Here's a brief look at the Konica Minolt AF DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 zoom lens.  Scroll down for the review. Lens Konica Minolta AF DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 zoom lens Box contents Front and rear caps, hood and users manual. Cost $199 retail by itself, or $100 as part of kit. Build quality OK to Good Additional information Same as Sony DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 Specifications below   Optical configuration 11 elements in 9 groups Angle of view 77°-23°  Sony reads 76°-23° Aperture 7 blades, circular Full frame and APS-C APS-C only, 35mm equivalent, 27-105mm Depth of field and focus scales? Nothing Minimum focus, image plane to subject 14.4"  (366mm) Minimum focus, end of lens barrel to subject 7.9"  (201mm) Hard stop at infinity focus? No Length changes when focusing? Yes Focus ring turns in AF? Yes, lens barrel itself Filter size 55mm Filter ring rotates? Yes, lens barrel itself Distance encoder? Yes Max magnification 0.25x Min. F/stop F/22-36 Sony teleconverter compatible? No Length changes when zooming? Yes Dimensions W x L (my measurements) 2.6" x 3.0"   66mm x 77mm  Maximum  extended length (my measurements) 3.7"  (93mm)                                                       Weight bare (my scale) 8.3oz  (236g)  9.1oz (259g) with caps Requisite product shots. Front element Look at that massive lens hood.   I tested this lens and the optically identical Sony DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6, both tested the same so I decided to post just the one review.  If you want to know how the Konica Minolta AF DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 performed, go to the Sony review here.