1. Technical data

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• Discontinued lens - not redesigned in Sony Alpha line
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• Focal lenght: 100 mm
• Aperture: 2.8 - 32
• Aperture built: 9 blades - circular
• Angle of view: 24°
• Minimum focus distance: 0.8m
• Elements / groups: 7 / 7
• Filter diameter: 55mm
• Dimensions (D x L): 71.5 x 78 mm
• Magnification: 0.17x
• Weight: 430g
• Colour: black
• Release Date: 1994
• Price (new): 3499 PLN (2004-04 Minolta Poland)
• Price (used): ???????
• Filtr not rotates when focusing
• Features: focus hold button
• Ring with 3 levels of softening
• Lens hood: clip-on round

2. Lens photos

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Photos thanks to DCap from MaxxumEyes

Zdj_cia ze strony Takao Ishizuka

3. Lens photos with body

4. Example photos made using this lens

Dyxum forum


1(first below) 2 3 4 5 6 7(second below) 8 1 D 2 D 3 D 4 D 5 D 6 D 7 D 8 D

Soft focus = 0	Soft focus = 1	Soft focus = 2	Soft focus = 3

With Takao Ishizuka permission

5. Opinions and comments

6. Grades of this lens from different magazines/web pages

7. Links

• M.Hohner - Minolta AF 100/2.8 SoftFocus
• Dyxum - Minolta AF 100/2.8 SoftFocus