Minolta AF 50mm F1.4 A-mount lens review by Bassplayer
 Bassplayer#11145 date: May-28-2013 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | missing |
| price paid: | 151 ukp |
| positive: | Fast Compact; Minolta colours; Flare control is fine with aftermarket hood; Razor sharp at f/4 Better than average sharpness at f/1.4 |
| negative: | Well the integral lens hood is fiddly to extend and utterly useless when in position. Flare (unless aftermarket hood fitted) |
| comment: | Bought from e.bay about three months ago and has become a must-have in the camera bag. Only three of my 14 lenses go everywhere with me and this is one of them. As mentioned above the integral lens hood is a joke and as a consequence flare can be a problem - however I bought a three position rubber extendable hood (again on e.bay) for just a few pounds and it's done a fabulous job of eliminating flare pretty much completely. A great lens for extremely low light work and indoor flashless photography. The usual superb Minolta colour rendering is here but this lens, I find, is also particularly excellent as a tool for high contrast black and white work. |
; 10MPrating summary
- total reviews: 124
- sharpness: 4.68
- color: 4.81
- build: 4.64
- distortion: 4.77
- flare control: 4.13
- overall: 4.60