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<p>Thank you again! I'm now waiting to get my 50/2.0 AI (on the way) and start shooting :) </p>

<p>Thank you all, I appreciate your comments, this is very valuable information for me!</p>

<p>Thanks! I don't really think I need a super sharp lens - I'm more focused on the background and OOF rendering from wide open to 2.8 or so. 4.0 is probably the max I ever close the aperture. But your findings indeed are very interesting! <br> All, if you forget about the price and the size of the lens - what would you choose to shoot in the range of 2.0-4.0? </p>

<p>Thank you, Matthew and Kent! <br> I started my research from 50/1.2 - then realised it's probably too expensive for the task, then focused on 50/1.4 Ai - then found a lot of good feedbacks on Nikkor-S 50/1.4 and finally found a lot of comments that 50/2 H is probably the best 50 Nikon ever made, etc. So here I am :) <br> I mostly shoot b&w (I've been using a MF set-up with just 2 lenses for the last 10 years) - and heard that both 50/2 H/HC and 50/1.4 S are good lenses for the money. On the other side Ai/AiS are slightly more convenient since I don't need to AId them </p>

<p>Jim, thank you! I'm aware of the coating difference and mounting. I wonder if there any rendering differences between non-AI and AI versions. There is some mystery going on when people are talking about Nikkor-H 50/2 - so I want to reveal it. If all that just a matter of contrast/flare because of single coating, but everything else is the same - that's all I need to know </p>

<p>I just got a Nikon F3HP and is looking for a primary lens. I'm not a big fan of carrying a lot of lenses, so I want to start with 50mm for now, and narrowed down my search to the following options: Nikkor-H/HC/Ai 50/2 or Nikkor-S/SC/Ai 50/1.4. I feel that I don't really need 1.4 all the time, so probably 2.0 is more suitable for my needs since I love to shoot wide open. <br> Is there any difference optically between 50/2 Pre-AI and AI? Based on pure specs it's the same lens (I understand coating is different though between H and HC/AI) - but for some reason the constant great feedback I can find is about Nikkor-H/HC ("Nikon summicron", "special character", etc) - not AI. Or maybe the rendering difference is only because of single coating on H? </p>