The Minolta MC 1:1.7 55mm is 50 years old but none the less it is one of my favorite normal lenses to use on the Sony a7. In this review I will tell you why.
Continue reading Review: Minolta MC Rokkor 1:1.7 55mm on Sony a7
I am a gear head. How do I know? Because I own about a dozen normal lenses.
Usually I enjoy the choice I have but I was asking myself what would happen if I had no choice and could use only one lens for a whole month? There is only one way to find out and so I decided that I would limit myself to the Minolta MC Rokkor 1:1.7 55mm which is 45-years-old and cost me $25.
When I started the project I was curious how it would affect my photography. I have always progressed the fastest when I was outside of my comfort zone and I expected that this project would give me many experiences outside my comfort zone.
In this post I will recapitulate my experience so far.
On day one I decided that the lens alone wouldn’t push me outside of my comfort zone enough so I decided to give myself additional challenges each day which would make the project more interesting.
For day one this was photographing in black and white only because color is usually essential for my pictures. I think it worked quite well as did using 55mm for zoo images.
Continue reading Project: $1500 camera with just one $25 lens for one month – updated
The Canon 1.2/85 is a legend of a lens and in this review I put it’s earliest incarnation to the test on my Sony a7II.
| Diameter | 81 mm |
| Length | 72 mm |
| Filter Thread | 72 mm |
| Weight | 756 g |
| Max. Magnification | 0.1 |
| Close Focusing Distance from the sensor | 1 m |
| Number of aperture blades | 9 |
| Elements/ Groups | 8/6, floating elements |
Continue reading Review: Canon FD 85mm 1:1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical