Minolta MD 50mm 1:2

[Phillip Reeve]

 

This is a very small, cheap and light lens with surprisingly good performance.

 

• Built quality is not great, other Minoltas feels nicer

• the corners sharpen up surprisingly fast, better than with any other 50 from the era I have used

• lateral CA and Distortion are very well corrected

• it is very light and small

• bokeh is okay 

 

 

All in all a very capable lens which often sells for $10.

A little more detail can be found in my full Minolta MD 50mm 1:2 review

 

 

 

[dixeyk]

oh man, cheap AND a Minolta...my resolve is weakening

[OldNoob]

Simply beautiful wonderful composition.

[Golem]

oh man, cheap AND a Minolta...my resolve is weakening

Resolve ? RESOLVE ? ?

 

Like ten bucks is gonna kill you ?

 

Just Do It :-)

 

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[steve of stonehenge]

Nice photos, especially the last one with the glass and sunset (unless you drink beer at sunrise). 

[dixeyk]

Resolve ? RESOLVE ? ?

 

Like ten bucks is gonna kill you ?

 

Just Do It :-)

 

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Okay it does a bit silly when you put it that way

[Marve Almar]

Thanks for the inspiration on this! I had one in an old bag that I didn't even bother to test since I have a few 50 mm's. Have used it at a few occasions now and it looks nice.