Konica Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 Digital SLR Lens for the Maxxum 5D & 7D Digital SLR Camera

by Konica-Minolta

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.3 x 3.3 inches ; 15.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00064OO7K
• Item model number: 2695110
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 24, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A wide-angle, zoom lens with high resolution and brightness. Features a circular iris with excellent defocusing characteristics and Advanced Distance Integration (ADI) for enhanced flash shooting performance.

About the Dynax Lens System

• Aspherical Lenses: Minolta retains a distinct advantage in the use of aspherical optics. With ordinary spherical lenses, the focal point varies according to whether the incident light passes through the central or peripheral part of the lens, thus producing spherical aberration. While perfect compensation has never been achieved, and is particularly difficult to compensate for in large diameter lenses, decreasing the lens curve or combining dispersion lenses are methods commonly used in an attempt to compensate for spherical aberration. Minolta's aspherical lenses are developed not only to correct spherical aberration in large diameter lenses, but also to take high contrast images with less blotting effects while in the largest aperture. Minolta's aspherical lenses are effective in correcting distortion while using wide and standard zooms. What's more, the use of aspherical lenses decreases the total number of lenses required to produce a complete lens.This technology has enabled Minolta to create more compact lenses.
• AD Glass: AD (Anomalous Dispersion) glass decreases chromatic aberration more than normal optical glass, to prevent a decrease in resolving power which occurs when the focal length increases. The unique AD glass developed by Minolta enables vivid reproductions when using large diameter telephoto lenses and telephoto zoom lenses.
• Circular 7- or 9-Blade Aperture: The closer the aperture shape is to becoming a perfect circle, the more beautiful your defocused effect will be. That's why Minolta's specially designed aperture blades produce a circular opening from their widest setting down 1.5 steps to help smooth a scene's out-of-focus areas. When you take a picture with sunlight shining through foliage, a picture at sunset or a picture of neon lights, the source of the light can be defocused beautifully. The number of aperture blades must be maximized to make the aperture as perfectly circular as possible. Conversely, each blade can be curved to produce a circular aperture, and thus a desired blurring effect.

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing how versatile and sharp this lens is, October 11, 2005

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J. Wood (Chicago Suburbs, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Konica Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 Digital SLR Lens for the Maxxum 5D & 7D Digital SLR Camera (Electronics)

I bought this lens after I got the Maxxum 7D when it came out. I hemmed and hawed as to whether I needed the extra-wide zoom, especially since I had spent almost $2000 on the body alone. I am so glad I decided to spend the money and buy this lens. My husband and I went to Japan in March and April and I estimate I used this lens about 85% of the shots I took. It is great in low-light, and combined with the integrated anti-shake in the D7, my photos are tack-sharp, even at night. The lens is not light, but it is solid and I can't rave about it enough. Unlike a lot of camera equipment I have purchased in the past, I have never for a moment regretted buying this lens.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a pice of gold, November 23, 2005

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Samuel M. Stone "ninghaoma" (Paramus, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Konica Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 Digital SLR Lens for the Maxxum 5D & 7D Digital SLR Camera (Electronics)

I bought Maxxum 7D because I already own a set of Maxxum lenses with my previous film camera. However, because digital camera increase 1.5 times of the lens' focal length, I needed a wide angle lens. I bought this one by reading only one user review (from J. Wood) that I could find on the net. But, boy, it is a pice of gold! It gives you a high quality look as well as beautiful pictures.

I take meeting pictures where people don't like to be disturbed by flash, and this lens allows me to take it in low light situation, plus the 7D's anti-shake technology allows me to get clear pictures at lower speed.

Now I feel my old lenses too heavy. I have also ordered the news 18-200 D lens. I think these two lenses will meet most of my needs. One for indoor, and the other for outdoor walk around.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent lens for the Sony A850, A900, June 28, 2010

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Scott - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Konica Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 Digital SLR Lens for the Maxxum 5D & 7D Digital SLR Camera (Electronics)

Tack sharp images, excellent lens for the money. Works great on Sony A850 and A900 Full-frame cameras.