Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 D

This camera glass has a versatile focal length range for landscape and architectural photography. It has good build quality and can produce sharp images with good resolution. It has a variable aperture range of f/2.8-4, allowing for good bokeh in certain situations. The lens elements are coated to reduce flare and ghosting, improving image quality. It is an autofocus lens, but can also be used in manual focus mode. It was manufactured in the past and may not be available new, but there are alternatives from other brands.

Optical design

Has 7 aperture blades, mid-grade lenses usually have this amount of blades. Having rounded blades provides out of focus circle shape closer to a circle.

Physical characteristics

Weights 430 grams so plan ahead, carry only if really necessary. With a lens filter diameter of 77 mm this lens deserves a good quality filter, this is commonly filter size, presents numerous filter possibilities. 97 mm long, requires consideration if you want to carry in the camera bag.