I have lost interest in 50mm primes for 135 film.

[littleearth]

For me there are only two focal lengths, 28mm and 50mm. If I'm travelling light a 35mm.
I admire photographers using 21mm lenses or 135mm. I could never make that work for me, too extreme.

 

[Ronald M]

Do not sell the 50. In time you will see its value

 

[Hsg]

My normal zoom is most used at 28 (wide end). My tele zoom is at the drawer for years now.

Keep the 50mm because you'll find a use for it at some point.

This is my favorite 50mm shot - tri-x processed in rodinal. Nikon 50mm 1.8 and Nikon f100.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Sure!
I'm not selling my 50 for DSLR/SLR, I'm not selling my J-3 (re-shimmable for M-mount) and I-26M for FED-2.
I'm only thinking of letting go to Elmar-M 50 at the time I'll be ready to jump above >$1K price mark for 35mm M-mount lens.
I've tried many 50 RF Leitz made lenses, none of them stayed all together as long as one 35mm Color Skopar PII which I recently sold to try another 35mm lens.
But new arrival from Japan is currently tossed around by Canada Post for a week now and one more week is coming, to get item delivered for 25km distance. Can't complain for low delivery cost. 🙂

 

[hepcat]

Keep the 50mm because you'll find a use for it at some point.

This is my favorite 50mm shot - tri-x processed in rodinal. Nikon 50mm 1.8 and Nikon f100.

It's so refreshing to see vertical verticals, horizontal horizontals, and a full range of tone. Nicely done!

 

[sbug]

One of my cameras is a Nikon S3 that my dad bought new. He purchased the 35 f2.5 and 105 f2.5 for it. When he gave it to me I asked him why he didn't get a 50. He said you're either going to want to go wide or you're going to want to get close and the 50 just wasn't all that useful. If you needed to, you just crop a shot on the 35. I bought a 50 but I really don't use it much at all and his reasoning makes sense to me. I either naturally see wider or my eye has been trained that way. I use the 35 a lot and 90 occasionally. Even the 40mm on my Canonet feels much better than the 50.

You should use what you feel best with and you will produce photographs you are happier with. Get the equipment out of the way.

 

[Addy101]

Interesting thought, but the argument holds true for every focallength: you're either going to want to go wide or you're going to want to get close and the 35 just isn't all that useful. If you need to, you just crop a shot on the 28. So, you should get a 28 and a 85 - just coincidence those are my two most favourite focal lengths :angel:

I agree on the "You should use what you feel best with and you will produce photographs you are happier with."

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I have HP5+ @1200 as one film for all and using x2, x3 filters to adjust for light conditions.
I went through 24-25 lenses just yesterday. Exotic Perar with soft corners, but been exclusively build at amazingly compact size.
24 3.8 Elmar is mystery lens for me, because faster 24 2.8 Elmarit costs less.
I'm sticking with Skopar 25 F4. Sharp, small and doesn't have too much of the contrast.

 

[Hsg]

It's so refreshing to see vertical verticals, horizontal horizontals, and a full range of tone. Nicely done!

Thanks. I agree, there are too many wideangle shots with no concern with vertical and horizontal lines, including my own... Another reason why the OP should keep his 50mm and use it.

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

OTOH, some will spend a year using just one lens, they say, so why not a year not using just one lens?

FWIW, I think the 28, 50, 85 or 90 line up is great but for lightness sometimes drop the 50.

Regards, David

 

[pvdhaar]

Thanks. I agree, there are too many wideangle shots with no concern with vertical and horizontal lines...

But that is not the fault of the wide angle lens itself, it's when the camera is not kept level that buildings topple over backward. In that respect a wide angle is an extremely flexible tool.. slant it and you can get a look that induces vertigo, keep it straight to use it as tool for recording reality.