Minolta 100-400mm f/4.5-6.7 APO

Large and heavy, this lens has a tendency toward chromatic aberration. Still, I have gotten some great wildlife and butterfly shots.  I took it to the Frejus zoo and got a few keepers.  The lens also gave me some good bird, butterfly and damselfly photos.

Dxyum ratings: overall 4.42; sharpness  4.45

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Sony Carl Zeiss 135mm F1.8 ZA Sonnar T*

This is a great lens but it’s a bit of a clunker. It is large and heavy. However it is one of the best ever made for Sony a-mount cameras. I use it on my Sony SLT A77V camera, as well as my Sony A7R cameras with an adaptor.

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Helios 44-2 58mm f2

Helios 44-2 58mm f2

Having heard a lot about this popular collectors item I decided to get one for myself.  It is an old (1976) Russian made lens with a great reputation.  I found a good copy at a good price on ebay.

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