hey guys, any review on minolta 28mm f/2.8?

i got an offer , rm 400...shud i get it?

how's the sharpness when shoot at f2.8? i am abit fed up shooting soft images with kitty lolz

come let me take care your stuffs. I promise to shower them with lots of love and undivided attention. pretty please?

rayng: IMHO, not as sharp as i thought it would be. kind of disappointed... thinking of selling mine real soon... you can ask MoO's opinion also... but i feel i prefer this compared to the 50mm 1.8 despite the smaller aperture.

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Added on August 4, 2010, 9:22 pmQuestion:

should i sell my 5600HS and fund for a cobra? or should i keep and fund for a cobra from scratch?

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@d4rkholeang3l

very good minolta lens tat no much people pay attention on it..

This post has been edited by kevinwcw: Aug 4 2010, 09:28 PM

any advantage of it over 50mm? wat's the bokeh shape? round or polygonal?
i already have a 50mm, but seems abit tight...well, nt sure man

in a dillema nw

back from fashion show..

damn it la..picked the wrong spot..cannot stand since got video behind..then these guy was sitting right in front of me....always blocking my view

flash overheated also..hahhaha...

28mm 2.8 is a good walkaround lens that is compact and bright. If you feel fed up with 50mm being too tight, then this one is what you need AND its cheaper than a 50mm. On a FF, its an 18mm equivalent of an apsc, so it's a wide angle lens.

yeah. what william say is correct.. i dont like the 50mm because its too tight and i seldom use it (when i had it) at 1.8 .... this 28mm f2.8 is just right.... not too tight and at the same time u can take photos at considerably wide angles.

hw bout sharpness? is it as good?

it is not THAT sharp as i stated before.. but it is acceptable... for the price u cant expect it to be CZ-type sharp right? its not too soft either.. u can check at dyxum for more sample photos.

yes, it isnt as sharp as you expect from a prime, but to boost, the 50mm 1.7 isnt that much sharper either (havent used a 1.8 before, cant comment). at that wide, overall sharpness is pretty negligible as your subjects will be at a smaller scale anyway. but its definitely sharper than kitlens any day..

rayng: dont be in doubt.. you wont regret buying the 28mm... sell ur 50mm... lol... do u need the extra 22mm wider or the wider aperture? when i bought the 28mm i targeted the 'wide-ness'...

after tonight's fashion show...

i dun think i will be buying 50mm la..really too tight..

35mm is sweet... but dunno when got second hand..

have you really tried the 35mm to be able to judge it as 'sweet'? with 50mm on a fashion show, i love the brightness of the lens, blows the b/g to bokeh. targets half body shot to keep the frame clean. and normally, i wouldnt use flash at all during a catwalk/runway fashion shoot.

mike, on the contrary, keep the 50mm. its bright and gives a decent close up focal length. both makes a good complement. at one point of time, i ONLY had 28 and 50 (apart from my ex-75-300; which was too long) for a model stage shoot, no problem!

@mike : well, actually i am aiming for the wideness...normally on 50mm i shoot at f2.5 (consider sharp for me )

my concern is whether the range is suitable for portraits or not ...

Got to agree, flash kinda spoils the bokeh.

and also blind the model

well.. u can keep ur 50mm if ur budget permits u to keep it la... otherwise, can sell and always can buy back next time... for me, im aiming for the 35mm 1.8 ....


anyway, i just checked a pic of my friends face i took with my 28mm... and i can tell u that can see his pores... lol.. quite disgusting.. id post a 100% crop but i dont know how.. lol.

hmm. how close were u to the runway?

the new 35mm also has the same light gathering capabilities mar..no?

i want a 70-200mm f2.8!!! ):

70-200 f2.8 on FF is killing man...