{"id":124925,"date":"2025-12-21T19:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T00:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=124925"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:57:06","slug":"sony-a7-canon-ef-50mm-1-2l-minolta-50mm-1-4-af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/sony-a7-canon-ef-50mm-1-2l-minolta-50mm-1-4-af\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony A7 + Canon EF 50mm 1.2L + Minolta 50mm 1.4 AF – Sample Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Two Sony A7 cameras, one with the Minolta 50mm f\/1.4 and Sony adapter, the other with a Canon EF 50mm f\/1.2L with Sigma adapter<\/p><\/div>\n

Just doing this quick post for my own learning purposes.\u00a0 So here are some image samples comparing two Sony A7 cameras, one with the Minolta 50mm f\/1.4 and Sony adapter, the other with a Canon EF 50mm f\/1.2L with Sigma adapter.<\/p>\n

The Canon 50mm is obviously meant for my R cameras and DSLRs since it’s such a specific wedding and portrait tool, but sometimes I like to mount this and other Canon lenses to get access to the Sony sensor, which is the same the tech that’s in the Nikon D600\/800 series of cameras.\u00a0 Recovering shadow detail in Nikon\/Sony raw files is much easier than with Canon, which is tuned in a prettier more usable way.<\/p>\n

The Minolta 50mm, well I got it for a screaming bargain of $4, and it’s one of several lenses from that era that still produce great images in the modern era. (If you haven’t already read, here’s the my post on the LA-EA4 adapter with various lenses<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Two Sony A7 cameras, one with the Minolta 50mm f\/1.4 and Sony adapter, the other with a Canon EF 50mm f\/1.2L with Sigma adapter<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Canon at f\/1.3 <–We’ll go with what the Sony’s internal meter says!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Minolta<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Canon – Edited to remove the CA and other fringing<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Minolta – Edited to remove the CA and other fringing<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Canon – Edited to remove the CA and other fringing<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Minolta – Edited to remove the CA and other fringing<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Canon – Edited to remove the CA and other fringing<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Minolta – Edited to remove the CA and other fringing<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Canon<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Minolta<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Minolta<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Canon f\/1.3<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Canon f\/1.4<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sony A7 and Minolta f\/1.4<\/p><\/div>\n

I actually like vignetting in my photos and think the Minolta adds a pretty natural one.<\/p>\n

Here are some examples of the flaring you can get with strong light sources (like a bare Arri 150w).\u00a0 I think the Canon looks very nice wide open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Any old 50mm is a great purchase and good starting teacher for learning photography.\u00a0 Including the Nikon 18.5mm f\/1.8 on 1 series that I always use to shoot my product shots!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just doing this quick post for my own learning purposes.\u00a0 So here are some image samples comparing two Sony A7 cameras, one with the Minolta 50mm f\/1.4 and Sony adapter, the other with a Canon EF 50mm f\/1.2L with Sigma adapter. The Canon 50mm is obviously meant for my R cameras and DSLRs since it’s 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