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Yes , most 50mm lenses are optimsed to give acceptable results as a ' standard ' with many cameras [ before the zoom explosion anyway ]
Even a 50 f 1.4 [ Mine's a lovely Rokkor SR ] was not hugely more expensive , though some cheaper makes would stretch to f 1.4 because customers thought this to be a ' better ' lens .
I think that today , a 50mm can cost next to nothing - or free with a camera body , which may be one of the most underated bargains in photography .
Curiously , I am noting that in this new digital age , that a comparitely ' fast ' 50mm is being seen as an inexpensive addition to a ' standard ' zoom .
Even a 50 f 1.4 [ Mine's a lovely Rokkor SR ] was not hugely more expensive , though some cheaper makes would stretch to f 1.4 because customers thought this to be a ' better ' lens .
I think that today , a 50mm can cost next to nothing - or free with a camera body , which may be one of the most underated bargains in photography .
Curiously , I am noting that in this new digital age , that a comparitely ' fast ' 50mm is being seen as an inexpensive addition to a ' standard ' zoom .