Konica Minolta Normal AF 50mm f/1.7 Lens

For clarity, all other lenses are compared to this lense as a "base-line." This is because it is as good as it gets. You won't find a sharper lense than one of the "prime" lenses. This lense has a massive aperture.

At f1.7, you can take photos in low light at the same shuuter speeds that other lenses take in the day time. Often in low light, the photo I take looks very close to what I see with my natural eye.

This lens is light weight and simple to operate. They are inexpensive and considering the cost (versus a "new" lens today), a complete steal.

I have many other lenses, many that zoom past this lense, and many that are wider. I didn't think I would use it much but just purchased it because they are only about $80-100 on the used market. Boy was I surprised. I use this lense as many as my other "high priced" zoom lenses.

As more and more amateur photographers switch to DSLR, these lenses will eventually get snatched up. The prices are already increasing. Pick one up, you won't be sorry.

This is a younger sibling of 50/1.4.
What I must to say?
It is very capable lens. Needn't to compare its sharpness to any zooms, include sharp Zeiss 16-80 and Minolta 24-85 - this lens is much sharper.
This lens is essential for portraits on cropped sensors - APS-C, it's EFR is about 75 mm that with 1.7 (slightly softer) or 2.0 (more sharper) diaphragm let you do what you want. Bokeh is not as good as in 85/1.4, but not bad at all.
Building quality is excellent.
It is pity that Sony dropped support of this lens and switch to much more expensive 50/1.4

I bought this lens to use on my Sony Alpha 350. I have previously used its manual focus counterpart on my Minolta 35mm cameras. This lens has very quickly became one of my favorites. It is super fast to focus and gives excellent results without fail. I highly recommend it for anyone planning to do much portrait work with their Sony DSLR

This ia a fast sharp lens which is excellent for portrait. You cannot beat the value for this prime lens. Just be aware of the conditions as some of these lens are over 20 years old, some may have a little rattle. But nothing your cameral technicians cannot fix with a couple of bucks.

At one side this lens seem quite expensive due to the hype on eBay. On the other hand is for sure the best lens in my drawer. It is clear because the others are zoom lens. Most of all there are no aberations at all, and images are ofcourse very crisp. Front part is not rotating so usage of filters is piece of cake.

Having just purchased an A700, I needed one fast lens. I can work around most things with a slower zoom, but when you need light, you need light. The only alternative is a fast lens.

Build quality is excellent, sharpness is also excellent with almost edge to edge sharpness at any aperture. Wonderful Minolta colors and resolution. I have purchased another one for a back-up because this lens is almost indispensable. I also plan on eventually purchasing the full-frame A900 body (when it is available as a "used" camera on ebay) and this will work perfectly as the "normal" lens as it did in film cameras. I am also going to look at other high-quality Minolta lenses with that in mind. The prices are going up now so it's time to make decisions.

More rediscovered stuff from Minolta.

This lens should be in every Maxxum or Alpha photographer's camera bag. It's inexpensive, well-built, compact, very fast, and high quality. Combined with the in-body image stabilization of the Maxxum 7D/5D and the Alpha A100, this makes an excellent low-light, no-flash photography lens. It is sharp and produces excellent images.

Get it today and keep it in your bag. I find myself using it regularly and always producing terrific results. When I was shooting my daughter for a Christmas card picture, I grabbed this lens instead of some more expensive ones, partially for the ease of handling (small and light) but also for the image quality.

compact and high quality lens for digital photograph
why sony does not continue to produce this one

NOTE: Camera: Minolta Maxxum 5D. I bought this lens primarily for headshot photography - indoors and outside. Other lenses I own are the Minolta 70-210mm 1:4 (32) (beercan) and the Tamron 17 - 50mm 1:2.8.

Minolta's 50mm f1.7 prime (meaning fixed - it cannot be zoomed in/out) lens is hands down the sharpest lens I have yet used on my Minolta Maxxum 5D. I can now see every detail on a subject. The eyes of my subjects are especially clear. I do not know if it's because this lens is a prime, or not, but it focuses much faster than my other two lenses.
And at f1.7, this lens is a master in low-light situations. I can keep my ISO low and still get beautifully lit low-light photographs.

I do not have anything bad to say about this lens. If you own a Konica Minolta/Sony Alpha digital camera, this lens is a must in your arsenal. You can find it for a fantastic price on ebay.

Bright, clear picture. Very nice for indoor and portrait photograghing. It is excellent for Sony DSLR users if you are looking for something much less expensive than Sony lens.

The price was right. The lens was in very good condition and worked well on my camera. The lens is excellent for low light use or for portrait work. All those who have a Sony A100 should have this lens. It is sharp , sharp, sharp.

I have a very good 18-70mm zoom lens for my Sony Alpha 100 camera, so the focal length of this lens falls inside that range. However, I wanted a faster - f1.7 instead of f3.5 - lens which, as a fixed focal length rather than a zoom, is somewhat sharper. The lens is also smaller and lighter than the zoom lens, making it easier to use for candid, available light photography.

The Minolta lens I purchased works perfectly on the Sony camera and is everything I hoped it would be.

great autofocus, great lens, sharpness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!

Price compared value this lens is very good. Low weight, compact size bright light. The pictures made with this lens definitely nicer than the pictures made with kit lenses.

It works like described, and was shipped quickly! The seller was quick and efficient. This lens works great!

Uno de los mejores fabricados por Minolta. Apertura máxima de 1,7 que garantiza una amplia luminosisdad del objetivo.

I've been use this lens only for a month,

image quality is excellent
F1.7 is great
High speed auto focus

highly recommended

This lens is SO much crisper than the Sony counterparts. Much better construction in my opinion. I would advise everybody with a Sony DSLR to have one in the arsenal. Super color, and FAST, a must for most work.

The price was reasonable. The camera lens arrived on time and was as described by the seller. I would buy from this seller again.

If you have a Sony Dslr and need a fast general purpose lens then this
is just the ticket. This lens works out to be a 75mm (35m equilivant )on my Sony A200 and will focus down to just about 1 foot. The beauty of this lens is that you can find them on ebay for under a $100.... Thats hard to beat in this day and age.

I purchased one of these lenses about 12 years ago and used it on a couple of Minolta bodies before it was stolen with the rest of my camera gear about 3 years ago. After a move to a 7D and then an A700, I found that I had a use for a prime lens in that focal range. The lens that I got was in very good condition and at the right price.

I love this camera lens. It takes amazing pictures on my Sony camera. I bought it to take portraits.

-laudably is that has the large assortment.
-And negatively is which enough bidder does not dispatch in the Croatia and has and those whose dispatch charges are too big.