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
2 - 1.5/50 Nokton and 2/50 collapsible summicron. very different lenses, both very good.

I have 3 35mm's though 😀


oh wait I have a 50mm for the Mamiya 6, but that's probably not what this is about .
 
Five in my possession, though the Konica is my father's, really.

1974 Jupiter-8
1959 Summilux-M
Voigtländer Heliar Classic (250th Anniversary)
Nikkor 1.7 pancake from the 1980's (came with F3)
Hexanon 52/1.8 (came with Autoreflex T3)
 
Jupiter-8 (x3)
Helios-103 (x2) ... technically a "53mm" lens, but close enough, I figure.
Industar 61 L/D

Summicron DR (no goggles)
Zeiss Planar T*50 ZM
Nokton F1.1
Elmar F2.8 collapsible

And a handful of SLR lenses.

I find that each brand / design of 50mm has its own signature. I choose a lens according to what film I'm using and the mood I'm in. I like having the versatility... 🙂
 
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I own four 50's.

  • Fed 50/2.0 LTM - only registers correct on the FED-S I own, 1941
  • Perfex Wollensak Velostigmat 50/2.8 LTM - hacked to Leica Mount, 1940-ish
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 50/1.5 LTM - wartime Sonnar, 1943 made
  • Konica Hexanon 50/2.4 LTM - only modern 50mm lens I own, 1997
 
I own four, all of which see use.

DR Summicron:
- Its sharpness and overall contrast make it my favorite all-rounder for black and white film.
Pre-ASPH Summilux:
- For its lovely and unique rendering.
Summilux ASPH:
- When that certain technical tastiness is the desired effect, in almost any lighting situation, at any aperture, at every focus distance.
Sonnar-C:
- My favorite lens on the M8. I wish they made a 35mm equivalent so I could use it with an effective 50mm-ish FOV too.
 
I own many 50mm RF (LTM and M) lenses because I love using them all. Leica Photography is about using a 50mm lens after all, isn't it.

In no particular order:
Summicron rigid
Summicron collapsible
Summarit
Summitar
Summar
Elmar 3.5
Elmar 2.8
Heliar Classic 2.0
Heliar ("3D") 3.5
Carl Zeiss Jena 50/2
Carl Zeiss Jena 50/1.5
Carl Zeiss Tessar 50/2.8 LTM
Luxon 50/2 LTM
Many FSU 50mm lenses too.

This is happiness in its purest forms.

P.S. I forgot to list these lenses:
Canon 50/1.2
Canon 50/1.5
 
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OK, let's see. Those that will mount on my M's naturally or with am adapter include:

Noctilux 1.0 with Built in hood
Summicron 2.0 (newest)
Collapsible Summicron 2.0
Elmar 2.8 (latest)
Summitar
C-Sonnar 1.5
Heliar 3.5
Collapsible Heliar 2.0

Lots of others in different mounts, including Nikon S, Contax C/Y, Contax N, Nikon F and Leica R. In short, I love 50's 🙂
 
10 including two macros: 1 in LTM mount (Red Scale Elmar); 2 in M mount (classic Elmar 2.8, Summilux v2); 1 in EF mount (50/1.4), 6 in C/Y mount (2x CZ Planar 50/1.4, S-Planar 60, Yashica ML's 50/2, 50/1.4 and 55/2.8).
 
I have 3 total, all LTM. Sold off my EF mount 50/1.8, my FD 50/1.4 and 50/1.8, and now only have my 50/1.5 Summarit and 2 different versions of the Jupiter8.


Oh, and the 52/2.8 Industar, though I've yet to use it. It was a free lens, has some scratches on the front and rear element and is also the slowest lens I have in LTM, so it never gets touched
 
Don't know the exact number...
As far as R are concerned, I've got quite a few Canon 50mm, like
  • 50/0.95
  • 50/1.4
  • 50/1.5
  • 50/1.8
  • 50/2.8
The 0.95 and the 1.5 being really interesting. I like the 50/2.8, too.
Then a FSU 50/2.0 (jupiter-something), a nice Wartime Zeiss sonnar, a (beaten up) summicron wetzlar and, coming to me right now, a Planar 50/2 (supposed to become my first choiche together with the Canon 50/1.5).

Then I've got a couple of 50mm for DSLR (including Canon 50/1.2).
Well, I'm quite fond of this focal length, being my first choice for every assignement
 
50mm..

50mm..

Let me see: 10 ¡¡¡
Canon 50 mm LTM 1.2 : X 2
Canon 50 mm LTM 1.4 : 1
Canon 50 mm 0.95 : 1
Elmar 5cm : 1
Summarit 50mm 1.5 : 1
Xenon 5cm, !.5 : 1
Summicron DR : 1
Summicron 50mm actual : 1
Im afraid I must sell some, and be more specific...🙁
Forgot the Coll...waiting for CLA..
Bob..
 
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