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Dead simple to make and so well corrected that just about any 50mm lens you buy is good enough.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"One of the benefits of shooting Canon FD gear is that certain corners that were cut by Canon later on weren\\u2019t cut. Modern 50mm f/1.8 lenses are pretty much disposable. There\\u2019s plastic gearing and a small motor inside to drive the autofocus and pretty much if you knock the lens just right, the gearing will crack and the lens will break and you\\u2019ll buy another one. Even the f/1.4 isn\\u2019t that great in terms of long-term reliability, according to my 50mm-lens-breaking-friend Norby.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"About the only thing wrong about the FD version of the f/1.8 is the lack of autofocus, the inability to work on any modern camera, and only having five leaves to the aperture iris.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"My Canon TX and the 50mm lens are very comfortable. 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