Minolta Lenses for Street photography

[ardnirun]

Hi All,
Whats a good minolta walkabout lens for street photography?Namely to take pictures of people. Sharpeness would be key..

been eyeing the Minolta 24-105mm
What do you old timers recommend?

[sherchoo]

Beercan?

[Getz10]

Hmmmmm......is there a Sigma 24-135mm F2.8 APO for A-mount????
Tat's would be the ideal street lens

[Drudkh]

Any lens can be used for street photography. It all boils down to your style. You like wide angle shots or you like subject to be excluded from background (blurred)? You like to take the shot up close or far away to be discreet?

[ardnirun]

I'd like a wide range too basically..from wide to zoom..more flexible i suppose..blurring the background from the subject..

Am abit unfamiliar with Minolta lenses..would the 24-105 be suitable or would you guys recommend another lens from minolta? I only have the 50 f1.7 from minolta...and so far..am lovin it..

[mazhenghe]

You might want to check out the user reviews of the Minolta 24-105 on dyxum.com?

http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/....asp?IDLens=31

as well as its various sample images:

http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11369

The slightly cheaper alternative to this FF lens would be its predecessors: the 2 versions of the Minolta 24-85.

[ardnirun]

i gez minoltas arent wide enuff for aps-c sensors...sigh.....

I was wondering...if you guys have the money...which one below would u get?
CZ 16-80
or
Tamron 17-50

both their sharpness are comparable right?

[simranjits]

Originally Posted by ardnirun i gez minoltas arent wide enuff for aps-c sensors...sigh..... I was wondering...if you guys have the money...which one below would u get? CZ 16-80 or Tamron 17-50 both their sharpness are comparable right?

cz 16-80 , sharpness no comparison for a zoom . and wider and longer zoom.

[ardnirun]

Originally Posted by simranjits cz 16-80 , sharpness no comparison for a zoom . and wider and longer zoom.

the focus so quiet and fast..
the optics so clear...
plus it made my a200 not feel like a toy..

drooolz..

[doomslayerz]

tamron 17-50 is f/2.8, cz is not.
since its for steet then then get cz, if more indoor lower light then tamron i guess
or the cz 24-70 f/2.8

[Galdor]

24-105mm is a great lens but if you can find the 28-135mm f4-4.5 that would be great. Otherwise, you can consider the Tamron 24-135mm also. These lenses are pretty sharp.

[GENO]

Originally Posted by ardnirun Hi All, Whats a good minolta walkabout lens for street photography?Namely to take pictures of people. Sharpeness would be key.. been eyeing the Minolta 24-105mm What do you old timers recommend?

if you happen to find that wonderful lens thats fits yr bill, pls let me know too..thanks.

[eesteck]

Hard to find one for all, i use the following:

Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 - cover at least 75% of the time
Minolta 11-18 wide - for wide angle street and building scence
Sony 70-300ssm - for close up shot on object and people at distant away

If you find one that fits all and produce good picture, i like to now too