Canon FD 28mm f/2.8

[etorix]

just surprised myself by liking this lens suddenly, I grabbed one

170gm, so light, small, cheap for good examples, it ticks all the boxes

there are other interesting FD / FL lenses, might be worth sorting out a good/best adapter

a cheap one will do for now .. and a JJC lenshood that looks close enough to the pricy BW-52B

[vlousada]

It is a nice WIDE lens that still can fetch lower prices.
Regarding the adapter which is the camera to use it?

[etorix]

panasonic lumix g1 or g3, mostly, so m43

also canon 20d or 650d, maybe

its this http://i.imgur.com/psvRGhV.jpg?1 and http://i.imgur.com/AY164fv.jpg?1

hm, there seems to be a few FD 28mm 2.8s .. this is the smaller 52mm filter thread one

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/28mm.htm#f2.8
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/earlyfdlenses/28mmfd.htm

[etorix]

hmm .. its arrived .. its 55mm filter thread, a FD 28mm f/2.8 S.C in bayonet with a silver lockring

no adapter yet

so not the desired smallest variety, still

looks to be in excellent nick, good for the money

[blotafton]

It's a nice little lens indeed. Mine has 52mm thread.

Two full frame samples.


Gold 200



Elite chrome 100

[etorix]

its on this page http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/earlyfdlenses/28mmfd.htm

Canon Lens FD 28mm f/2.8 S.C.

heh, glad i have this thread, i was about to search on lenshoods, but i have one on order already

[etorix]

heh, and yes i did, a 52mm

pfft

[philslizzy]

I have the later model with the black locking ring. A nice lens. It cost me £15 from a pawn shop.

[etorix]

hm, mines silver locking, and 55mm filter threads

and still-no-show on a FD to M43 endapter

i'd like the Hexanon > M43 yesterday too pls

quite similar in build style as it goes, FD and AR

[etorix]

my adapter to M43 arrived just now

seriously fiddly, both adapter and lensmount

but i like this lens, seems well worth some hassle,

hope the adapter stays put, i dont want to remove it

focusses delightfully close

and this is something i've been missing with using oldo lenses

huh .. had a bad moment just then, aperture seemed not working, but it seems fine now, maybe it was just a bit sticky from not being used, hmm

there looks to be oil on some of the blades

[etorix]

great build quality on this

if the image qualty is a good as it seems, this was a bargain

and i'm getting used to the adapter and the locking-rings

might be nice to look for a good copy of the 58mm 1.2 FD