Minolta MC 58/1.2 on A7r

[Youpii]

Hello

I made a quick review of the Minolta MC 58/1.2 against the Sony FE 55/1.8 ZA on the Sony A7r.

Please let me know what you think.

 

https://beautifullenses.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/minolta-mc-58-1-2/

 

 

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[Golem]

Cool. By f/4 they are, for most real applications, equal,

but at f/1.2 the new lens is just ... uhmnnn ... nowhere ! 

  

I prefer photographs that look like photographs. I don't

need a "2D facsimile" of reality. Reality is [usually] the

physical subject in front of the lens, but being physical

is cannot be rammed thru the glass and splattered all

over the sensor [or film]. 

  

Only light, modulated by the physical subject, makes it

thru the glass, and forms an image ... AN IMAGE, not

a replica. Not a cell-for-cell clone. Not a brick-for-brick

recreation with working fireplace and outhouse. I want

a 'photo'-'graph' of the subject. A 'light'-'picture' of the

subject ... and HONEST photographs LOOK like what

they really are ... pictures. Sorry about the shouting. I

get carried away a bit :-) 

  

Anywho thanks for the comparison. Restores my faith. 

 

 

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[VLReviews]

Nice. I like it

 

The building as target is a good choice. I still hope to fetch a 58 f/1.2 for less then 350 € someday...

[kabauterman]

I had the 58 1.2 but I sold it just because the 50mm 1.4 is just 15% of the Price but 100% of the performance just without the little step in extra light but with a far better sharpness wide open. There is really no point for the 1.2 lens expect the "must have" feeling.

[JimmyD]

Yes, except for the "must have feeling." 

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[activatedfx]

That MC 58/1.2 is a beautiful lens for sure. I had one for a few weeks and enjoyed using it on my A7ii. After some informal testing, I found that it was not quite as sharp as my Hexanon 50/1.4, and the OOF blurring and Bokeh was also better on the Hex 50/1.4. I would have kept the 58 just for f/1.2 fun, but the weight of it was a big downside. Like attaching a bowling ball to the A7ii.

 

All with A7ii at f/1.2

 

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