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[quote karsen][quote anonymouse1]In other words, if you set a zoom lens to a wider setting, and then get closer to people, you get distortions that make them look funny. Like this:

http://www.geocities.com/dainisjg/wide.jpg

http://www.shortcourses.com/using/lenses/chris.jpg
Since it's fixed length, is the Nikon 50mm f/1.8D affected by this?
No, the 50 is not wide angle to have that kind of distortion.