Huge and heavy lens, mechanically very good (open aperture AE works while shifting)
The lens has VFC (variable field curvature) feature, very unique with shifting ability.
see optics > http://artaphot.ch/minolta-sr/objektive/151-minolta-35mm-f28-shift-ca

It shifts +/-8mm for left and right, and also shifts +/-11mm for up and down, and also
you can shift the both directions (i.e. right + down, etc.) with limited shift accordingly.
see lens manual > http://www.pbase.com/kkawakami/acc_manuals_lens_shiftca_35mm