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Lenses for Canon FD mount

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:47:09 +0000

This will be topic to talk about any lenses with Canon FD mount.

Why Canon FD? You can find many great lenses for this mount.
And thanks to the fact that this mount is completely abandoned, they can be obtained for cheaper price, normally.

I'll start from the most frequently mentioned lens - Canon FD 40mm F1.4. It had many versions.
I really do not know all the differencies, but they are not very important as far as I am aware.

While it is not very sharp wide open, but it is well build. Focus is smooth and handy.

Demo: De-clicking Canon FD lens to get stepless aperture

ticoneva — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:21:21 +0000

I would like to share my experience de-clicking FD lenses.

Dedicated video lenses usually feature stepless aperture to allow for smooth adjustment of exposure. Most still photography lenses, in contrast, feature stepped aperture adjustment. This article demonstrates how to "de-click" Canon FD lenses to get stepless aperture.

Before you continue, note that

De-clicking is easy. All you need to do is to unscrew the rear and take out one or two things.
The process will not introduce dust into your lens---the optical assembly is sealed in one piece inside the lens.
There is a "cheat" that gives you continuous aperture adjustment without the hassle of opening up the lens. All you need to do is set your lens to the smallest aperture, then turn the ring on the FD adapter. The downside of this cheat is you do not have any indication of which f-stop you are at.

With that in mind, if you still believe de-clicking is useful---and I personally do find that being the case---here is a quick demonstration on how to do so.

1. Take apart the lens from the rear and remove parts that cause un-smooth movement

You need to remove the two parts indicated by the blue arrows if you want the aperture ring to rotate smoothly. If you can stand the un-smoothness, however, you can keep the parts on---with the parts on, step 2 alone is actually sufficient to give you stepless aperture.

2. Remove the piston

On lens such as the the 28mm---in which you lock by rotating the whole lens---the piston underneath the aperture ring provides the click. Remove the piston de-clicks the lens. If you have kept the two parts on in the first step, you can now re-assemble the lens.

If instead your FD lens locks with a rotating metal ring, you will need to remove the two ball bearings inside the aperture ring.

3. Removing the spring holding the aperture selector

At this point if you re-assemble the lens without the jiggering parts, you will notice that the aperture bounces back when you try to set a small aperture. This is due to the spring mechanism used in FD lens' aperture control: the aperture ring is actually only capable of driving the aperture in one direction; reverse movement is driven by the spring holding the aperture selector. Removing the spring solves this issue.

4. Linking the aperture ring to the aperture diaphragm

Because the aperture ring is designed to only drive the aperture in one direction, you need to manually link the aperture ring to the diaphragm. Here I used a short polyester thread, lopping around the coupling pin on the diaphragm and held underneath the link on the aperture ring. Make sure the aperture size match up with the f-stop indicated on the aperture ring.

If your FD lens locks with a rotating metal ring, you will be lopping around the coupling fork instead:

5. Re-assemble the lens. It's done!

16 different lenses - same target. Which look do you prefer?

oscillian — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:56:25 +0000

I didn't find a topic that suited my little test, so here we go: 16 lenses shooting the same backlit subject, moving the camera to different spot to match field of view, thereby creating different spacial compression. Camera set to aperture priority. All lenses were wide open, except for the Hexanon 40 at 1.8 and 2.8 (beautiful pancake lens). Check for bokeh, colour, flaring and sharpness (yes, the 12mm 1.6 is in focus). I was surprised the Canon nFD 35 2.0 flared so much compared to the 50s. Anyone has had the same behaviour?

Lens Turbo II (FD to M43) + FD 50mm 1.4 - cant mount lense so aperture works

baschmir — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 02:40:43 +0000

Hi dear forum,

I just received my Lens Turbo II and tried to mount my FD 50mm 1.4 but I cant make the aperture work. I bring the red dot of the lens to the yellow dot of the adapter and twist it towards the red dot (so red dot of adapter and lens match up). While I do that i can feel that the metal screw of the adapter is moving the aperture hock (dont know how that is called), but when the red dots are lined up so the entire lens should fit into the adapter to move again in the other direction its not possible because where the screw is placed the lens pops out a bit and is not fitting into the adapter. if I lift the lens a bit and put it back it fits but the metal aperture hock is not in place anymore and when i screw the lens on the aperture ring is not functioning. i have looked for solutions online, found one guy that said for him it worked to make the screw of the adapter bigger with some rubber because in his case the screw was not lined up with the aperture hook of the lens (thats not the same in my case). tired this as well, funnily one time i somehow manage to get the lens on the adapter with the aperture working but after that always the same (it pops out a bit so i cant mount the lens on the adapter). I made a video, hope you can see the problem there

please help!

Good Deals: Canon FD 50mm f/1.2L

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:12:40 +0000

Really good and bright lens for good price.

28-200mm F3.5-5.3 Vivitar Macro Focusing Issue

daisuke — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:01:39 +0000

@sammy @LaserGuidedTaco

A few of us have purchased this lens from the 'hidden gems among lenses' thread recommendation. I read the reviews of having focusing problems. It seems that the macro function is stuck on. I just received mine today, and my lens cannot focus as well. Any insight on this subject or lens would be helpful. It is the canon fd mount version.

I am using a fotga adapter, and I've also tried the fotodiox adapter for fd mounts.
To use the macro function you must slide it to 200mm and turn to the left. There doesn't seem to be any locking or engaging. You must then turn it all the way to the right to slide back to anything under 200mm. When back to anything lower, it will still focus but everything is blurry.

I can take pictures if anyone needs more information. Looking to solve this issue so we can all use the lens. Thanks!

