How many 50's is enough?

[GeneW]

Gene: You have the right idea! I have 4 Zuiko 50s, but I'm working on more.

Trius

I wouldn't mind a good specimen of the 50/1.2 or the 50/2 macro!

Gene

 

[ClayH]

Let N be the number of 50's currently owned. The proper number of 50's that need to be owned is N+1.

 

[FrankS]

I agree. You only really need one (more) 50!

 

[bmattock]

LTM:
Canon 50mm f1.8 chrome
Canon 50mm f1.4 black
Industar 50mm f3.5 Yucky

Canon FL:

50mm f1.8
50mm f1.4
50mm f1.4 II
55mm f1.2
55mm f1.2 II
58mm f1.2

Canon FD:

50mm f1.8 SC
50mm f1.8 Marked Bell&Howell
50mm f1.8 New
50mm f1.8 Chrome-Nose
50mm f1.4 Chrome-Nose
50mm f1.4 SSC

Pentax:

55mm f1.8 Super Tak M42
50mm f1.4 Super Multi Tak M42
50mm f1.7 SMC-A P/K Mount

Bronica:
Komura 50mm f3.5 S2 Mount

Braun Super Paxette:

About 20 to 30 various 50mm lenses - they made a lot of them. 39mm screw mount, but not LTM. Just looks like it.

Anscomark M
Xyton 50mm f1.9

I also have an assortment of Vivitar, Yashica, and other Japanese 50's in M42, and a growing collection of German 50mm M42 lenses, including a CZJ Sonnar 58mm f2.

50mm is my favorite focal length too.

I have a box full of recently rediscovered Minolta MD mount lenses and SRT style SLRS. I guess I need to sell 'em. Lots of 50's.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[rover]

I agree. You only really need one (more) 50!

I will vote for that!


Collapsible Summicron 50/2
Rigid Summicron 50/2
DR Summicron 50/2
Tabbed Summicron 50/2
Canon 50/1.5
Canon 50/1.8
Canon 50/1.2
Canon 50/1.4
Jupiter 8 50/2
Collapsible Industar 50 50/3.5
Zeiss Opton Sonnar 50/1.5 for CRF
Another CRF Zeiss 50/1.5 I won't meet until Henry is done with it

What else would I want?
Summarit 50/1.5
Summitar 50/2
Nikkor 50/2
CRF Sonnar 50/2
CRF Jupiter 8 50/2
CRF Jupiter 3 50/1.5

I think I will start working on the Elmars in 2007.

 

[FrankS]

You can now add a Summarit to my list. Just bought from Photonet. I'm done!

 

[Kin Lau]

LTM,
J8 blk (I would love a silver one if anyone's selling/giving one away), I-22, I-26, I-61l/d, Elmar f3.5, Summar f2, Serenar f1.9

Kiev,
J8 silver, Helios 103, CZJ 50/2 & 50/1.5.

SLR's
Y/C 50/2 & 50/1.9, M42's Fujinon 55/1.8 x2 , SMC 55/2, CZJ Tessar 50/2.8, Vivitar 50/1.9, Meyer-Optik 50/2.8, Helios 58/2, I-61n/d. FL 58/1.2, FD 50/1.8, EF 50/1.8, MD/MC mutiples of 50/1.4, 58/1.4, 50/1.7, 50/2, 45/2, 55/1.7, T-mount Sigma XQ macro 55/2.8

 

[back alley]

i think bill m is the winner, so far!

 

[bmattock]

i think bill m is the winner, so far!

Perhaps on numbers, but hardly on quality. Weep for me, I have no 'crons.

 

[back alley]

sell some of those 50's and buy one!

😉

 

[GeneW]

Weep for me, I have no 'crons.

I thought you were running Linux 😀

Gene

 

[bmattock]

I thought you were running Linux 😀

Gene

Now *THAT'S* funny! Only a *nix dweeb would get that.

Like me.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

find / -name 'laden' -print
/bin/laden
rm -rf /bin/laden

 

[GeneW]

J8 blk (I would love a silver one if anyone's selling/giving one away)

I'll trade you a silver one for 5 36exp rolls of Neopan 400 or Tri-X...

Gene

 

[Uncle Bill]

Well the 50mm normal lens is one of my favourites too

50/2 Summicrpn Collapsable
50/1.4 Canon LTM and adapter
count 'em two Jupiter 8's
Carl Zeiss Sonnar 50/2 ( Christmas Present)

and in SLR world

2- Nikkor 50/1.4 pre AI
2- Takumar 55/1.8 M-42 (ok close enough)
1 Super Tak 50/1.4 M-42

I know in rangefinger land I would be interested in a skopar 50/2.8 to add for the Leica. This is almost worse than collecting bodies

Bill

 

[FrankS]

This has been a busy week, and it's only Tuesday!

New Summitar and Summarit lenses on their way to join my collapsible Summicron and the first black Summicron version.

I'm done! No more.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I thought you were running Linux 😀

LOL -- Well, it pays to be versatile; I don't even run Linux (too commercial); I run FreeBSD... alas, I also run Windoze XP (Xtra Painful)

BTW, it could be a security risk to run crons...

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I'm done! No more.

So...you're still on step 1, eh?

 

[bmattock]

So...you're still on step 1, eh?

Hi, I'm Bill (Hi, Bill). I'm a lensaholic. It's been three days since my last bid on eBoy. I think I can do it. But I needs me some more cigs and coffee.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[FrankS]

At this moment, there is no other photographic piece of gear that I can think of that I want. (Well, maybe a Canon 35 f2.8.)

 

[back alley]

there's a nice one on ebay now frank, not too high so far.

joe