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Probably vulnerable to sensor reflections

On March 28th, 2008 sybersitizen says:

The statement in the review saying that this lens "never flares or ghosts" makes me suspect that an issue (though a somewhat obscure one) has been overlooked. I and others have documented a known problem with the earlier Minolta and Konica Minolta versions of this lens that can lead to bright circular sensor reflections in the center of the image when used with DSLRs. My article on this can be seen at [http://thesybersite.com/minolta/sensor-reflection]. The test shots made with my KM 50mm f/2.8 Macro (D) tell the story. There's little reason to think that Sony's version is dramatically different from the earlier ones, so I believe it is equally vulnerable to such sensor reflections if tested under the right conditions.

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