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50mm being 'standard' is (I think) considered as sort of old thinking now. I think people are now feeling that 35mm is actually more representative of eyesight once you consider peripheral vision, 50mm relates more to focusing your eyesight on one particular thing maybe a portrait as opposed to say, a street scene.
I have the X100 which is 35mm equiv and a Hexar that's 35mm and I really like it, it's rarely too long (as 50mm can often be) and rarely too wide.
I find anything wider than probably 28mm is a focal length that's fun to use now and then but if you're talking primes then it's just something to sit in your pocket for 80% of the day.
I have a 40mm for my Konica slr actually and really like that.
Horses for courses I guess.