I 've only been into photography for 12 months, And I got a 50mm 1.8D about 6 months ago, Use it about 75% of the time, and now connected to my D7100 it will auto focus as well, so a bonus
My first 50 was actually an 80mm on a Yashica Mat-124 that used 120 film. Then I later got a Nikkormat with a 50 I think it was f2 but not sure since it's been many many moons ago.
It seems that f/1.8 is the cheapest aperture for most lenses. Am I correct? Is it the best general use lens, or the first that you should buy unless you have a specific use?
Canon 50mm f1.8 on an Ftb body, bought second hand in 1977. The only 35mm SLR I ever owned. And I miss it dearly.
I wish I'd not bothered with the D3300 kit lens and bought a 35mm or 50mm instead. Still, the other half loves the little zoom and it's given me time to find out which focal length I shoot at most.
My first 50mm was a Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 D lens I bought last year! Lol But my first prime lens was a Nikkor 105mm f/4 micro non ai lens converted to an, and that was an awesome lens I wish I had kept! Lol But a very good friend now owns the 105mm and I'm using my Nikkor AF 105mm micro f/2.8 ed lens!
But I've found myself to be a huge fan of prime lenses, and I love all of mine!
My next lens goal will likely be the Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 ed lens!
My first 50mm was the nikkor 50mm 1.8 AF-D and I liked it, and still do. Don't use it that much though, I make much more use of my tamron 17-50mm 2.8 and the sigma 10-20mm