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Hi gents i have recently been looking at the tamron and sony lens on dyxum, however to throw a curve ball in i have seen the mk2 version of the minolta 75-300 (not big beercan) for a very reasonable price. How would this compare, i would asume this is the lens the sony unit is based upon?

Thanks for the replies, i did mean the 75-300 stan not 70-300. I will look round for the 100-300 also.

Thanks for the quick reply. I have been following a few of the beercan lenses on ebay and they seem to go for around the same as a new version of one of the above lenses. I dont know alot about optics and didnt know if the quality of the beercan was better or the same as the 70-300. i will have...

Sorry ladies and gents, I know there is a Sony alpha thread but i have looked through it and searched it for the answer to this question and have come up with no answer. As Jessops has the winter sale on at the moment for the 70-300 for £100, and sony have the cash back offer on to get the...

Hi I have been lurking here for a little while now i have just bought a sony a230 as my first DSLR. I am looking into taking a course to improve my eye for detail and learning how to use the camera, so expect many beginner questions. :):wave: