The old ones are the best. The Nikon 50mm f1.4.

In all the hullaballo surrounding the digital revolution some things get left behind. In my case it was the humble 50mm lens. When I started out in photography the lens of choice when buying a new SLR body was a 50mm...... and a roll of film. FILM! Yep, it was that long ago. Kodak GOLD I seem to remember was where I started. Colour negative - there's a phrase consigned to history.

Anyway back to the 50mm. It was a beauty, small, light, sat well on the camera. Used it for years til I needed to get more versatile. Zoom lenses got much better, more popular and were good value for money. Mr Nikon 50mm got consigned to a cupboard here in Bristol and was, quite frankly, forgotten about. Until now, he was dusted down and given an outing this week and he was as good as ever. A client was asking for a shallow depth of field and my normal weapons of choice didn't cut the mustard. In a last ditch attempt to fulfil the brief I dug out the 50mm. Oh yes, that did the trick. He's back in the bag and raring to go again. We salute you, the ever delightful Nikon 50mm f1.4.