nex5n with Minolta MD ROKKOR-X 50mm 1:1.7

IMO your shots are good the way it is, if you're having troubles with manual focusing the only thing I can suggest is the NEX's focus peaking feature (this makes manual focusing with the NEX a breeze).

The lens itself is very good (and is one of my favourites) and it will depend on how you use it, I tried to use it as an everyday general purpose lens but I found the focal length (75mm with the crop) to be a bit long and narrow, however I find it perfect for portraiture.

Nowadays I use my voigtlander 35mm as my everyday general purpose lens as it equates to a 50mm on the NEX, but I always go back to this lens though if I want to take portraits, I find that the combination of focal length, and it's fantastic bokeh qualities perfect for portraiture.

 

Freddy, I liked the two photos of the young lady best, especially because she doesn't have that "I'm hot and posing" look. What kind of post-processing, if any, are you doing (Aperture, Lightroom, other)?

The telephone is interesting as well, would probably lend itself to mild HDR (usually works great with metal) and a little more of the reflection on the side.

 

The pictures are nice and I like how they came out. I plan on getting this lens too. I accidentally bought the 50mm f1:2 from ebay thinking it was a 1.2 lol

 

I found the 1.2 to have a tiny less bokeh than it's wider apertured siblings, but it's also a lot sharper than them. If youre shooting something and sharpness is the name of the game rather than oof rendition, this lens will be a good choice.

 

Very beautiful shots! I especially like the b/w images (I'm a b/w fan) the tones, contrast and amount of oof is spot on. Very nice capture

 

Great images mate. I really love them

 

Great results with this camera / lens combination!

 

THIS!
Fantastic!!

 

Nice shots...I am getting this lenses too.

 

The shot of the policeman is great!  

 

That shot of the policeman is brilliant. The composition and expression are spot on!
Cheers,
Paul

 

This is awesome. Which Minolta MD to Sony E mount adapter do you use?

 

I know I'm necroposting for my first post in this forum, but thanks for this thread. I have been out of real photography since film was still popular. I will be getting a NEX 5 from a friend in the next week or so. I just won an auction on ebay for this lens and a 28mm 2.8 along with the nex md adapter.

I've been looking all over to find images taken with this combination. All the shots are great, well the few I can see, the ones from the first post don't show for me. The b/w are excellent, I particularly like the NYPD shot. Were these shot with the monochrome mode in camera? Or converted in post?