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Lenses for Canon FD mount
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    This will be topic to talk about any lenses with Canon FD mount.

    Why Canon FD? You can find many great lenses for this mount.
    And thanks to the fact that this mount is completely abandoned, they can be obtained for cheaper price, normally.

    I'll start from the most frequently mentioned lens - Canon FD 40mm F1.4. It had many versions.
    I really do not know all the differencies, but they are not very important as far as I am aware.

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    While it is not very sharp wide open, but it is well build. Focus is smooth and handy.
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  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

    Canon FD 35-70mm f4

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Canon FD 70-210mm f/4

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Canon FD 50 f1.4

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    https://www.theweekendlens.com/canon-nfd-50-f14.html

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  • belfrymanbelfryman

    I'm looking at the Zeiss 80-200 FD fit, any advice on that compared to the canon? Thank you.

  • hammyukhammyuk

    thanks for that, would you say the 80-200 f/4 L is sharper than the lumix 35-100mm f/2.8 ?

  • nomadnomad

    Normally it's the adapter which makes it parfocal or not. I have three MD/MC adapters and one makes both my 24-50mm and the 35-70 Minolta parfocal.

    With my FD 35-105 I was lucky, it is parfocal on my adapter.

  • blofeldblofeld

    Regarding parfocality, it's a hit and miss with still lenses since you can't adjust back focus. One unit of the same lens may keep better focus than another. In my experience manual focus two-touch zoom lenses tend to be more parfocal than modern af-lenses. I have a copy of FDn 28-85 f4 which is near parfocal, but not perfect.

  • hammyukhammyuk

    thanks, I've been toying with getting the lumix 35-100mm f/2.8 but price wise is pretty damn high, and wondered sharpness wise how would the 80-200 canon fd compare ti it Vitaliy_Kiselev ?

    atm I own a 50mm f/1.4 , 135mm f/2.5 and a 35-105 f/3.5 and a 300mm fl /4.0 , I prefer the zoom for video work but read the 35-135 is no true parfocal is the 80-200 true parfocal ?

    thanks btw I'm a total newb when it comes to lenses so forgive any ignorance.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    whats the sharpest zoom lens approx 200mm at the long end and 300mm

    What you mean? For 200mm it is Canon FD 80-200mm F4 L lens. It is very sharp right at F4.

  • hammyukhammyuk

    whats the sharpest zoom lens approx 200mm at the long end and 300mm either canon or nikon would do just need pin sharp for wildlife ( mainly birds / mammals sat on a perch or reasonably still )

  • malazaradamalazarada

    Love song music video with all manual lenses.
    Body: GH2
    Lenses:
    Canon FD 28mm f2.0 SSC
    Canon FD 50mm f1.8 SC
    SLR MAGIC 12mmt 1.6

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  • fosterchenfosterchen

    Here are some photo examples at 200mm and 210mm, F4.

    It's quite easy to take a guess which photos are which camera!

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  • fosterchenfosterchen

    Let the tests begin..

    From initial handling, the Canon is definitely lighter than the Vivitar, since it has some plastic parts to it, but still feels solidly built. And @Vitaliy is right about the constant F4 being very helpful in video shooting, great for push pull zooming on the fly. The Vivitar is a bit faster glass, but at a cost. The 9 blade aperture is a nice little bump up from Canon's 8.

    I'm looking at the footage now, and the Canon does have way less CA than the Vivitar, almost non-existent, and seems to be that much sharper.

    I'll upload the video soon.

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  • maxrmaxr

    Even cheaper and also parfocal nikkor Ais 75-150 f3.5 and Ai 80-200 f4.5, both push/pull ring... but guess that's not FD mount :P

    I have a question regarding Canon FL 58mm f1.2. In your opinion does this lens have too strong a personality? In the sense of how does it mingle with other non FD/FL glass (nikon/minolta/µFT)?
    Thanks from the past

  • tetakpataktetakpatak

    Nikkor 80-200 f4 Ai costs less than half what FD L does and rocks as well. About the same in terms of IQ

  • fosterchenfosterchen

    Ok, Canon 80-200mm L is coming! If curiosity gets the better of me, I may just get a Vivitar and compare them myself! If going by price alone, the Canon FD L goes for about 2x-3x more than the Vivitar.

  • lolololo

    jajaj he should always always look for it, it is hard to find on fd mount though

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    better to look for the tokina atx 80-200 f2.8 constant

    If you mean old AT-X F2.8. Never ever look at it.

  • lolololo

    better to look for the tokina atx 80-200 f2.8 constant

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