which should i save for: Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 | Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8

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have my sony a300, it's pretty ace and have a sony 18-200.

will be looking for something sharper in the future for people shots.

which should i save for?
Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 | Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8


also i know i want to have a wide angle, and will be saving for a sigma 10-20
 
This could be a case of your requirements warranting both lenses!

I don't have a Sony, I have a Nikon however I do own the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and a 50mm prime. Tbh the 17 is wide enough for me at the moment and the lens is pin sharp. For 'portrait' style shots the prime gets used more and for 'fun' shots I revert to my Sigma 30mm prime.

Sorry. :bonk:
 
50mm primes are a bit over-hyped IMO. They're alright but I hardly ever used mine so sold it on. I don't know about the Tamron but if it gets good reports I'd go for that for the extra flexibility of a zoom. I never used my 50mm below 2.8 anyway so the 1.7 was of no benefit.
 
I've not come across the Tamron in Sony fit, but the Canon and Nikon versions are legendarily good, so its reasonable to expect the same in Sony-land.
 
Kev M said:
50mm primes are a bit over-hyped IMO. They're alright but I hardly ever used mine so sold it on.
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:agree:

Then again you look at Duckydoodles shots and they are all with a 50mm Prime
 
I'd move fast on the minolta 50 if I were you they seem to be getting more and more expensive by the day and the chritmas boom of new sony DSLR's is only going to make the situation worse. Same can probably be said of the beercan, I very nearly went Sony when I got my first DSLR and the cheapness of those two lenses on the bay was a big factor but the prices have shot up. Wish I'd got 5 or 6 in a couple of years ago and mothballed them.

Love my 50mm f1.8 for canon and certainly wouldn't be without it.
 
Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7
heard good things about this, but again is it over-hyped?
how much use do people actually use it, due to it being a prime and actually using it to f1.7?
i would imagine cheaper than the tamron, but prices are creeping up on this.

Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8
i would imagine double the cost to minolta, even used (which i don't mind)
better flexibility to the minolta, as not a prime and assuming it still gives good results.
if it does, i guess invest now for a lens i'll use more, as more flexible and practical.

looking for a fun lens for closer portraits and general people shots
 
I use my 50 1.8 pretty much wide open every time we have a party or I go to a party, so much nicer to get the sots without flash, however I'd never want it to be my only lens. When I fist got my SLR I had it as my only lens for a few weeks and it was a nightmare of inflexibility, it would have been ok but for the fact the crop factor on my camera makes it an 80mm equivalent which is just too long for everyday use.
 
I bought the Minolta 50mm, becuase everyone said ' You must have one'. I have probably only used it on about 20 or so shots out of the 4000 odd I have taken. I might try it on a few family pictures over xmas.
 
i have a F42 flash, and from a trial run, it's brill.

at this moment, think i'll save for the tamron more, as what people say, it's a good lens the minolta, but may not use as much.
 
I've got the Minolta and I rarely use it. It's great compared to a £50 kit lens but I rarely use mine below 2.8, at which point I might as well have the extra flexibility of my Sigma 28-70 2.8 which, to my eyes, is at least as sharp.
 
thanks

prices for the minolta prime looks like they are going up and up (maybe because of the quality, or maybe to do with the hype etc.)

i'm sure people said they use to go for £50, but seeing prices double now.

so from that and reading your responses, i'm going to save for a used tamron 17-50(unless i see one in the sales)

thanks
 
the sony 50mm f1.4 is a good lens
ive used mines twice since sat, and its well good:D
great for dark shots without flash, and getting good DOF.
 
p1tse said:
thanks

prices for the minolta prime looks like they are going up and up (maybe because of the quality, or maybe to do with the hype etc.)

i'm sure people said they use to go for £50, but seeing prices double now.

so from that and reading your responses, i'm going to save for a used tamron 17-50(unless i see one in the sales)

thanks
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the price is going up because it is a very good lens and they are no longer in production, Sony could fix the situation by putting them back into production tomorrow and giving all you alpha users a nifty fifty of your own. Same goes for the beercan it was an incrdible lens for the money when they were going for around £100 a year or so ago.

The real problem is while sony have been slowly addressing the lens situation especially at the high end (if your rich!) they still don't have the range of competitvely priced consumer lenses to really compete.
 
anyone got sample pics from the minolta 50mm and tamron 17-50?
 
hi there
to be honest, no not really been out shooting
most use is for just family/friend shots to be honest, without much thought.

usually stuck at work (cough ;-) )
 
going to give the minolta 50mm f1.7 a try for now, so anyone selling one please PM me, paypal ready ;-)
 
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