Canon Fd 300mm 5.6

[mark fewtrell]

As i understand it there were 4 models of this lens. But could they all take tripod mounts. Did they all come with mounts as standard.

[WolverineX]

yes, they came standard with tripod collar
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/earlyfdlenses/300mmfd.htm

[Abbazz]

I have the Canon FL-F 300mm f/5.6 S.S.C. (the fluorite version) and it has indeed a built-in tripod mount:



This is a astonishingly good lens for its age (it dates from 1969), with sharp rendering, great colors and contrast, as well as (almost) no chromatic aberrations.

Here are a few old pictures taken with this lens on the Olympus E-P1 (sorry if you have already seen them):



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Giant monitor lizard swimming in the river:


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The bird [(c) Luis Allegria]:


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Pictures taken inside a shopping mall:


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Cheers!

[mark fewtrell]

Thanks people. The lens will be here today so i might get to remember what i bought! Wanted to pay before they change their mind but couldn't take it with me. Ive a canon mint ae-program to stick it on. I don't think somehow it will turn out to be the flourite version. Ive seen the sc and earlier versions slagged off but we will see.

[sergun]

The latest nFD version. All F5.6 (A7R) footage. (f6.3) by the way received yesterday, shot more than 200 shots but precisely (approximately precisely) got only about 10