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I have great stories about 50mm lenses.
I used to have the 50mm 1.8, and the first thing I snapped with that was kevin spacey who rocked up at a student house party years ago.
Then I went interailing with it and my Nikon D80. I got smashed one night in Zagreb on absinth with a singaporian girl, decided to stay up and sober up as my train was in a few hours.
Failed. Fell asleep. Woke with 10mins before the train left – bolted to the station only to realise that the 50mm had rolled out of my bag in the hostel, and now broken AF, in the hands of the singaporian.
At least I made the train.
That was Dec 2010. Bought a D700 in 2011 – and the 50mm 1.4mm from Stanley street (aka. Photographer’s street) in Hong Kong, on the way to my bro’s wedding. Second hand, but serviced before sale. The focus ring is smooth and feels new. IQ is great - Wonderfully sharp in focus with creamy bokeh.
Treated well, and not used nearly as much as my 50mm 1.8, mainly because I started getting into architectural photography, and away from street / portraiture.
I’m helping the gf move house this w/e, but should be able to post some pics of the lens on Sunday afternoon / evening.