Can Anyone Wish For More?

The Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI lens. The lens of which Bjørn Rørslett remarked, 'A small, cheap and unobtrusive lens with an outstanding optical performance - can anyone wish for more? This petite Nikkor delivers the goods with a snap and clarity many lenses could - or better - should, envy. Wide open there is a trace of softness into the corners that disappears by stopping down to f/2.8. From f/4 to f/8 its performance hardly can be improved.'


Autumn at Lacock. Nikon D2Xs. Sycamore leaf. We'll have to leave aside the fact that an inanimate object is incapable of registering any emotion, least of all envy.