7:00 Said _"... which one you pick ... boils down to what other lenses you have, you may have a Minolta or Pentax adpator already"._ Missing option : you may have a modern Pentax DSLR already - that Pentax lens will fit straight onto it. Sony bought the Minolta camera company in 2006 but later discontinued the mount, even before mirrorless.
I started with Minolta XG-1 in the early 90's, then XD-7 and X500, and I still use the lenses on Sony A7R2 and NEX. I never really liked the 50mm 1.7, no matter which version. The old 55mm 1.8 and 58mm 1.4 have more character, smoother bokeh and are more solid. And the 50mm f1.4 HG is sharper. The 50mm 1.7 always bored me a bit. On the other hand, I used the af version quite a lot on the Dynax 5, because the autofocus was much faster than the f1.4 version.
I wish you mentioned how the two lenses compare on CAs. Pentax M is a descendant of SMC Tokumar, so one would expect decent coatings. Not sure about the Minolta from the same period.
I always love your videos, and I always watch them. Enjoy your comparison. I have the same Minolta lens that I bought with a Minolta xg1 a couple years ago. Anyway, thank you for your photos and you videos!!
@@shedendman well the two lenses are very very similar, with the Pentax (I think) having a tiny advantage in edge sharpness. So on APS-C, I think they will even be more similar, since you're basically cropping the edges out.
Minolta SR has a quite short flange distance, shorter than any DSLR system on the market. That's why you can't use a simple adapter without a correction lens. And things like focus peaking and magnification in the evf, and of course ibis help a lot with manual focus lenses. A really good recommendation would be a used A7R2 - great sensor, good viewfinder and ibis, but cheap, because the autofocus is lame.
@@mrbaiser4133 I'm sure that Juan was not using an adaptor with a correction lens for the Minolta lens. The comparison would have been meaningless if he had.
