Sony "Carl Zeiss" 16-35 f/2.8
Minolta 24-105 f/3.5-4.5
Minolta 28mm f/2.0 prime.
The Minolta 28mm f/2.0 prime is a rather old lens, which is not available new any more. Sony only kept the 28mm f/2.8 on offer. It is a very special lens, designed for low light and giving a very particular look in available light photography. Some people refer to this look as "Minolta colors", but there is more to this story. The lens warrants a more detailed review than the simple comparison which is posted here. Here it simply looks less sharp than the CZ...
Here again, you need to click the pictures to see the full resolution. It should open in a new window (or new tab if you use them). This make it easier to open a few pictures and flip between them for comparison. Personally, I use tabs so I just need to click on them to flip back and for between the pictures I want to compare. The name of the pictures gives lens, focal length and aperture.
Here the center pictures:
f-stop | Sony CZ 16-35 | Minolta 24-105 | Minolta 28mm f/2.0 |
f/2.0 |  | ||
f/2.8 |  |  | |
f/4 |  |  |  |
f/5.6 |  |  |  |
f/8 |  |  |  |
f/11 |  |  |  |
The pictures from the prime were not taken on the same day and are a bit darker, but even when taken in exactly the same conditions, the prime gives warmer colors than the CZ zoom. The CZ is dead sharp full open, the 24-105 and the prime need to be stopped down a bit. The corners tell a very different story...
