Minolta 50mm 1.4 vs. Sony 50mm 1.8 Sharpness Comparison (at 50mm.)

Comparison # 188
Lens Sharpness Comparison
Minolta 50mm 1.4 vs. Sony 50mm 1.8
Sharpness at 50mm. Tested Apertures F1.4/F1.8, F1.7/F1.8, F2, F2.8
	Comparison by Sinan Ozturk

This is a handheld indoor shot. Body is Sony SLT-A55 and steadyshot is on. I just tested very wide apertures from F1.8 to F2.8 in both lenses.

Sony 50 is better than Minolta 50 only in the first shot where Minolta is set to F1.4 and Sony is F1.8 and this is only normal. Minolta is also known to be soft in F1.4 anyway.

However Minolta beats Sony when its stopped even to F1.7. In the second comparison Minolta is at F1.7 and Sony is at F1.8 yet, Minolta is still much sharper.

And it stays sharper in the following comparisons when both lenses were stopped to F2 and F2.8.

Minolta 50 1.4 also produces more punchy colors in comparison to Sony 50mm 1.8. If you zoom into especially reds in the flowers and also check blue background, I'm sure you'll also agree. [Review by Sinan Ozturk]

Comparison Photo # 1

Photo_509Minolta 50mm F/1.4

against

Photo_508 Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT

F1.4

1/160

100

50mm.

F1.8

1/80

100

50mm.

Photo by Sinan Ozturk

Photo by Sinan Ozturk
Lens by Engin Ozogul

100% (1:1) Crop Samples

Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Focus Point F/1.4 Brightness 80 (Almost Same)
Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Around Center F/1.4 Brightness 85 (Exactly Same)
Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Corner (Top Left) F/1.4 Brightness 45 (Almost Same)

	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Focus Point F/1.8 Brightness 72 (Almost Same)
	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Around Center F/1.8 Brightness 85 (Exactly Same)
	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Corner (Top Left) F/1.8 Brightness 40 (Almost Same)

Display crops in Black & White

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Comparison Photo # 2

Photo_512Minolta 50mm F/1.4

against

Photo_508 Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT

F1.7

1/125

100

50mm.

F1.8

1/80

100

50mm.

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100% (1:1) Crop Samples

Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Focus Point F/1.7 Brightness 76 (Almost Same)
Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Around Center F/1.7 Brightness 79 (Almost Same)
Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Corner (Top Left) F/1.7 Brightness 48 (Almost Same)

	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Focus Point F/1.8 Brightness 72 (Almost Same)
	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Around Center F/1.8 Brightness 85 (Almost Same)
	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Corner (Top Left) F/1.8 Brightness 40 (Almost Same)

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Comparison Photo # 3

Photo_511Minolta 50mm F/1.4

against

Photo_507 Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT

F2.0

1/100

100

50mm.

F2.0

1/80

100

50mm.

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100% (1:1) Crop Samples

Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Focus Point F/2.0 Brightness 84 (Almost Same)
Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Around Center F/2.0 Brightness 91 (Almost Same)
Minolta 50mm F/1.4 Corner (Top Left) F/2.0 Brightness 58 (Almost Same)

	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Focus Point F/2.0 Brightness 87 (Almost Same)
	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Around Center F/2.0 Brightness 96 (Almost Same)
	Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT Corner (Top Left) F/2.0 Brightness 48 (Almost Same)

Display crops in Black & White

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Comparison Photo # 4

Photo_513Minolta 50mm F/1.4

against

Photo_510 Sony 50mm F1.8 SAM DT

F2.8

1/80

160

50mm.

F2.8

1/80

200

50mm.

Click to expand comparison photos.

100% (1:1) Crop Samples

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