The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: grip

Photographed using a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI lens on a Nikon D700.

I bought this secondhand at perhaps a bit less than the going rate because of the damage to the filter mount. I have had worse: at least it remains possible to mount a filter or a screw-in hood to this one. This lens dates from the pre-AF era. It remained in production from 1970-2005 but was not made in the volume that its f/2.8 companion was produced. Opinions differ over which is the better lens. Professionals often went for the f/2 on account of its faster speed and good image quality at all apertures. It was of course more expensive. Amateurs could not set its purchase off against tax.

I bought this lens from a company specialising in secondhand photographic equipment of all brands. Shortly afterwards I saw and purchased an f/2 Nikkor-O.C 35mm from another company, and so I used the first lens only infrequently. Later still I entrusted it, along with a batch of other kit, to the company I had bought it from originally to sell on my behalf at their usual rate of commission. To my surprise, they said the lens was faulty; they could not offer it for sale; however to save return carriage costs they would add it to their 'recycling' box for disposal. As you can see, I paid for its return. It works very nicely despite dating from 1971.