Minolta MD 24-50mm 1:4.0 zoom vs primes comparison.
In most cases, top-rated fixed focal lenses are better than zooms, but it isn’t always true, and here is one of the exclusions.
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Sony 35mm 1:2.8 FE – demo photography
Full lens name: Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA
Any author of reviews needs to support the idea that not only bricks-walls are photographed by him, but he is able to make a few not bad photos at least. Here the article about it.
All photos are taken: Greece – Crete – Hanya, Sony 35mm 1:2.8 FE, Sony A7II (EXIF presented), Capture One, 2x resized
Minolta MD 35-70mm 1:3.5 Zoom Macro lens review
Folks speak a lot about this lens, probably it is the most famous manual zoom ever.
Minolta MD 135mm 1:2.0 samples
Any author of reviews needs to support the idea that not only bricks-walls are photographed by him, but he is able to make a few not bad photos at least. Here the article about it.
All photos are taken: Greece – Crete – Hanya, Minolta MD 135mm F2.0, Sony A7II (F2 in EXIF is fake because adapter has been used), Capture One, 2x resized
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Techart PRO Leica M – Sony E Adapter review
I’ve got a few questions from friends about what I think about Techart PRO adapter, so this short article is something like an answer, just my personal opinion.
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Minolta MD 24-50mm 1:4.0 Zoom lens review.
The zoom which is strongly recommended, even independently of the photographer’s personal preferences and of used crop-factor. This lens will work great in any case.
Minolta MD 24-35mm 1:3.5 Zoom vs primes comparison.
It is believed that the sharpness of prime lenses is better than that of the zooms… Mostly.
Minolta MD 24-35mm 1:3.5 Zoom – lens review
Well, this is the first review about zoom-lens on the site. And this zoom is genius, as it often happens with Minolta.
Tests of this lens are divided for 24mm, 28mm, 35mm groups.
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Minolta and Canon – 50mm 1:1.4 lenses comparison:
I consider this article to be my most serious attempt to answer the question – which 50mm F1.4 lens is better – Canon New FD or Minolta MD.
There are many such comparisons on the Internet. But not one of the known for me does not satisfy me. The reasons are different: some have been made on a crop camera, some compare 58mm lens with a 50mm lens from the same distance, some compare Canon New FD with Minolta Old MC. Someone simply makes mistakes in focusing or does not keep in mind the field curvature. Or performs the tests at a distance of 50 cm and in the center only.
But this is a very important comparison. The fact is that such lenses, 50/1.4 – are the main point of the product lines for all serious companies. Having the best fast fifty in a production line can be named as ‘companies honor’. Even for today. As you can see, I understand responsibility.
Regarding Canon FDn 50/1.4 and Minolta MD 50/1.4: both lenses are very similar. Flange focal distance is 41.9mm for Canon and 43.50mm for Minolta. Both are from the last product lines of the pre-autofocus era. Both were in production at the same time. Both have the same schemes – 7 elements in 6 groups, ‘planars’. Both even look similar. Prices on auctions are very close.. Etc. OK, let’s do the comparison
This comparison is correct only for conditions and equipment used for tests. Test results can differ if any element is changed.
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Canon New FD 50mm 1:1.4 (nFD) lens review.
The modern popularity of Canon pushes manual old FD-mount lenses to the list of popular optics among collectors and photographers, and in fact, it is deserved.
