50mm f3.5 AF Macro Lens

"The Minolta Maxxum Autofocus Lens System is one of the world's most complete lens systems, covering every kind of lens from wideangle, telephoto, and wide-range zooms to large-aperture, reflex, and soft focus types. Only Minolta Maxxum AF lenses are expressly made to link perfectly with your Minolta Maxxum AF SLR. Every Maxxum AF lens locks into your Minolta camera to form an integrated unit that allows focus and exposure data to flow from the lens' read-only memory (ROM) integrated circuit to the camera's central processing unit.Each Maxxum AF lens is a product of Minolta's advanced computer-assisted optical design. Minolta is one of the few camera makers who insist on making our own optical glass. Our uncompromising quality control in every aspect of the lens-making craft assures you of the finest performance. If you're ready to dramatically expand your photography, experience the Minolta Maxxum AF lens system. Minolta is one of the few major camera manufacturers in the world who make their very own lenses. When used with manual-focusing Minolta X-Series SLR cameras, these lenses offer unmatched accuracy, color rendition, and performance. Minolta manufacturers each lens, including the optical glass, with the utmost dedication to quality and precision. Scores of painstaking procedures are required, in addition to continuous inspections at every step of production."