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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 1:14 am Post subject: Trying Canon FD 300/5.6 prime |
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revers wrote:
I have had this lens for a while but the weather has been so bad I could not give it a proper workout. It has two failures; needs a lot of light & the focus is very sensitive. I believe there were 4 variants & this is the third with 55mm filter ring. Here are some examples from it all of which are highly cropped:
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http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v35/RonEvers/?action=view¤t=P1060032sm.jpg
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taken with a Panasonic G1 _________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
Panasonic G1, GF1, 14-45, 45-200 & various legacy lenses.
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9096 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 3:55 am Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
Wow, very nice. I wish I could find a variety of birds that hold still long enough for shots like yours.
So you mentioned 4 versions and that yours is the third? Does yours have a New FD mount? Internal focusing?
True, f/5.6 is on the slow side for a 300mm, but it makes for easier CA correction, so that lens is probably very well corrected and thus quite sharp as a result. Sure looks sharp from the photos.
Besides with the Panny G-1, it's cropped to a 600mm isn't it? So that makes it a 600mm f/5.6, which is not too shabby at all. _________________ Michael
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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 11:46 am Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
cooltouch wrote: |
So you mentioned 4 versions and that yours is the third? Does yours have a New FD mount? Internal focusing?
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I do not know the answer to your question but maybe you can tell from these pics.
_________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
Panasonic G1, GF1, 14-45, 45-200 & various legacy lenses.
Canon S5, Sony 1.7 Tele-converter & Raynox DCR 150 Macro converter. |
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9096 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
Yours is the 300mm f/5.6 SSC breechlock model. The fourth version was probably the New FD model -- the one with the mount that doesn't use the locking ring.
Yours was a premium lens in its day -- which would have been mid-to-late 1970s. I just looked up Canon lens date codes and yours was made in March of 1977.
I'm curious how yours differs from the first and second versions. _________________ Michael
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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
cooltouch wrote: |
Yours is the 300mm f/5.6 SSC breechlock model. The fourth version was probably the New FD model -- the one with the mount that doesn't use the locking ring.
Yours was a premium lens in its day -- which would have been mid-to-late 1970. I just looked up Canon lens date codes and yours was made in March of 1977.
I'm curious how yours differs from the first and second versions. |
I gleaned my info from this site:
http://web.mit.edu/dennis/www/canon/fd-lens-info.html
The first version was a heavy sucker with a tripod mount. The forth as you will see in the link was called "new" & the lightest of the four.
Since my photo does not show the serial # how did you determine the date of production?
I got this lens off eBay for under 50 US$ including shipping. The only true fault I find is that it has a sticky spot in the focus. _________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
Panasonic G1, GF1, 14-45, 45-200 & various legacy lenses.
Canon S5, Sony 1.7 Tele-converter & Raynox DCR 150 Macro converter. |
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ManualFocus-G
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 6622 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Looks like a great lens! I always wondered how this would perform on digital Lack of CA looks great, or did you pp it? _________________ Graham - Moderator
Shooter of choice: Fujifilm X-T20 with M42, PB and C/Y lenses
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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
ManualFocus-G wrote: |
Looks like a great lens! I always wondered how this would perform on digital Lack of CA looks great, or did you pp it? |
I made no adjustments for CA, the truth is, I do not know how. _________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
Panasonic G1, GF1, 14-45, 45-200 & various legacy lenses.
Canon S5, Sony 1.7 Tele-converter & Raynox DCR 150 Macro converter. |
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ManualFocus-G
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 6622 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
revers wrote: |
ManualFocus-G wrote: |
Looks like a great lens! I always wondered how this would perform on digital Lack of CA looks great, or did you pp it? |
I made no adjustments for CA, the truth is, I do not know how. |
Great news! BTW your shots are excellent, I really like the squirrel pic _________________ Graham - Moderator
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hinnerker
Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 929 Location: Germany near Kiel
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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hinnerker wrote:
revers wrote: |
cooltouch wrote: |
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Yours was a premium lens in its day -- which would have been mid-to-late 1970. I just looked up Canon lens date codes and yours was made in March of 1977.
I'm curious how yours differs from the first and second versions. |
Since my photo does not show the serial # how did you determine the date of production? |
You can see the Code on the rear of the lens? You can decrypt the code..
