Minolta 50mm f1.7 - opinions please!?

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Hi all,
I'm looking at buying this lens, and would appreciate any opinions on how good it is.

I'm interested in exactly how shallow depth of field is possible - if anyone has any photos taken with it that I can look at then that'd be even more useful!

Also - What might the differences be between pictures taken with the 50mm part of my other two lenses? (18-70mm Sony 'kit' lens, and Tamron 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 LD IF Aspherical Macro)

I use a Sony Alpha 100 and it's my first ever SLR, so I'm a beginner.
Any advice that I can get would be really useful.

With Thanks in advance
Gus Alston

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I bought the Minolta off of Ebay earlier this year for my Alpha 100. The 18-70 Sony kit lens is ok-ish but not a patch on this 50mm 1.7 for sharpness and clarity. I can't post up any photos as I'm at work at the minute without access to any, but the lens is worth while getting hold of if you can.
 
You should see a huge difference due to the larger aperture which will really reduce depth of field the closer you get.

This is pretty close with my Canon 50mm 1.4

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This is more the sort of effect you get at portrait distances. The lens will really pop out your subjects from the background.

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