Minolta 50mm 1.4

[New_Zealand]

Minolta 50mm 1.4 Has anyone used this lens on their DSLR camera? I have an old film camera and this is the lens it has on it. It is in great condition and feels nice a heavy and not like how some of the newer lens feel. I'm guessing if I use this lens I will need some kind of adapter.

 

[c3hammer]

According to this site http://www.fotodiox.com/product_info.php?products_id=495 the adaptor required has a 1.4x magnification factor and will not provide the high quality that piece of glass is probably capible of. It would be a nice fast portrait lens on a GH2, but with the light loss and soft image it gives on a Canon EOS, not so much.

Cheers,
Pete

 

[Kit Hannah]

I use Minolta lenses on my Sony Nex-5n. Minolta makes great lenses, the 1.4 is awesome. It's the lens I keep on my camera 90% of the time. There is no crop factor on my system, no glass in between. They have some EOS adatpers on Ebay that don't have any glass...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Minolta-MD-...228?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43ac5018dc

 

[c3hammer]

The MD lenses on an EOS cam won't reach infinity focus without the glass which destroys the image quality the lens could produce. It's effectively a macro lens without the glass. Same exact issue that Canon FD glass has on EOS cams.

Cheers,
Pete

 

[Samuel H]

what c3hammer said (twice)

 

[Kit Hannah]

The MD lenses on an EOS cam won't reach infinity focus without the glass which destroys the image quality the lens could produce. It's effectively a macro lens without the glass. Same exact issue that Canon FD glass has on EOS cams.

Cheers,
Pete

Yeah, I read that somewhere. That's too bad. Lots of Canon users out there that can't take advantage.

 

[vision_filmz]

Yeah, I read that somewhere. That's too bad. Lots of Canon users out there that can't take advantage.

So basically we should switch to the Sony Nex....

 

[Kit Hannah]

So basically we should switch to the Sony Nex....

Umm, if you want to, but that's not what I said nor was I implying what-so-ever. Canon makes great cameras. I've owned multiple Canon cameras (a 60d up until last month) and I was never unhappy with any of them. I love when people put words in my mouth and feet in theirs. I genuinely think it sucks when a camera is limited by something like this. The OP asked specifically about Minolta Lenses. I happen to have lots of them and I am very happy with them. I think whatever camera you can make a nice Minolta lens work on, it's great. And when you can't, "it's too bad".

Don't jump to conclusions so quickly.