FujiSigmaNolta
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This is one sharp lens! I keep getting surprised with all my classic Minolta glass, so far I have:
50mm f1.7
28mm f2.8 (although I marked the glass by accident  )
35-105mm f3.5-4.5 Macro
75-300mm f4-5.6 (sharp but to much purple fringing, not for digital really, replaced with Sigma 70-300 APO DG)
28-100mm f3.5-f5.6 (plastic but pretty good for what it is, not amazing but for plastic, pretty good)
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I'm gonna be looking for more and more classic Minolta lenses. My 7D is producing some of the sharpest images I have seen with the classics, I am well chuffed!! 
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Roger_Provins
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... but you don't have a "beercan" (70-210 f4) ... you must get one, it's mandatory for Minolta/Sony owners  and a 50mm macro ... small, neat and oh so sharp.
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Dorset_Mike
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I don't have a beercan either, quite happy with the results from the Tammy 55-200. My line up was starting to get a bit Tammy heavy, 17-50, 55-200 and 90/2.8 plus 135/2.8 and 200/3.5 Tammy adaptall manuals. The Minolta line up was 28/2.8, 50/1.7 & 18-70 kit now joined by a 35-105/3.5-4.5, but the newer version than the macro in the topic heading, hoping to give it a trial on Satuday at the Winchester Mayfest, bring on the dancing girls (and boys)
Just to keep it a bit varied I do also have the Sigma 600/8 and a Tokina 80-400
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FujiSigmaNolta
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... but you don't have a "beercan" (70-210 f4) ... you must get one, it's mandatory for Minolta/Sony owners and a 50mm macro ... small, neat and oh so sharp.
I will look into it, as I am also liking the way they look on the camera, with their all black metal body with the Minolta logo on the side.
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El Sid
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My line up was starting to get a bit Tammy heavy,...
Funny how that happens........ I was out on Saturday with my Canon D30 and all 3 lenses I had with me were Sigma: 10-20mm, 28-70 and 70-210... Despite my best intentions of sticking with Canon lenses I still seem to have ended up with 6 Sigmas and a Tamron in EF mount - probably 'cos most of them were secondhand bargains........ 
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FujiSigmaNolta
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Just to keep it a bit varied I do also have the Sigma 600/8 and a Tokina 80-400
I just missed a good deal on Ebay for the Siggy, it went for £120 I think.
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RonM
Reged: 26/04/2001
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^^^What Rog Said^^^ the 'Beercan' on all my film Dynax's and my 7D is superb (if a bit heavy) especially the 'bokeh' when wide open, in fact come to think of it all my Minolta f/4 lenses do display superb lens characteristics from f/4 on:).
Personally if I were going for a Macro I'd go for the 100 f/2.8 D which according to the late Dr Stewart Bell of AP lens test fame reckoned it was the best 100mm Macro he'd ever tested.
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FujiSigmaNolta
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OK >>>what both of you said<<< I have to get it then.
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RonM
Reged: 26/04/2001
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There's a 'beercan' on E-bay due up on 25-May-08 21:35:23
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FujiSigmaNolta
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Thanks! I'm on it!
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RonM
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Good Luck!
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