Which 50 is nifty?

Poll coming, but which of these is nifty out of canon's 50mm lenses:

• 1.0L
  
• 1.2L
  
• 1.4
  
• 1.8
  

Odd poll. Only one has the nickname Nifty Fifty. Or were you really asking which one people like the most?

Yeah i voted for the 1.8 as i wasn't sure wether you were asking which is nicknamed "nifty 50" or which one everyone preferred

I'll ask too: nifty as in the best/most-liked? Or which is nicknamed the Nifty Fifty?

edited the OP, which has the NICKNAME of nifty fifty.... It's come up waaaaay too many times IMHO, so I'm trying to make something somewhat official in terms of showing what everyone thinks is called nifty or should be...

50mm f1.8

Reason is the cost & appearance vs. performance!

I was thinking you wanted my opinion on it.

Whatever happened to that unofficial official thread with the nickname of lenses? I remember seeing it a while back.

dust pump, the brick, wigma, bigma, magic drainpipe, etc.. etc...

I always preferred the f/1.8 = thrifty 50 and the f/1.4 the nifty 50. The 1.8 is plainly a cheap-o lens. The 1.4 is pretty decent and still inexpensive.

The confusion comes from the fact that in addition to "Nifty Fifty" it also has the nickname "Thrifty Fifty." Some people see this and assume a lens can't have two nicknames, so insist that "Nifty" applies to the 1.4. They're wrong, of course, but sow confusion wherever they go.

The 1.8 has most excellent glass in a mediocre casing. Having shot with both, I recommend getting a mark I if you have an opportunity. With a decent build, that lens is a joy to shoot with.

I've always considered:

- 50 f/1.8 = Thrifty Fifty
- 50 f/1.4 = Nifty Fifty
- 50 f/1.2 = Shifty Fifty

I always thought the 50 1.8 was Plastic Fantastic

The Definitive Lens Nickname Thread

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=574059

Changing the traditions will only add confusions.

Every poll has to intentionally leave out one or more lenses so others can chime in and correct.

What about the 50mm f/2.5 Macro?

jacuff wrote in post #8172727
Every poll has to intentionally leave out one or more lenses so others can chime in and correct.

What about the 50mm f/2.5 Macro?

And to add even more confusion, isn't that actually the 50 f/2.5 Compact Macro?

The way I've always heard it told is:

50/1.8II = Nifty Fifty -or- Thrifty Fifty -or- Plastic Fantastic

50/1.4 has no nickname that I'm aware of.

50/1.2L = Shifty Fifty, for obvious reasons.