Review 2 of 27
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$40.00
from ebay Summary: I bought this lens on ebay because it was cheap. I sold or gave away 3 zoom lenses because it was SO good. This lens convinced me to change from a few zoom lenses to all prime lenses. It is extremely sharp and contrasty. Color rendition is outstanding. Flare is excellent and there is no vignetting (of course, I do not use the built in hood...I use a 49mm to 55mm step up ring and a screw on lens hood which is about 2 times as long as the built in one, and it is a matte finish metal). I briefly considered making the f/1.4 version my 50mm lens because it is about the same size and weighs only slightly more. When I tried the f/1.4, it was pretty much a wash in all areas except that the f/1.7 was MUCH faster focusing and the f/1.4 was, well, a half stop faster. I did not want to pay 4 times as much for the f/1.4, so I kept the f/1.7 and the money saved paid for 1/2 of the Maxxum 100mm f/2.8 macro. Strengths: Sharpness, color, performance with step up ring and larger screw in hood Weaknesses: my hood combination makes using a polarizer a touch challenging, but I am more than willing to put up with this minor inconvenience Similar Products Used: Minolta Maxxum primes and zooms, Sigma and Tamron zooms, Pentax manual focus primes Customer Service: none needed
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