wow congrats Kevin, I have the same lens Minolta Rokkor 50mm f1.7, I bought it about 35 bucks more than a year, was my first MF lens, and really, very happy with that, is very sharp, nice Constrast.
is one my favorite lenses
these were my first shots with this lens a year ago, my first attempts with my NEx5n in MF, and I still love it for portraits.
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