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Build quality is equally as robust with nothing coming apart over the years. The lens IQ is amazing, it has a very, very devoted following and is considered one of the finest fast 50s made. I like my 50’s to be less than 250 grams on my A7 and I don’t want the barrel too long. I have numerous standard lenses across different brands and I have a criteria in my head now when just looking for a right lens.
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The MC was my father’s and I’ve used it to learn to photograph since I was a kid (finally) allowed to use his reflex (an SRT-101), but for the MD I paid around 5€And there are at least a few other Minolta lenses that I can vouch about (I use them on a Sony A7r, that usually shows when a lens is not good enough pretty fast):– 50/1.2– 35/1.8(these two have the loveliest bokeh, but are a tad pricer)– 200/4 (quite good from wide open, but at f/8 and f/11 is really really sharp, even if low contrast)BTW, great blog! I never miss one of your posts ?. We’ve not encountered any MD or Rokkor lenses in which the focus ring’s rubber has degraded.Operationally, the lens feels much better than the equivalent offering from Canon.Īn even cheaper alternative, not only without sacrificing image quality but actually even improving it, would be the Minolta MC or MD 55/1.7.I have both versions, and while the MC performs better toward infinity, the MD is sharper at close-range. Focus touch is further aided by a diamond-patterned rubber grip that stands up well against the test of time. This allows for excellent subject isolation in up-close shooting, excellent bokeh, and makes the lens a natural at product photography.
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The aperture ring clicks nicely into its detents with deliberate precision, making viewless aperture adjustments easily trackable. The focus ring spins smoothly with a perfectly weighted fluidity, with just enough resistance to enable pinpoint precise focusing with classic cameras and with new electronic viewfinders.Close focus distance is great for a 50mm, at 1.5 ft. Still, the plastic ring of this MD version is strong and durable, though admittedly not as nice (or heavy) as its metal predecessor. In later models it’s made of plastic, while in earlier versions it’s aluminum.
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