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I have the Sony A6500 ASPC camera and so far I love it. I have been collecting lenses for it since I got it and find that some excellent lens that are no longer being made is the Minolta brand that was bought out by Sony several years ago. I have the Zeiss 55 1.8 full frame lens and it is a killer of a lens. Highly recommended. I wanted a lens that I could use and not care about as much as the Zeiss is around 700-750 dollars. I wanted a sharp lens and seeing how the Sony A6500 has in body stabilization, an OSS lens was not really on top of my list. I have other lenses that are Sony "A" mount lenses and so I have the Sony LAEA3 and Sony LAEA4 lens adapters. I use the EA3 adapter for my Sigma A mount 18-35MM lens and it works great. I have the LAEA4 for all the other lenses that have screw drive focus. So far the list is the Minolta 100mm macro, the 28-135mm macro, the 75-30mm Macro and now the 50MM 2.8 Macro. The Minolta lenses have a deep color that almost matches the Zeiss lenses. They also have, after going down on the focal length, the sharpness that I love with the Zeiss 55 1.8 and the Zeiss Touit 12mm 2.8. The Minolta 50MM 2.8 Lens combined with the LAEA4 adapter works really well with the Sony A6500. Yes, the focus is not up to the native lenses....but the native lenses are far and few between and the cost of the Sony lenses are sometimes out of this world. The auto focus as I mentioned, is not as quick as the native lenses but is pretty darned good and accurate. Some focus options are not available with the LAEA4 adapter and this lens. I have to move the focal length of the 50mm 2.8 Minolta to f3.5 before it starts to get the sharpness that I love with the Zeiss lenses. That I expected as all my Minolta lenses are sharp but not at wide open. The color is very natural and saturated which is to say it is for the most part way better than the native Sony lenses. I owned the Sony 1.8 50 and it was a good lens....but it was not as deep and rich in the colors as this Minolta. I would highly recommend the Minolta 50MM 2.8 Macro lens. Just understand that it is an older lens and has limitations that can be pretty much overcome with experience.Read full review
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I think this lens would be a "must have" for anyone who wants to do closeup photography. It focuses quietly, rapidly and smoothly. I bought it mainly to shoot plants and flowers. Then, thinking I had more urgent uses, I used it at home and took it to the bank to take pictures of my jewelery--something I should have done years ago to create a record of important pieces for the insurance company, police, whomever. I also tried it on coins, and stamps. I could not ask for clearer brighter, better pictures. Very impressive, indeed, without any computer enhancement. Both circle lens light and regular flash worked well with it. I used it on Minolta xi cameras. I can only imagine what it will do on Sony Alpha 350, 700 and 900, even 100 or 200. I am planning to find out soon. I recommend this lens to everyone interested in closeup photographic work.Read full review
Very good fast lens with great optics and pleasing results. I would love to have focus limiter like SAL50M28 but than again, the price difference makes up for the lack of it. If you are looking to pick up good quality lens for your Sony DSLR/SLT cameras (I have A55), this would be a good prime to have. Keep in mind APS-C crop factor of ~1.5x usually means you will be standing farther from your subject than you like (except in macro shots) which is a negative for tight spots wher eyou can't move around much. This is expected with any full frame lense on APS-C sensors though. Overall, highly recommended all in one prime lens that can do macro and take great low light shots.
With my camera I have several lenses. This is the latest and the best ever. I bought it for the macro option it has but it offers so much more. Crisp an clear images. Every picture looks great.
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This is an excellent 1:1 Macro lens. I've had it for about 8 years now and it performs flawlessly. I also moved it from my old film Minolta Maxxum 600i to the Digital Konica-Minolta 7D. Still an excellent performer. The construction is rugged and size is relatively small. The front element is deeply recessed inside the lens chamber so there is no need for hoods and no flare issues unless you're shooting directly into the sun. The Autofocus is also very fast with it. I think it has both aspherical elements and LD glass. That's why the image quality is so good. About the only negative thing I can say is that the limiter switch was very shabby and broke off. Now I use a pair of tweezers to switch to Macro Mode. However, that's after almost a decade of use and I could have fixed it easily. Just wasn't worth the effort. If you need a longish Macro lens for your Digital Camera, this one is great because with the conversion factor it becomes like a 75mm Macro Portrait lens. Just great. Get it if you can find a good deal for it.Read full review
