<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Application
AF	I-Application
Macro	O
100	O
mm	O
2.8	O
lens	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
macro	O
lens	O
produced	O
by	O
Minolta	O
that	O
was	O
renowned	O
for	O
its	O
sharpness	O
all	O
the	O
while	O
garnering	O
raving	O
reviews	O
also	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
still	O
having	O
an	O
aperture	O
of	O
2.8	O
coupled	O
with	O
its	O
focal	B-Algorithm
length	I-Algorithm
of	O
100	O
mm	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
double	O
duty	O
lens	O
for	O
macro	O
photography	O
and	O
portraiture/portrait	O
photography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
macro	O
lens	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
D	O
lens	O
that	O
works	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
D	O
series	O
flash	O
units	O
and	O
select	O
Maxxum	B-Application
camera	O
bodies	O
for	O
the	O
ADI	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ADI	O
flash	O
distance	O
metering	O
and	O
execution	O
of	O
the	O
ADI	O
flash	O
units	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
balanced	O
lighting	O
of	O
the	O
subject	O
matter	O
,	O
thereby	O
allowing	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Application
AF	I-Application
100	O
mm	O
to	O
perform	O
admirably	O
well	O
in	O
a	O
situation	O
needing	O
a	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
2006	O
production	O
and	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
lens	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Application
AF	I-Application
Macro	O
100	O
mm	O
lens	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
while	O
being	O
identical	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
company	O
's	O
markings	O
.	O
</s>
