There are two types of Minolta 35-105 lenses. One with a macro feature and the other is without. I own the one that has the macro feature at 105mm (really love the bokeh at this focal length). This lens is my favorite lens for portraits (especially when I shoot weddings). It's not that wide at 35mm to be considered as my walk around lens.

Here are some sample taken from this lens with A300 just now (have been a while since I shoot with this camera).

ps : sorry the model was not that attractive...
pss : all EXIF datas are intact.