Who has changed from Minolta to Sony, can draw on the wide range of itself on the market Minolta lenses. Compared this cutting in to the Sony lenses which value for money concerns very well. The Minolta 1: 1.7 / 50mm is one of the sharpest lenses offered for Minolta / Sony A-mount. In addition to the sharp very good resolution images in the outstanding color reproduction in the typically nuanced, neutral Minolta Color a property that excites me again today. Who the possibility still a good used one today: / 50 to acquire oder1.7 / 50 1.4 lens, I can only advise to. Alternatives yet sharpness lenses can only be found in much higher price ranges at Zeiss. By extension of 1.5x focal length (50mm) to 75mm, it is as a portrait lens, as well as for Marco-, product photography and ideal when shooting under low light conditions. A distinction is the embodiment. I have a full metal construction as shown above the legendary "Beercan" Baur oak, which were very precisely. From me a clear recommendation.