Daring Fireball has recently been on a tear singing (and linking to) the praises of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens, and I couldn’t agree more. For about $80 (“the best deal in photography“) you get a great lens — though with less-than-great construction — that is a lot of fun to use and a great learning tool. I find it especially good for portrait photos (some of my shots with that lens are here). I recently convinced photo friend Hollister to get one, and she’ll back me up on it.
