FD 35/2 SSC

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

I sold my canon FD 35/2 white nose to member here some months ago. Somehow I miss this lens. when my friend sell this successor, 35/2 SSC, I took it.
Here's my conclusion compared to WIhete nose.
The SSC one is lighter
SSC is sharper in wide open
Some samples

wide open

uhoh7 · Joined: 24 Nov 2010 Posts: 1300 Location: Idaho, USA

this the concave? e.g. f/16 smallest aperture.

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

the white nose is the concave I used to own it, this is the ssc, smallest aperture is 22

uhoh7 · Joined: 24 Nov 2010 Posts: 1300 Location: Idaho, USA

casualcollector · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject:

I'll speak from personal experience. The initial version of the FD 35/2 was the chrome nose with concave front element. This lens was updated to SSC status with the black filter ring, keeping its concave element. The optical configuration was changed ca. 1976 with this FD/SSC design getting the convex front element. I own the convex SSC and have seen the concave configurations in both chrome nose and SSC versions.

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

Oh.. maybe I'm lack of information. Ok here's the one I sold

front

Here's the one I have now and used for those pictures above

casualcollector · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:19 pm Post subject:

Canon Compendium lists six iterations of the 35/2. Sixth is the "New FD" version. Of the remaining five, the chart shows three versions as being introduced in March of 1971. The SSC version (#4) is dated March 1973 with the remark "Same lens, SSC Version. Version #5 shows an intro date of April 1976 with remarks "New optics, floating elements".

The example in your picture is an early version. The green circle on the aperture ring was replaced with a green A in later versions. A lock button to secure the aperture ring in the A position was also added later.

Chrome front lenses had the front body made from brass and chromed. They are specified as weighing 420 grams. Black front lenses had the front body made from aluminum and weigh 370 grams.

If you were to locate all the production variations of the FD mount 35/2, you would certainly have five lenses and perhaps more. They were also available marked B&H/Canon as Canon supplied some cameras and lenses to Bell and Howell after their distribution agreement ended in the early 70s.

Canon Compendium is a well researched book authored by former Shutterbug magazine editor Bob Shell and published by Hove in 1994.

Bill