How many 50mm lens do you own?

How many 50mm lens do you own?

  • 0 - No 50's for me

    Votes: 31 3.9%

  • 1

    Votes: 119 14.9%

  • 2

    Votes: 140 17.5%

  • 3

    Votes: 116 14.5%

  • 4

    Votes: 82 10.2%

  • 5 or more - Oh dear!!

    Votes: 313 39.1%
  • Total voters
    801
I promised myself no more 50s, but I can't seem to help myself! :bang:

Now I have:

Canon 50/2 collapsible
Canon 50/1.8
Canon 50/1.5
Canon 50/1.2
CV 50/2.5 Skopar
CV 50/1.5 Nokton
Konica 50/2 M-Hexanon
Elmar 50/2.8 M-mount v1
Elmar-M 50/2.8 v2
Summar uncoated
Summicron collapsible LTM
Summicron rigid type 1
Nikkor-Q.C 50/3.5 rigid LTM
Nikkor-H.C 50/2 NKJ LTM
Nikkor-H.C 50/2 NKJ black aperture LTM
Nikkor-S.C 50/1.4 NKT LTM
Nikkor-S.C 50/1.4 NKJ LTM

That's too many, definitely. Gotta sell a few....

::Ari
 
DR Summicron
LTM Canon 50/1.8
50/1.5 Nokton
Canon 50/0.95

and I saw a somewhat cheap v2 Summilux with separation around the edges that im quite tempted to buy but am procrastinating so it sells and I'm free from GAS 🙂
 
3 for Leica RF
2 for M42
1 for Nikon AI
1 for Contax/Yashica
...at least one for every kind of camera I own...
 
Leica Noctilux 50mm f1
Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH
Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 pre-asph E46
Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 pre-asph E43
Leica Summicron 50mm f2 current (black)
Leica Summicron 50mm f2 current (silver)
Leica Summicron 50mm DR w/eyes
Leica Summicron 50mm DR
Leica Elmar-M 50mm f2.8 current (silver)

and maybe more to come...
 
maddoc said:
^^ the lens I always wanted to try and never really had the chance to. My Summitar got broken some time ago and that Summarit is getting heavier and heavier ...
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My advice is not to bother. It's sharp enough but more like a Summitar than a modern 'cron. Bokeh is in the hideous side of nasty and it doesn't actually collapse by much. The worst thing is finding one that isn't scratched up *and* has internal coatings which haven't been damaged by fungus or previous "technicians" attempting to clean the elements. The chances of a 60 year old lens with multiple owners having been exposed to damp storage at some time are approaching 100%.
 
Way to many to be proud of, around 15/20 for M, R, screw, and Nikon .

I never sell anything, so after 50 years you accumulate a lot.

It is like money, you can`t take it with you. It is way better tan any thing you will get from KEH or flea markets.
 
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dogberryjr said:
This part borders on excessive, but who am I to judge?
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Yes...it is a bit excessive, but I love the 50 focal length, and use it more than any other. On top of that I have both black and chrome bodies, and love the look of chrome on chrome, and black on black. It's my addiction, and can't keep myself from a good deal! 🙂
 
I have a...few... but they mostly have come attached to a camera so I don't worry about it too much.
Except for the 2 50mm Pentax K mount lenses I bought; I do not own any K mount cameras. I did get the lenses for $10 each--one is a 50/f2 M and the second is a 50/f1.4 M--but that's not really a bargain with nothing to mount 'em on. I did give the 50/1.4 to my dad so he could use it on his K10D.

Rob
 
Down to just two here:

Summicron (tabbed) 50mm f2
Summar 50mm f2

The Summicron takes "better" photos, but the Summar takes more photos that I want to look at for a long time.
 
re: LTMs, its officially silly. In order of recent use:

Summar
Canon 1.8
Jupiter 8
Industar 50
Elmar 3.5 (needs cleaning, not sure if it is worth keeping over the Industar 50)
Industar 61 L/D
Industar 22 (more scratched than I prefer, need to move this one on)
Summarit 1.5 (significant cleaning marks, was holding on to this as a special effect lens but I don't use it enough).

...and I have a J3 on the way.

I'm hoping to cull this list down to half this length by the end of the year.
 
I have a few Nikons, one or two Pentax 50's, an aftermarket or two k mount...don't use any of them except for one of the Nikons...

And I have one Zeiss 50/2.8 pancake for my Contaflex that smokes any other 50 I have by a mile or more!!!
 
50mm f2 MF Nikkor
50mm f1.8 AF-D Nikon (1st iteration)
35mm f1.8 AF-G DX Nikon (50mm equiv...does that count?)

I expect to receive tomorrow the new 50mm f1.8 AF-G Nikon. Very happy to see it offered. Never have been tempted by the Nikon 1.4 G nor the Sigma 50 1.4.
Fingers crossed, I'm optimistic the new 50mm 1.8 G shall prove to be
a $200 (!) winner.
 
Nikon 50/1.8 Series E for the FM/Future F
Nikon 50/1.8 AF for the D90
50/3.5 for the Argus C3
50/2 Jupiter 8 for the Leica IIIf
50/2 M for the Pentax KX
55/2 (close enough) Super Takumar for the M42 cameras
45/2 (x2... and close enough) for the Minolta XG-1

They're for different camera mounts, not because I have a hard-on for 50s or feel the need to pay out the nose for an extra half-stop...
 
Down to one now in the RF kit - a Konica M-Hex 50/2. Very nice lens, modern, good build, short focus throw, good flare control.

If I have to include the SLR gear, I have to admit to another five (not counting duplicates). 🙁
 
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