50mm manual focus lens for X Pro1?

Fenwoodian wrote:

I have tried a couple of the manual 50mm Nikkor lenses on my XP1 and found them to be "so so". They didn't compare with the Fuji glass. I did try Zeiss ZF lenses on my XP1. They were good, better than the Nikkors, but I'd rate them slightly below Fuji glass.

However, I do have the Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm f/1.2 lens on a Minolta/Fuji X adapter. Here's my comments on it:

1. The glass on this old lens has yellowed. I hear that this is fairly common. When shooting color, the yellow cast makes the colors look horrible. I suppose that if I were to fool around with different white balance settings or the hue in PhotoShop I might be able to correct it, but why bother when Fuji X lenses produce that special "delicious" Fuji color. So, I never shoot the Minolta using the color profiles.

2. Black and White photos from this lens are exceptional - bordering on world class! Paired with the X sensor, I have yet to see any black and white images that can top this combination. First, as you may have read, the Bokeh of the 58 Minolta f/1.2 lens is world class. Second, (and not so strange when you think about it) I believe that the yellow tinted glass from aging actually acts like a mild yellow black and white filter and actually enhances the sharpness and micro contrast of the images!

So, if you want a black and white only lens that in my opinion produces black and white images that are even better than Fuji X glass, buy the Minolta 58mm f/1.2 lens.