joshua_danley Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 My dad recently gave me his Maxxum 28-135mm lens. I went to Minolta's lens web page and the only 28-135 it list is a f4-5.6. The lens that I have is stamped f4-4.5. I am curious as to what the discrepancy is about and if anyone has any info on this. Is is simply a case of Minolta's web site missing a listing? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_hohner Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Minolta only made one 28-135, and it's f/4-f/5.6. <p> Check out <a href="http://www.nefkom.net/miho/foto/minolta/lenses.html">this list</a>, it contains a picture of the lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_montemarano Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 I just checked my Minolta 28-135. It is marked as f/4-4.5. Tried it on the camera. With aperture fully opened at full zoom (actually from about 70mm to 135mm) the camera shows f/4.5. Also checked www.keh.com. They also list it as an f/4-4.5. It must be a misprint on the Minolta website. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacsa Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 The 28-135 mm f4-4.5 is a quite well respected gigantic piece of lens, (more than 700 grams) - a bit slow but excellent optics. Lots of people swear that it's sharper than some primes in its range, like the 28 f/2.8.<p> <b>It is f/4-4.5.</b> It's even mentioned on the <a href="http://www.photo.net/minolta/lenses">photo.net equipment/minolta</a> pages... See also <a href="http://www.keh.com/shop/SHOWPRODUCT.CFM?CRID=7390768&SKID=MA0701050042706&SID=newused&BID=MA&CID=07&SOID=N&curpic=0&dpsp=0"> KEH offer with photo</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unohuu Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Michael, I was sure you were right, but curiosity drove me to the basement and my 28-135mm is also 4-4.5. It is the old beast, the "secret handshake of Minolta owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unohuu Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Michael, I was sure you were right, but curiosity drove me to the basement and my 28-135mm is also 4-4.5. It is the old beast, the "secret handshake of Minolta owners". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacsa Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Michael, the image on your site shows the f4-4.5 lens... You have a nice listing there, otherwise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Joshua Did you ever get to the bottom of the problem you reported earlier with the 70/210 giving part blank frames? Just out of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_tuthill Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 This is one of the most fragile lenses Minolta ever made, due to plastic gears, according to a former repairman. Great optics, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua_danley Posted April 14, 2004 Author Share Posted April 14, 2004 John, I took the camera out with the older style Minolta 28-85 and shot 2 rolls through it with that. I noticed the same problem as with the 70-210 just not as pronounced. This leads me to believe that it is not a lens problem as I first suspected but rather a camera issue. I dug out my extended warranty so I am going to drop it off at an authorized repair facility tomorrow. I'll post when I do find out what exactly is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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