how many 50's does a person need

Only one, the first rigid.

Summicron 50mm f/2, Leica M3, Trix printed on MGIV fb.

Erik.

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Let's see:

Jupiter-8
50-cron
FD 50/1.8
FD 50/1.4
EF 50/1.8 mk1
EF 50/1.8 mk2
EF 50/1.4
Sigma 50/1.4
M42 Industar-61 50/2.8 macro

I'd still like to add a 50/1.4 ASPH-lux, a Canon 50/1.2L, and maybe a Contax/Zeiss 50/1.7.

Seriously though, the only ones I use often are the Summicron and the "Sigmalux".
 
One for contrast, one for blur,
An extra one, just to be sure.
One for street, and one for nudes,
One for all your many moods.
A Noctilux, a Summacron,
An Elmar, Sonnar, Hexanon,
One for sharpness, one for speed,
A lens for every single need.
German, English, Japanese,
Several from the Russians, please.
Some with coatings, some without,
Some whose value is in doubt.
One for family, one for friends,
A Brian Sweeney Frankenlens.
Some with flare, or corners soft,
Please make sure the cap is off.
Hooded, painted, brass or chrome,
Will it arrive when your spouse is home?
Canon, Nikkor, Schneider, Cosina,
Zeiss or Pentax, Leica, Praktina,
Whatever specimen you capture,
Be sure you have the right adapter.
Shine your flashlight, find some haze,
Send 'em to DAG for CLA's,
Who cares what you point them at,
Raid's daughters or ampguy's cat,
Just keep in mind this simple rule:
How many 50's? ALL OF THEM, FOOL.
 
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mabelsound said:
One for contrast, one for blur,
An extra one, just to be sure.
One for street, and one for nudes,
One for all your many moods.
A Noctilux, a Summacron,
An Elmar, Sonnar, Hexanon,
One for sharpness, one for speed,
A lens for every single need.
German, English, Japanese,
Several from the Russians, please.
Some with coatings, some without,
Some whose value is in doubt.
One for family, one for friends,
A Brian Sweeney Frankenlens.
Some with flare, or corners soft,
Please make sure the cap is off.
Hooded, painted, brass or chrome,
Will it arrive when your spouse is home?
Canon, Nikkor, Schneider, Cosina,
Zeiss or Pentax, Leica, Praktina,
Whatever specimen you capture,
Be sure you have the right adapter.
Shine your flashlight, find some haze,
Send 'em to DAG for CLA's,
Who cares what you point them at,
Raid's daughters or ampguy's cat,
Just keep in mind this simple rule:
How many 50's? ALL OF THEM, FOOL.
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Freakin' English prof showoff ... 😛
 
Wow! That's amazing!

And I just cleaned the haze out of another 5cm f1.5 CZJ Sonnar that I got from FrankS. It's pretty bad when you buy a lens from 1935 and already own one made the same week. What are the odds? For me, probably about 1 in 4.
 
I could survive with a 50mm and no other lens.

Canon 50 1.2
Canon 50 1.5
Canon 50 1.8 (two of them)
CV Heliar 50 3.5
J-3 50 1.5 Contax mount (two of them)
Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm 2.0 (one in LTM and one in Contax mount)
Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm 1.5 (one in LTM) currently, this is my favorite lens
Carl Zeiss Opton 50mm 1.5 in Contax mount
Luxon 50mm 2.0 modified from Paxette mount to LTM
Elmar 50mm 3.5
Elmar 50mm 2.8
Summar 50mm 2.0
Summarit 50mm 1.5
Summitar 50mm 2.0
Summicron collapsible 50mm 2.0 (M)
Summicron rigid (M)
J-8 50mm 2.0 (one LTM and one in Contax mount)
 
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!!

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I thought a little humor would be just right.

At any rate, I have a few 50mm lenses.

I did have a dual range Summicron, but stupidly traded it in for a 50mm lens for my Mamiya Universal Press.

When I bought my very first digital (M8), I started to rebuild my M lens collection. I originally had the 50mm Dual Range, 35mm Summicron (I had a chrome version with the focus lock and lost it in Florida @#%$##!!!) and later bought the Canadian V4 King of Bokeh, 28mm Elmarit and 90mm Summicron (I traded that too for the Mamiya lens ADORAMA CROOKS!!).

So I was left with 28mm Elmarit Canadian and the 35mm Summicron.