UR0902 for example means:
Manufactured in Utsunomiya/Japan on September 2003
With the following instruction you can decrypt Canon Code :
1. letter means which factory did produce the lens -look chapter A-
2. letter means year of manufacturing -encrypted in alphabetic letters- -look chapter B-
3. and 4. position shows month of production - look chapter C-
5. and 6. position of code is a canon internal - look chapter D
Chapter A (1. Position of code)
The first letter, "U", indicates that the lens was made in Canon's Utsunomiya, Japan factory. Prior to 1986, this letter is moved to the last position of the date code.
U = Utsunomiya, Japan
F = Fukushima, Japan
O = Oita, Japan
Chapter B (2. Position)
The second letter, "R", is a year code that indicates the year of manufacture. Canon increments this letter each year starting with A in 1986 and prior to that, A in 1960 without the leading factory code. Here is a table to make things simple:
A = 1986, 1960 (A and following letter have two meanings.. 1960 or 1986, modern lenses are 1986 ff produced)
B = 1987, 1961
C = 1988, 1962
D = 1989, 1963
E = 1990, 1964
F = 1991, 1965
G = 1992, 1966
H = 1993, 1967
I = 1994, 1968
J = 1995, 1969
K = 1996, 1970
L = 1997, 1971
M = 1998, 1972
N = 1999, 1973
O = 2000, 1974
P = 2001, 1975
Q = 2002, 1976
R = 2003, 1977
S = 2004, 1978
T = 2005, 1979
U = 2006, 1980
V = 2007, 1981
W = 2008, 1982
X = 2009, 1983
Y = 2010, 1984
Z = 2011, 1985
* assumption of continuation being made for future years.
Abschnitt C (3. and 4. Position)
The first two numbers, "09", is the month number the lens was manufactured in. Month 02 is February, month 11 = November. The leading zero of the month code is sometimes omitted.
01 = Jan.
02 = Feb.
03 = Mar.
04 = Apr.
05 = May
06 = Jun.
07 = Jul.
08 = Aug.
09 = Sept.
10 = Oct.
11 = Nov.
12 = Dec.
Chapter D (5. and 6. position)
The next two numbers, "02", are meaningless in determining how old a Canon lens is. This is a Canon internal code (that is occasionally omitted).
So the code of your lens showing in your picture R702 means..
missing first factory-code in first position , but the code for the year is present and R= 1977, followed by the month of production = 02
IMHO this code encryption means, your lens was produced in february 1977..
_________________ some light-painting lens stuff..
... and an EOS 5D MKII
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9096 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
Actually, Hinnerker, you left out a year in your listing: 1971. So R does indeed stand for 1977. Not all lenses had the code indicated for the place of manufacture, and not all lenses listed the month of manufacture with two digits, but they stuck to using two digits for their internal code. Thus I stand by my interpretation: March of 1977. _________________ Michael
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hinnerker
Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 929 Location: Germany near Kiel
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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hinnerker wrote:
cooltouch wrote: |
Actually, Hinnerker, you left out a year in your listing: 1971. So R does indeed stand for 1977. Not all lenses had the code indicated for the place of manufacture, and not all lenses listed the month of manufacture with two digits, but they stuck to using two digits for their internal code. Thus I stand by my interpretation: March of 1977. |
You are right, missing 1971 is the problem, i havent seen.
Will correct the listing..
Cheers
Henry _________________ some light-painting lens stuff..
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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:19 am Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
Well, thanks guys, for the revelation.
So it is a modern lens, built three years after we built our house. _________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
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hemisferico
Joined: 24 May 2011 Posts: 14 Location: north and south america
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:58 am Post subject: |
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hemisferico wrote:
revers wrote: |
ManualFocus-G wrote: |
Looks like a great lens! I always wondered how this would perform on digital Lack of CA looks great, or did you pp it? |
I made no adjustments for CA, the truth is, I do not know how. |
That is an excellent result then. I've used a lot of Canon FD breech-lock lenses from the same era with mixed results for CA. I love the way Canons render colors and bokeh but bad CA on a digital camera drives me crazy. I needed a long lens when I was still in the Panasonic GH1 system and I finally found a Canon 300mm F4 L in the FDn version, that was a fantastic lens but yours looks just as good. Nice work. _________________ "Le doute n'est pas une condition agréable, mais la certitude est absurde." -voltaire |
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