?
Will have to buy the also good, but heavy 70-200 G SSM since there is practically no offer for this lens any more on the market.

By: andy

andy — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:34:15 +0000

I wish I’d stocked up on old minolta lenses before the DSLRs were announced. They would have gone for a fraction of the price.

By: Jennzhen

Jennzhen — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:06:24 +0000

You can twist a bit more to the right to get to 85mm … you didn’t know this ???

By: Jojo

Jojo — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:14:26 +0000

Agree it’s a wonderful lens. Tried one of these back in the early 90s when I was looking for a new system – very impressed, but other gaps in the overall system package sent me to Canon for many years.