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No one can argue the quality of Minolta glass. I'm tickled to death that my Sony body is compatible with the old Minolta lenses. This 50mm is a great everyday lens but particularly good for portraits indoors. This lens excels in low light situations and has a very nice creamy bokeh. The sharpness is a bit soft at 1.7 and probably performs best at f4-f8. Having said that, however for the price I don't think you can find a better lens out there. It's autofocus is very fast on my A550. I think it's a winner!!
$20 for a portrait lens for your mirrorless system (if you have an MD adapter) is quite a deal. Mind you, this lens on modern day cameras isn't too sharp, but for portraits, you don't want sharp. Unless, of course, you're going for that grungy look or if you want to show exaggerated wrinkles and blemishes for a dramatic look, then this lens is probably not for you. But hey, $20 let's you experience the Focal Length at least for a really cheap price.
I bought it to use with a Sony Alpha 200. Until then i understood why people always said that Sony could not be compared with Canon and Nikon. But using the 50mm the colors and sharpness the camera becomes much better! Its still not a profi camera, but the results are excelent. Beautiful bouquet, the aperture f1.7 makes it possible to take great photos without flash in almost all indoor places. The lens are fast, cheap and build to last.
Every photographer of any camera should have a standard 50mm lens. This Minolta 50mm f1.7 lens is quite unique for it's appearance. Though it looks very cute and small, it does quite a lot of neat things. Photo quality is outstanding due to the fact that it has an eye like us. Very good lens for low-light pictures and sharp tact pictures from a strong/rugged body. When I received mine from auction from Ebay, I loved the look of it. I treat this thing better than my other Minolta Lens. Installed it onto my A200 and A900, worked flawlessly and very fast focusing. Pictures turned out OUTSTANDING!! Recommended. Get it for a good price on EBAY!! I've heard that the Minolta 50mm f/1.4 is better and more expensive because it's a better quality lens. But I think I'll stay with the f/1.7 for now until I can afford it. Fast, tact-sharp, has retractable lens hood, very compact and dependable for such a neat lens, simple to use, less weight and smaller size lens to fit in bag, and it's a strong lens.Read full review
So I don't get swayed much by numbers, and I am more hands on, thus why I bought a Sony Alpha opposed to a Canon or Nikon. I sure am glad I did (Sony makes most of Nikons high end sensors anyhow)I bought an A230 and while not a top shelf pro camera, my pictures rival anything Canikon can spit out. So I decided I neede a fast portrait lens yet didn't want to drop $400- $500 just yet knowing full well I may be awful at photography, not true I apparently have a knack fo it and this lens has helped a great deal. Super fast, sharp, beautiful colors. I couldn't be more happy with this lens, as a matter of fact it gets the most use of all 3 of my lenses. You have to really dig for a good copy of this lens, but if you do like I did, the pay off is well worth it. Minolta lenses are great and I am working on getting a "Beercan" just to have in the arsenal. Don't be fooled or pressured by folks saying Nikon or Canon cameras are the best, chances are they have Sony components and most dSLR's today are just as good as each other just different buttons. I hope this helps anyone looking into a Minolta lens!Read full review
