The lens was released by Minolta in 1985 with the launch of the Maxxum 7000 (7000 AF in Europe and α-7000 in Japan), Minolta's first integrated AF 35mm SLR film camera.
The compact and lightweight lens is constructed with a plastic exterior housing and metal internals, has 8 elements in 8 groups, 7 aperture blades, and a minimum focusing distance of 250mm. It is 44mm long, weighs 215 grams, takes 55mm filters, and delivers sharp images with good color rendition.
On the Sony DSLR-A350, which has a 1.5x APS-C cropped sensor, the lens is equivalent to a 35mm (36.48mm, to be exact) lens on a full-frame camera. This focal length is very versatile and highly recommended for street and travel photography, architecture and urban landscape, food and low-light photography, documentary portraiture, and general use.
The AF 24mm and the A350 have the same Minolta AF/Sony α lens mount fitting, so the lens is a seamless fit on the digital body. It's almost like the best of two worlds: the age difference between the lens and the camera does not make a difference.
While the Minolta AF 24mm f/2.8 is one of the highlights of the A-mount Minolta AF series, the Sony DSLR-A350 is equally the highlight of the CCD-sensor digital SLR series introduced by Sony after they took over and rebranded the KonicaMinolta franchise.
A boon for CCD enthusiasts, the camera and lens are easily available on auction listings, even in brick-and-mortar stores, as low-end buys at prices for the asking.
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