After the M8, I needed speed and bought a 40mm Nokton which I was not impressed by (not Leica sharp!). Then went on Ebay and felt a 50m hunger, so I became cheap and bought a Industar 61LD and a Jupiter 8. Realizing that the Summicron was SUPERIOR, I bought a late 1990's version of the 50mm Summicron and was blown away! $700 and worth it on Ebay!

Now for the REAL DISEASE I CONTRACTED!!!!

NOCTILUX!!! (or NOCTILUST disease)

Yes, yes, I fell victim ($4,750), but I feel this is a very unique optic that is capable of stellar results if used in the right (not all) situation.

I love this lens, and will never sell it (I knew what it could do and not do, and bought it knowing all of this).

So here I am with 4 types of 50mm lenses. I do admit I use the Noctilux and Summicron mostly.
 
I just peed myself a little ...



mabelsound said:
One for contrast, one for blur,
An extra one, just to be sure.
One for street, and one for nudes,
One for all your many moods.
A Noctilux, a Summacron,
An Elmar, Sonnar, Hexanon,
One for sharpness, one for speed,
A lens for every single need.
German, English, Japanese,
Several from the Russians, please.
Some with coatings, some without,
Some whose value is in doubt.
One for family, one for friends,
A Brian Sweeney Frankenlens.
Some with flare, or corners soft,
Please make sure the cap is off.
Hooded, painted, brass or chrome,
Will it arrive when your spouse is home?
Canon, Nikkor, Schneider, Cosina,
Zeiss or Pentax, Leica, Praktina,
Whatever specimen you capture,
Be sure you have the right adapter.
Shine your flashlight, find some haze,
Send 'em to DAG for CLA's,
Who cares what you point them at,
Raid's daughters or ampguy's cat,
Just keep in mind this simple rule:
How many 50's? ALL OF THEM, FOOL.
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Let's see....

Have:
Canon 50/1.2
Canon 50/1.5
Canon 50/1.8
Canon 50/3.5 Collapsible
CV 50/1.5 Nokton
CV 50/2.5 Skopar
Leica 50/2 Summicron Rigid (type 1)
Leica 50/2.8 Elmar (classic M mount)
Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM
Nikkor 50/2 LTM

Sold:
Konica M-Hexanon 50/1.2 Limited
Leica 50/2 Summicron Rigod (type 2)

"Need": (at least to try)
CV 50/3.5 Heliar
Konica 50/2.4 L Collapsible
Leica 50/2.8 Elmar-M (latest)
Leica 50/3.5 uncoated
Nikkor 50/3.5 macro LTM

So, I guess t's true - you need them all.

Ari
 
mabelsound said:
One for contrast, one for blur,
...
Just keep in mind this simple rule:
How many 50's? ALL OF THEM, FOOL.
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ROFL! John you are a man of many talents!

I have not had quite all of them yet. I just realized I have sold more of them than I have kept. But I still have a lot. Funny how I only need one each at 75mm, 85mm and 90mm, and two at 35mm, but so many 50's. I tell myself it's a harmless addiction.
 
Brian Sweeney said:
Wow! That's amazing!

And I just cleaned the haze out of another 5cm f1.5 CZJ Sonnar that I got from FrankS. It's pretty bad when you buy a lens from 1935 and already own one made the same week. What are the odds? For me, probably about 1 in 4.
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Brian, some might think that's sick. I think it is heroic 😉. Salute!
 
I don't have many 50mm lenses for RFs, but I am very pleased with those that I do own and use:

Summilux-M 50/1,4 ASPH ---> The best all-round lens.

Elmar-M 50/2,8 (Latest) ---> The first lens I bought new. Terrible ergonomics, but a beautiful daylight lens; love its rendering. Compact.

Summicron-M 50/2 DR ---> Silly me I sold one once; not again.

Noctilux-M 50/1,0 ---> I love this lens, but it is quite new to me so I am still learning its ways. I researched this lens for a long time before obtaining it, and I am very pleased I waited for a E58 version to come along. Slightly more compact than the E60 version and the Wetzlar build quality of the E58 is manifest in the handling. A specialty lens that I find myself using a lot...
 
jmkelly said:
ROFL! John you are a man of many talents!
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Ha, thanks!!

I just realized I never listed my 50's. I presently have four:
Nokton 50/1.1
Canon Serenar 50/1.8
CZ Sonnar 50/1.5 in Contax mount
Helios-103 in Contax mount

The last two I use adapted (though I've been so crazy about the Sonnar that I haven't really put the Helios through its paces).

I would like a Nikkor 1.4, a J-3, and some kind of Elmar, eventually.
 
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