I had just started getting more interested in photography, but I had limitations with my 5 year old camera and its standard kit lens. One of my favorite photographer Peter McKinnon had posted a video on the 50mm lens and how its cheap yet amazing. I looked it up on Amazon and I was super pumped to get one.
My family considered photography as a hobby of mine which would get me distracted from my studies, so I couldn't even think of asking them for a lens.
So I started saving from the money my parents send me every month for my college expenses, I literally started cutting down my food for 2 straight months, I used to have lunch around 4pm and dinner at 8pm with a daily expense of Rs 70 ($1) max and used to sleep off early. 2 months later I saved up 6K and lost 5KGs (ik it would've been cool if it was 6KGs), and the nifty-fifty was home, The Nikkor 1.8D 50mm manual focus lens! I was instantly in love with it the moment I locked the lens onto the body and peeked into the viewfinder, it was unreal for a beginner like me.
This lens was my best investment ever, and I knew this was indeed a game changer for me. If there's anyone who has a DSLR and wants to get started with photography, 50mm is a must buy lens. Nikon users, get the 1.8G for autofocus, manual focus is really hard for a wide aperture @1.8. I've had millions of out of focus shots. Although it costs a bit more, it is worth it.
Thanks to my childhood friend Irfan for this picture, this was actually shot on a 50mm lens as well.
