Yashica ML 50mm f/1.4 Lens Review
Yashica ML 50mm f/1.4 Verdict
A 50mm lens is quite a useful optic – usually compact, often the brightest lens we will have in our kit and able to be generally abused with close up devices and filters without compromising optical quality too much. An older lens is also something that can be used where we might not want to risk our newer and very expensive optics – perhaps in wet caves, perhaps on wet hikes across moorland. Coupled with a plentiful supply of such lenses at very low prices it is good to know that they can still be useful and still deliver excellent quality.
Yashica ML 50mm f/1.4 Pros
- Inexpensive
- Impressive sharpness
- Very low central CA
- Modest distortion
Yashica ML 50mm f/1.4 Cons
- Manual focus won't suit some
- Obvious edge CA
With thanks to CliftonCameras who provided the Canon EOS 5DS R used for testing.
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