First impression close-ups with the A-mount Minolta AF 50mm 1:2.8 Macro, the world's first autofocus macro lens, mounted on a Sony DSLR-A350. The lens, acknowledged sharpness, color rendition, and solid build quality, is completely compatible and can be used interchangeably with Sony DT and other Alpha series lenses on Alpha DSLR cameras. Sony rebadged a dozen A-mount Minolta AF lenses, added a few of their own, and a couple of tele converters for use on the Sony Alpha DSLRs when they took over the brand.
The compact and well-built 7 elements in 6 groups with 7 aperture blades lens has a plastic exterior, metal mount, and metal focusing ring. The lens, Minolta's best dedicated macro lens, focuses continuously from infinity to 1:1 life-size. On the Sony DSLR-A350, the lens is equivalent to a 75mm short tele, ideal for portrait photography. The focal length allows for good subject-background separation, the essence of aesthetically pleasing portraits. The colors on this first impression image look great, with bokeh and sharpness equally in tandem.
The 14.2MP CCD Sony DSLR-A350, introduced in 2008, comes with the AF system from the A700 and Eye-start AF (as in the A100 and A200), and a unique Live View system that allows photographers to preview and compose images in real-time on the camera's display or electronic viewfinder (EVF). The camera also comes with a pop-up flash, an articulating LCD screen, an electronically-controlled vertical traverse focal plane shutter with a speed range from 30 to 1/4000 second, plus B, a 1200-zone evaluative metering, Dynamic Range Optimization, and Super SteadyShot with sensor-shift image stabilization. ISO speed range is from 100 to 3,200.
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