There is a lot of discussion on the Forums about 50mm primes, and there is a lot of variety out there in this focal length. It would be helpful to be able to compare and contrast these lenses in order to discover which lenses have the qualities we value. I thought for sure there would be a lens club already for this focal length, but I couldn't find one. So here it is.
Please share photos taken with 50mm primes. Include as many details as you can about the lens and the photo you're posting. Both of my 50mm lenses are fully manual, so I might forget an f-stop, myself.
Here are a few from the well-known SMC-Pentax M 50 f1.4. This lens seems to me to be the greatest quality-for-dollar deal out there. For $50-$70, you get excellent image quality, speed, and sharpness with minimal CA.
Outside on a cloudy early evening. K-7, ISO 500, 1/40s. Around f2.0. I added a bit of softness in Photoshop.
This one is f/1.4, with nothing but one light in another corner of the room. ISO 200, 1/13s, hand held.
And, my other 50: The 50 f/4 Macro:
This one was with a K-x, ISO 200, .6 second, tripod:
The lens is incredibly sharp. You can see the full size original of the following photo at the
Flickr page. ISO 200, 1/10s, not sure what aperture. I doubt it was closed down very far, considering the ISO and exposure time.
Which 50s do you have?