Shallow DOF with Minolta 50mm 1.4 & Agfa APX 100

[@jonlouis2582]

I always enjoy your videos, and this one was great. I happened to find a lot of Minolta gear in several junk shops, and the junk bin of a camera shop. When I tested them I was shocked, the lenses are good, very good. The 35/2.8 MD lens is the sharpest lens I have ever tested. The 50/1.4 MD lens was really, really good.

[@ThePhotographyMinimalist]

Thank you for your kind comments, greatly appreciated! I was also surprised that the Minolta lenses have such a good image quality. The 35 2.8 is a lens on my wish list!

[@CopperSmith1]

so how much did u spend on the 50 1.4 md bought from the junk shop

[@ThePhotographyMinimalist]

@@CopperSmith1 I did not buy the 50mm 1.4 at the junk shop. I bought it from a private seller together with a Minolta SRT101 for 35,00 euro's.

[@jonlouis2582]

@@CopperSmith1 No, junk shop lenses were only slow standards like 55/2, etc. I think that one was $1 US, and one of my favorite lenses. Also a few zooms, and 135mm with some scratches.

[@billlinehan5286]

Thanks for the video. I have a Minolta x700 and a 1.4 lens. Your video was right on topic for me 👍

[@ThePhotographyMinimalist]

Great! Good luck!

[@hamish5214]

Very nice depth of field! Sadly I don't have a f1.4 lens... I have to cope with f2.8 hahahaha

[@ThePhotographyMinimalist]

If you have a fastest aperture of 2.8, then I guess you have a wide angle lens?

[@CopperSmith1]

what does "sometimes built with plastic and plastic"meaning🤣

[@ThePhotographyMinimalist]

Ahhh, a joke or a serious question? Many lenses were made with/of plastic, even the lens.

[@CopperSmith1]

@@ThePhotographyMinimalist oh,i remember.when i was a child,i played with a telescope.and its lenses were really made of plastic.