Nikon manual focus 35mm f2, because I love the focal length on micro 4/3. It also is the right size and has a great focus ring. The optics are nothing short of exquisite.
Currently the manual focus lenses that find their way to my E-PL1 most often are a Canon 50mm f1.2 rangefinder LTM lens and a Nikon 85mm f2 N-AI mount lens.
The Nikkor 85/2 is a relatively-unknown lens that is available reasonably and works well on m4/3 cameras because of its low weight and light-touch focus; though I love my Jupiter-9, the Nikkor 85/2 is sharper wide-open and lighter to carry.
I just used my 50/2 Summicron R again this weekend and thought I probably wouldn't have needed these 50 lenses I got after this one... Easy to focus, good enough for me fully open, feels great, just a nice piece of quality - and it has an added sentimental value for me also which makes it even more fun to use.
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