Nikkor 50mm Series E - Post some photos

[Bobbo]

I have a 50/1.8 E... the AFn version I own is a dog by comparison (as in the 24-120 AF-D "streetsweeper" is sharper wide open than the 50/1.8 stopped down to 5.6). I'm at work, so I don't know if I have any good shots of it sitting around. If you don't need AF, a chip or closer focusing -- only goes to 2 feet, rather than under 1 foot like the AF version -- you'll be better off. It's also much cheaper and often a freebie with an older Nikon (like my $20 FE from the 'Bay).

 

[cjbecker]

FE2 + 50E chrome + Rollei Retro 100 + D-76/ID-11

really like the first image.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

FE2 + 50E chrome + Rollei Retro 100 + D-76/ID-11

These are truly wonderful images... whatever the lens!! Great portraits all! Thanks for posting them.

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

These are truly wonderful images... whatever the lens!! Great portraits all! Thanks for posting them.

Thanks, but I'm tellin' ya — it's the 50E.

I've spent a fortune on the following (in order):
M mount: (original 1950s) Zeiss 50mm f1.5; Leica Summilux; Leica Summicron DR 50; Zeiss 50mm f2 Planar; Leica 50mm Summilux-ASPH.
SLR: Canon 50/1.4 EF; Contax 50/1.4 Planar-N; Nikon 50/1.2 AIS; Nikon 50/1.8 AFD; Contax 50/1.4 MM; Sigma 50/1.4 AF; Pentax 50/1.4 SMC; Leica Summicron-R; Nikon 50/1.8G.
+Contax G45.

Of them, i still have only the Canon 50EF and this Nikon Series E. I LIKE the Canon. It's got AF, it's small enough, light enough, does good bokeh, and is sharp enough. I LOVE the 50E. Tiny, cheap, great bokeh (at least at certain apertures), tonality that's both vintage/classic without being soft/flare-y.

Here's a link to a forum post about the 50 E that i found a few years ago, way before i was convinced to buy the lens, by someone else's flickr images. Scroll to the end, Lewis Lang's second post:

http://www.photography-forums.com/anyone-use-single-focal-length-t8229p3.html

He makes it sound like there is some sort of beautiful voodoo at work. But, i can't prove there isn't.

 

[Finglas]

I had a chome ring 50mm f1.8 series E lens bought new in 1983 and only gave it away with a lot of my old gear last year in March 2011 when I slimmed down to have just a Nikon FM3a and 2 lens.
in the 28 years I had the 50 f1.8 series it was my everyday lens and it went everywhere in every weather and every light and never let me down!