Which camera lens would be a better inversion?
a Minolta MD 50mm 1:2 at $15.00
or
a Minolta MD 50mm 1:1.7 at $10.50
and whats the difference between an MC and an MD? I mean investment.
Jeez. Buy the f1.7
Better yet, find one that says MD ROKKOR-X 50mm f1.4
I'd stay away from any Minolta lens that just says MINOLTA MD 50mm f1.7 or f2.0. Compare them to the older MC/MD series which used 55mm diameter filter.
The MC lenses were the first series of Meter Coupled lenses by Minolta. They will work fine on all pre-MAXXUM* cameras.
The MD series was introduced with the Minolta X-700 camera which has a Program Mode (the camera sets f-stop and shutter speed). Supposedly it has an additional coupling pin that "tells" the camera that you've set the aperture to the smallest f-stop (16 or 22, depending on the lens) so the Program function will work.
Either series will work fine with all pre-MAXXUM* Minolta cameras.
ROKKOR-X was Minolta's premium lens line.
* When Minolta introduced the world's first Auto Focus SLR, the MAXXUM 7000, in 1985 they changed their lens mount.
Note to John T: The MD lenses are NOT needed for the Minolta X7-A. Only the X-700 has the Program Mode which uses the MD series lenses. I use MC & MD lenses on my X-700 cameras in Aperture Preferred Mode. I've used MD lenses on my SRT-202 and its a totally manual camera. Inversion --Turn inside out or up side down... To reverse...
Sorry I do not know how to answer the question... Minolta lenses aren't particularly expensive, even the good ones. In the early 70's I took an ton of really good photographs with and MC Rokkor-X 55mm f1.4
You need the MD mount for your X-7 and my advice to you would be to keep looking for that 1.4, you'll be happier. | 