Vintage Lenses Recommendation (Contax Yashica, Canon FD, Minolta MD / Rokkor)

VortekShow — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 11:52:51 +0000

Hello camera nerds,

I need your help. I want to build a lens set from affordable but superb vintage lenses for cinematography. These 3 brands would be adapted via an passive adapter onto my Samsung NX1.

Focal lengths I am generally interested in: 24 or 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm

I'll need some experts opinion on which brand to go for. I don't know wether to go for Contax Yashica, Canon FD or Minolta vintage lenses so hit me up with your knowledge and recommendation. It is much appreciated.

FS: GH2 Package (24mm f/2 FD Lens, 50mm f/1.4 FD Lens, RJ Lens Turbo, etc.)

rpcstudio — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 03:31:53 +0000

I'm currently selling my good condition GH2 (plus 2 batteries, charger) along with the following: • Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-140mm f/4 - 5.8 • 24mm f/2 FD Lens • 50mm f/1.4 FD Lens • FD to Micro Four Thirds Adapter (ciecio7) • FD to Micro Four RJ Lens Turbo Focal Reducer • Nikon F to FD adapter

Selling all together for $1000

PM me if interested. Payment via PayPal

FS: Canon FD Lens Collection, RJ Speedbooster, Lanparte Gear Rings

x_worpig_x — Sun, 03 May 2015 16:41:10 +0000

I'm selling off my FD collection because they have been sitting on my shelf for 6 months now. Everything is in great condition. I want to stress that i'm selling this as a bundle, and will not be parting anything out. I need money fast, and I just don't have the time to deal with multiple sellers.

The package includes:

3 Lanparte Focus Rings RJ Speedbooster (FD to m43) Regular Adapter (FD to m43) Canon 20mm 2.8 Canon 24mm 2.0 Canon 50mm 1.4 Canon 50mm 1.8 Canon 100mm 2.8 Cloth

Here are better pictures of the lenses: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9uvcCfg0MekfnNuMUFtTlR3U3lZWEEzbmZ2cGxYSWQ1bUl5eFBLUTRHbkdxZjRDSmlfVlk&usp=sharing

Price $450 U.S shipped for everything.

Want to trade: Minolta MD,Lumix G and Canon FD with 25MM Leica DG 1.4

mushifreak — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 07:45:11 +0000

I want to trade my 50MM Minolta MD Rokkor-X 1.7, 50MM Canon FD 1.4 and 14-42MM Lumix G Vario 3.5 with 25MM Leica DG Summilux 1.4 . All lenses are in great condition. Email me at mushitakamoto@gmail.com for pictures

NEX-7 vs GH2 comparison

tetakpatak — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:38:22 +0000

Originally, when I bought the NEX-7 I had entirely still photography in my mind. Its mighty APS-C sensor (24MP) is capable of creating fantastic photos. Considering its video recording capability, I haven't expected anything remarkable. Although, it is quite interesting- I've made this test footage last week and compared it with the GH2, which is (especially here on the P-V site) very well-known to most of the visitors:

Test footage details:
The choice of lenses was done very carefully. Considering different crops of the APS-C and micro-four-thirds sensors (1,5x vs 1,86x recpectivelly) I've used the lenses that have similar view angle, same speed and extremely similar optical performance. All lenses had proper lens hood at all times. The aperture was most of the time stopped down for one step (day at f/4.0, night at f/2.8) except in very dark scenes, where both Nikkors had fully open diaphragm. In the NEX-7 there is no possibility of shooting in 24fps mode so I set it to 25fps and adjusted the GH2 to HBR and 25fps.

NEX-7 with stock firmware (PAL) // GH2 with the patch Cake 2.3 by @balazer
AVCHD 25fps 1080 // AVCHD HBR 25fps 1080
The GH2 camera files were quite exactly double-sized compared to the NEX-7

Daylight footage settings:
Lens: Canon FD 35/2.8 // FD 24/2.8
Lens aperture: (always) 4.0, no filters
Crop: 1.5x35=52,5mm equivalent // 1.86x24=44,6mm equivalent
ISO: 200 // 200 (always)
AWB // AWB
EV 0.0 // 0.0
Metering: multi // frame+center
Colors progr.: standard // standard
In-camera setting: default // default (0,0,0,0)
Mode: aperture priority (both)

Night footage settings:
Lens: Nikkor 35/2.0 Ai // Nikkor 28/2.0 Ai
Crop: 1.5x35=52,5mm equivalent // 1.86x28=52,1mm equivalent
Lens aperture: 2.0-2.8
ISO: 1600-1600
AWB // AWB (one take manually set to 2500K both)
EV: at first 0.0 both, later -0.3 / +0.7
Metering: multi // field+center
Colors progr.: standard // standard
In-camera setting: default-default (0,0,0,0)
Mode: manual (both)

Comments and bit of my subjective impressions:

Exposure: by default settings (EV 0.0), NEX-7 tends to overexpose EV+2/3, GH2 to underexpose EV-2/3
Colors: NEX-7 tends to reddish, GH2 to greenish colors. The NEX-7 has possibility of adjusting the color tones for every color mode, also for AWB.
White balance: NEX-7 is capable of getting much cooler AWB, extremely weird situation occurs at 2m45" when the WB in both cameras was set manually to 2500K
Moiré: two tipical situations by 1m40" but generally, the NEX-7 has obviously less moiré
ISO: NEX-7 has feature of changing the ISO sensitivity during the recording, the GH3 offers this but GH2 and GH1 not. In the daylight ISO was set manually to 200, in the night to 1600 in both cameras.
Sharpness: I was expecting clear winner GH2 and much worse NEX-7. Yet, the result is very similar. