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<blockquote data-quote="T-Man" data-source="post: 471325" data-attributes="member: 22038">I realize you already bought your &quot;nifty fifty,&quot; but I wanted to offer a nice alternative recommendation for the benefit of the discussion, if one doesn't like the &quot;plasticy&quot; construction of the Nikon 50mm.I recently bought the Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4, and I absolutely LOVE that little lens. Yes, it is manual focus, but it produces excellent image quality, is beautifully made, offers f/1.4 max, has all-metal construction, is aesthetically attractive looking, and the focus ring is as butter smooth as Zeiss lenses. In fact, this lens is made by Cosina-Japan, the same manufacturer that builds the Zeiss DSLR lenses. It has a &quot;classic,&quot; timeless feel, much like the classic Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 manual focus lens, and it has equally nice, precision build quality to that lens. Yet, it's about $250 less expensive. Still, it is $200 more expensive than the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 and 1.8 lenses, but it makes up for its lack of AF by larger max aperture and much nicer construction quality. Despite its higher price, it's still an excellent bargain for what you get. According to user reports and various tests, it also produces a bit better IQ than the plastic Nikon 50's.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="T-Man, post: 471325, member: 22038"] I realize you already bought your "nifty fifty," but I wanted to offer a nice alternative recommendation for the benefit of the discussion, if one doesn't like the "plasticy" construction of the Nikon 50mm. I recently bought the Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4, and I absolutely LOVE that little lens. Yes, it is manual focus, but it produces excellent image quality, is beautifully made, offers f/1.4 max, has all-metal construction, is aesthetically attractive looking, and the focus ring is as butter smooth as Zeiss lenses. In fact, this lens is made by Cosina-Japan, the same manufacturer that builds the Zeiss DSLR lenses. It has a "classic," timeless feel, much like the classic Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 manual focus lens, and it has equally nice, precision build quality to that lens. Yet, it's about $250 less expensive. Still, it is $200 more expensive than the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 and 1.8 lenses, but it makes up for its lack of AF by larger max aperture and much nicer construction quality. Despite its higher price, it's still an excellent bargain for what you get. According to user reports and various tests, it also produces a bit better IQ than the plastic Nikon 50's. [/QUOTE]

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