Im trying to find an affordable way to put a 500mm on my a77 and the fd 500 f4. Explore lenses from telephoto to fisheye and every lens type in. The complete guide to fd lenses for mirrorless cameras. The fotasy device allowed my old bellows to work with the newer canon lens mount, saving me hundreds of dollars at least for a new bellowslens setup. For fd lenses to work, the adapter has to contain optics, in effect it is a 1. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This website is dedicated to classic canon cameras and lenses. Buy products related to fd to eos adapter for canon products and see what customers say about fd to eos adapter for canon products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases.
This adapter enables the use of canon fd lenses on canon efefsmount. Download it and you will be able to work with the lens database is much faster and easier. Fisheye fd lenses the canon fisheye lenses can be separated into two groups of either circular fisheyes or full frame fisheye. Are there individual mounts available or a different make model camera digital that is compatible.
The 3 canon lenses 100 macro, 50 are very good prime lenses. The canon fd lenses were introduced in march 1971 and fd lenses came in different versions until canon stopped production at around 1995. Using canon fd lenses on modern canon dslrs can it be done. I have a few telephotos and a fish eye in absolute perfect optical condition. Using canon fd lenses on digital cameras jonathan gazeley. Without a lens, a camera alone wont get you very far.
The fd teleconverters are various brands from jcpenney they. From this post, i understand i cant simply get a universal adapter and shoot on a canon eos mount. Canon classics fd lenses, cameras, canonet and rangefinder. The fd lens was a manual focus lens made for canon by canon. Get the best deals on canon fd wide angle camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. Yes it is possible to bolt a fd lens to a modern dslr but the concept of them working is greatly exaggerated. Its difficult to even find pictures much less free pictures. Canon camera museum is a virtual museum that was first opened on 30 september 1996. Fd lenses are compatible with their interchangeable fd series mounts, and they connect to 35mm singlelens reflex or slr camera bodies and have no autofocus capabilities. How many people just slap them on with appropriate adapter and start shooting. Buy products related to fd to eos adapter for canon products and see what customers say about fd to eos adapter for canon products on free delivery possible on. What are the canon fd lens variants to choose from. For your device is available official mobile app all photo lenses from.
Save up to 40% off retail price and get a 180day warranty. There is no better or worse in general, that depends more of what you like or not. Main characteristic of the fd fisheye optic was successfully combining a moderately fast in lens speed while maintaining a reasonably compact size design. The former caps smooth sided wont work on bayonet mount, while the latter. The information about lens cases was taken straight out of the canon lens work book, 1986 edition, page 179. Not only springs, but theres at least one small ball bearing that you dont want to lose. However, ef mount lenses will work with any type of canon eos slr. The main type of camera that is compatible with fd lenses that are paired with adapters is the mirrorless interchangeablelens camera. View online or download canon fd lens manual book, instructions manual. Unfollow canon fd lenses to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I have no idea about the lenses, but the adapter is likely to be very substandard. The older ones often called chrome ring or sc ssc and the newer versions also called nfd. Wide selection canon fd lenses were produced for over 20 years, giving you an extensive catalog of lenses to choose from.
This upclose video tutorial shows how to disassemble the lens to access and remove oil from the diaphragm blades of a canon 50mm 1. The canon fd lens mount is a physical standard for connecting a photographic lens to a 35mm single lens reflex camera body. Best 5 canon lenses for the canon 5d mark ii on a budget. Canon fd not for eos,canon, nikon,canon eos, canon fd, nonai,ais,ai,olympus,pentax,contax,yashica,konica,pentax screw mount, camera optics, lenses, camera lenses,autofocus,maxxum,maxxum 7000,maxxum 9000, mamiya, fujica, tamron, camera lenses, photographic, photo lens, photo lenses.
There will be no af and no metering and no info from lens to camera. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It served as the canon slr interchangeable lens mounting system until the 1987 introduction of the canon eos series. Every interchangeable lens camera, including 35mm slrs, dslrs and mirrorless cameras has a lens system, also known as a mount. Having a few older canon fd mount lenses from 30 years ago, i wanted to play with them on my 500d.
Do you have any recommendations for a canon fd to sony a mount adapter. These fd mounts were not designed to communicate with lenses, so they must be manually focused. Stacking five 2x teleconverters to create a ridiculous 9600mm lens. The complete guide to fd lenses for mirrorless cameras m43. Explore lenses from telephoto to fisheye and every lens type in between switch up your perspective and discover which lens is best suited for your.
The second point to check is the lens s color balance. Several portions of the information available here were taken from the lens wonderland canon fd lens guide book, 1982 edition. The fd lenses have no electronic linkage to the camera they are mechanical. It served as the canon slr interchangeable lens mounting system until the 1987 introduction of the canon eos series cameras, which use. Canon fd lenses faithfully reproduce the colors of the world taken with a canon fd lens. Get the best deals on canon fd manual focus wide angle camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. This is basically a set of lenses designed to work with a set of cameras. View and download canon fd lens manual book online. Canon made a good adapter for its long fd lenses as a courtesy to photogs who were heavily invested in fd glass, this adapter is as rare as hens teeth and very expensive when it can be. Canon s series of l lenses luxury lenses are a professional line of photography lenses made by canon. The canon fd lens mount is a physical standard for connecting a photographic lens to a 35mm singlelens reflex camera body. I have a 50d canon, and am getting a good deal on some fd lenses with fd ef adapter my question is, does anyone know what kind of quality the fd lenses are, and would they work well on my 50d camera.
