Originally posted by ChooseAName Against all odds, my wife consented to the purchase of one manual lens! I chose the 50 mm f/1.7.
I can assure you, you'll greatly regret this decision. That is a very fine lens. It was in fact my first manual focus lens purchase, and I absolutely adore it. Still probably top 3 favorite lenses. M50 F1.7. Why will you regret it, you ask, if I enjoy it so much? because it's a gateway lens. Gateway to the bitter sweet joy and poison that is LBA, or Lens Buying Addiction. It started with that lens. Then I found the A50 F2.8 macro for a dirt cheap price. I wish I could remember the order, but I can tell you I now have 2 M50 F1.7s, the 50 macro, a sears 50 F1.4, a.... ok, I'll stop listing, there are more. not as many as some *cough RioRico cough*, but more than i'm able to use in about 4 months if I were to use one each week. Let's just say lens buying ADDICTION is right.
I'd say I hope you enjoy that 50mm (A?M?), but I know you will; so congrats on the authorization to get one, and the excellent choice on the model chosen.