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    Minolta AF 100-300 mm f/ 4.5-5.6 APO
    Minolta AF 100-300 mm f/ 4.5-5.6 APO

    Minolta AF 100-300 mm f/ 4.5-5.6 APO

    100–300mm · f/4.5–5.6

    Overview

    The Minolta AF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 APO is a lightweight telephoto zoom (450g) with good build quality, featuring a clutched focusing ring and smooth zoom without creep. Optically, it offers good sharpness and pleasant bokeh, especially on full frame, but has a long minimum focus distance and the front element rotates during AF, making polarizer use tricky. Autofocus is slower and noisier than SSM, though newer bodies improve speed. It suits A-mount shooters seeking an affordable, compact telephoto for general use, particularly on film or APS-C bodies where vignetting is absent.