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Anonymous
Sup /p/.

I just got an adapter to mount my dad's old Minolta MD lenses onto my Olympus E-500. It's a good way for me to experiment and play around without needing to spend money on film. And, of course, these are fucking sharp as hell lenses. Here's a shot taken with all three macro filters on (+1, +2, and +4). I know, hurts the sharpness. But now that I can finally play with these lenses with a DSLR, it's cool.

By the way, lenses are a 35mm f2.8, 50mm f2, and 70-210mm f4.

Pic's not resized so you can see its sharpness, but I did tone down the jpg compression a bit so it doesn't take forever to load.
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>> Anonymous
Honestly, not that sharp (compared to modern digital lenses, that is). I know, I went through a whole MD phase, then subsequently a M42 phase. Now almost all my lenses are AF and actually designed to be used with my camera.
>> Anonymous
>>212405
No? You don't think? I thought most of that would be due to ghosting from having all that glass in front of the lens. Oh well. C&C on anything else?
>> Anonymous
>>212415
I mean, a "sharp" MD lens is about as sharp as a normal Minolta/Canon/Nikon full-frame lens. But there are lots of more expensive lenses, especially APS-C ones, that are considerably sharper. That's not to say working with old MF lenses, especially Minolta MD ones, isn't fun. It is, and it's a cheap way to get great glass. The 58mm f/1.2 is only around $300, if that's your kind of bag.
>> Anonymous
>>212419
Oh I forgot to add, a LOT of the sharpness is lost because of the glass in the adapter. Without the need for it, you can probably get similar results to any modern lens.
>> Anonymous
>>212420
It's glass-less. 4/3s has a shorter focal point between rear element and sensor so the adapter just basically acts as a spacer and of course changes the mount. The smaller sizes made possible by the system is why people love to mount delicious pancake lenses onto the new e-420, which is the world's smallest DSLR from what I hear.