Your First 50mm Lens

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paul04

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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 :)
 
Marcel

Marcel

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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.
 
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480sparky

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Lunatic said:
So, what is the difference between the FM2 and the FM2N?
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The top flash sync speed in the FM2N is 1/250 second, compared to 1/200 sec. in the FM2. Also, the viewfinder image in the FM2N is slightly brighter.

If I'm not mistaken, mounting the MD-12 motor drive to the FM2 required a bit of finagling. Not so on the FM2n.
 
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Retro

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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?
 
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480sparky

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Buy general-use lenses. A 50/1.8 is as general of a lens you can get. Don't spend money on anything special until you know you'll use it.
 
Glevum Owl

Glevum Owl

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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.
 
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Bill16

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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! :D

My next lens goal will likely be the Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 ed lens! :D
 
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Cookie1397

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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
 
Woodyg3

Woodyg3

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Bob Blaylock said:
That would be the lens on my Argus C3.

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Me too. And my sister gave it away. I will never forgive her. :)

My first SLR 50mm was a Konica Hexanon 50mm f/1.8. I've still bot the Konica Autoreflex body. I didn't let my sister get near it! :)
 
SkvLTD

SkvLTD

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Was my '66 Nikkor-H f/2 I got off ebay 2 years ago. Looking back, it would've been even better to get my f/1.2 back then and call it a day on 50s.
 
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