Shop fotodiox lens mount adapter, canon fd, fl lens to sony alpha nex emount camera adapter, for sony alpha nex7, nex6, nex5n, nex5, nexc3, nex3. Eos cameras have no mechanical linkage to the camera they are fully electronic. Canon fd lens models can be made in many different variants and with distinct lens coatings. Canon lenses compatibility guide tech guide for lenses. The canon fd lens mount is a physical standard for connecting a photographic lens to a 35mm. Depending on the quality of the fd ef adapter, the 100mm macro may be a keeper. Canon fd lenses have coating for flare control not necessarily image quality. It appears they have been updating this to some extent as it is different from my hard copy version of the book. Canon made eos film bodies as well as eos digital bodies but the same eos lenses work for both. Sharpness, form, and color create a look of quality. Lots of info, mtf charts with and without tcs, technical info, etc. It was exactly the one pictured on the web site, no substitutions. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices.
However, i seem to be hving difficulty focusing with these lenses, which is pro. I do have the 1981 edition of canons lens work, and the book by brian long canon a celebration. Efs and efm lenses and find the perfect lens for you. I highly suggest you use live view mode on your dslr to see real time aperture effects, though it works in the viewfinder as well. Vivitar has a welldeserved bad reputation, even back in the mf days. The need for a 50mm lens that would work for extreme closeups and photomacrography as well as normal photography may be solved with the canon fd 50mm f3. They have been designed to be relatively compact, but offer very high image quality while ease in handling was simply superb. They combine good optical characteristic of excellent optical deliveries of minimal distortion, fairly high working lense speed and a moderate wide view field, making them among the most popular group of prime optic during the manual focus days for a wide varieties of. The new fd mount, though, is complicated and tricky.
Canon fd mount lenses on a new digital slr, will they fit or do i need an adapter. Canon fdfl lens to micro 43 body fullframe lens to micro 43 camera body 0. There are three different types of lenses for canon consumer interchangeable lens cameras, these include ef, efs and efm. Canon ef lens work iii version 11 the eyes of eos canon. This lens is built like a tank and a dream to shoot with at f2. I recently bought a canon 450d with the understanding that my fd lenses would fit on the eos with an adapter, which i did purchase and received. I used old canon fd lenses for all the interior shots and for the water scenes i used the 35mm sony carl zeiss lens since it was the only auto focus lens that would fit in the underwater housing. Designed to support infinity focusing and constructed from brass and an aluminumalloy along with a stainlesssteel lens mounting ring. The first and only l lens offered as a kit lens is the canon ef 24105mm f4l is usm. Canon fd manual focus wide angle camera lenses for sale ebay. If youre trying to reach the irises on those lenses to clean them, youre gonna need a. Stacking five 2x teleconverters to create a ridiculous. For instance, canon fd lenses work on canon fd cameras, canon ef lenses work on canon eos cameras and canon efm lenses work on canon eos m. How many people just slap them on with appropriate adapter and start.
Oct 19, 2012 this feature is not available right now. For those whod like a good read on canons lenses, here is a link to the pdf format canon lens work iii book. Coupled with any canon fd mount camera, the fd 50mm. Not only does it provide historical information, such as the history of canon history hall and descriptions about all cameras and lenses released since it was founded camera hall and lens hall, but there are also special wallpaper images and photos. Canon has sold zoom and prime lseries lenses for the discontinued fd lens mount, for the current ef lens mount used on all canon eos slr cameras and for the rf mount used on fullframe mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. View and download canon fd instructions manual online. Most of what ive found has been on converting these lenses, but what im after is results from use. A lens so rare, i couldnt find any on ebays current or completed auctions. This is a lens that has aberrations specially corrected for extreme closeup work. Create a personalised photo book in minutes with hdbook ez. Fast enough for decent lowlight shots, sharp enough for the ocdfree, and light enough for any traveler, this lens is the exemplification of the original nifty. Mit diesem adapter konnen sie canon fd fl objektiv an canon eos ef. Clearly, there is more to deciding on a lens than just sharpness, and we discussed one of those aspects in that article on bokeh.
Ive tried searching the forums for im for information on this subject. This is an attempt to compile specifications for all the major canon fd lenses ever manufactured. Dec 21, 2014 coupled with any canon fd mount camera, the fd 50mm. It has the range and speed for a lot of applications, such as dimly lit concerts, heres a wide open shot i took at a. Fd telephoto lenses canon telephoto lenses range from 85mm to 300mm. The main type of camera that is compatible with fd lenses that are paired with adapters is the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. Get the best deals on canon vintage camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. Buy and sell used canon fd camera lenses at keh camera. Fast lenses and even higher levels of optical clarity come as standard with the eos r system. They only work with canon efs lens mount type cameras. Fotodiox lens mount adapter, canon fd, fl lens to sony. Compatible lenses for canon rebel t3i, t4i, t5i, t6i, t6s. The ef system came out to match advancing autofocus technology when cameras became electronic.
Buy vello canon fd lens to canon efefsmount camera lens adapter. For example, my first and still my favorite canon fd lens was the lovely fd 50mm f1. Rf lenses 2018 ef lenses 1987 ef cinema lenses 2012 new fd lenses 1979 1989. Fodotdiox pro objektivadapter canon fd canon eos mount. Now you can download the entire canon eos lens work iii book from canoneuropes web site. Wide angle fd lenses the wide angle canon lenses run from moderate ultrawide range of 24mm through standard wide view of 35mm. Additionally, the special use lenses listed below are also compatible with canon rebel dslrs. The standard was developed by canon of japan and was introduced in march 1971 with the canon f1 camera. Five lenses were used by the media to cover the games and then the lenses were shipped back to japan and later converted to the ef mount.
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