Monday, 12 February 2007

Arrival of my prime lens

Finally the minolta maxxum 50mm F1.7 prime lens is added to complete my dSLR system line up, thanks to dyxum forum member jeff from US who sold it to me at just USD$65 including shipping cost.

The used lens price has gone mad on ebay to GBP50-60 easily. My ultimate target is the sony alpha 50mm F1.4 but it's selling new in KL at RM1,400. I am happy with the F1.7 since the 1 stop different doesn't really affect much on photos that i want to take at the moment.
my line up from left to right: 70-210mm F.4 beercan, 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 (will get rid of it if the price is right to fund for a minolta 100-300mm APO D), 50mm F1.7 and 18-70mm F3.5-5.6

tested the lenses at borough market during the weekend, the outcome was satisfying, will post the photos later after editting, not yet familiar with the commands in adobe photoshop cs2 yet.

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