Used Canon 50mm f1.4 FD

Shot a whole evening of indoor portraits with this lens last week, and the f/1.4 aperture really lets you keep shooting without a flash. The manual focus ring has just the right amount of resistance—smooth but not loose. For a used lens this old, the glass is remarkably clear and scratch-free.

Shooting portraits in dim light, the f/1.4 lets in so much light I barely need to raise my ISO, even at dusk. The manual focus ring glides smoothly, which makes nailing focus on a moving subject feel surprisingly intuitive. For a used lens, the glass is clean and the bokeh is exactly the creamy look

The aperture ring has a satisfyingly solid click at each stop, and even wide open at f/1.4 the focus is smooth and precise. I grabbed this for some indoor portraits and the results are beautifully sharp with that classic FD look.