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[lkiller123]

Elisha, about the Minolta 50mm prime lenses, how does the 50mm f/1.4 and f/1.7 compare besides the faster aperture?

[Elisha]

Elisha, about the Minolta 50mm prime lenses, how does the 50mm f/1.4 and f/1.7 compare besides the faster aperture?

i had the Minolta 50mm F/1.7 RS which optically was identical to the Original F/1.7 except a redesign in the body and the bokeh on it was good as well.
however it developed a back focus issue when i upgraded from an a300 to an a700 so i decided to spring for either the Minolta or Sony F/1.4 and happened to get a good deal on the Minolta from a forum buddy and went for it instead.
as for sharpness, they were both decent wide open. but at F2, the F/1.4 is razor sharp.

it looks puny on my a700 with a vertical grip attached

if i were to get another 50mm prime, i would go for the Sigma 50mm F/1.4 HSM which is supposed to be excellent!


i tend to soften my portraits though for a more pleasing skin effect. but here's an example of how sharp it is at F2 with proper light even after sliding the Clarity slider back to around -20 or so:

[Jokester_wild]

[hikaricloud]

[Marin]

Oh noes mirror pic.

I took it since I just got glasses. I can see waaaaay better now.




Camera: Canon 50D
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/2.0
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[inCore]

Model = Nikon D60
Exposure Time = 1/2"
F Number = F5.3
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 35mm

[Anemic]

Himeji Caste in Japan.
All auto settings with a Pentax K20D

[shazza]

Visiting marinas in Maine ...

[BeepBeep2]

Himeji Caste in Japan.
All auto settings with a Pentax K20D

I messed with your photo a bit:


Don't know what you think, though.

[bentleya]

Is everyone cool with 1024 x 683? or you want me to drop to 500 x 333?

[ANP !!!]

Wonderful portrait Elisha, the DOF is so sharp
That's a great SP Marin
Great shot Incore, love the light.
Excellent shot Shazza and others, amazing pictures.

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 73
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
Exposure: +1.15
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Lens: Sigma 10-20 EX HSM with a B+W #110 10stop ND

[Xcel]

Canon 500D
ISO 100
1/250s
F/11

[Elisha]

[labs23]

Early in the morning.

[Anemic]

Largest wodden man mabe building in the world. Small town called Nara in Japan.
Contains a gigantic Budda statue, 15 meter high!

[BeepBeep2]

Model = Fujifilm S700/S5700
Exposure Time = 1/40"
Aperture = F4.5
ISO = 64
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Focal Length = 6mm (lol) (35mm equiv.) 28mm

[bentleya]

[hikaricloud]

I was actually going to post this picture of mine...weird, lol.



Canon EOS Rebel X 35mm

[BeepBeep2]

Hehe, my photo was taken in Monterville...at least that is the mailing address. About 8 miles from the Elk River. (Randolph County)

[hikaricloud]

Yellow Spring, WV for me. I was just going through some of my older film photos and thought it would look nice...low and behold... :P

[Anemic]

I messed with your photo a bit:
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Don't know what you think, though.

I missed your post!
I meant to do that myself when I had the time. Just rebuild my computer but I had a couple of pics out on the net already so I figured that I post them first =)
Looks great! A bit bright mabye, but the original is way to dark.

[Elisha]

Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/2.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Minolta 50mm F/1.4

[AndrewZorn]

I keep coming back,



took this after spending hours cleaning individual keys.

[Particle]

[[XC] 2long4u]

Cool DOF shot. I was messing around a couple weeks ago on a shoot.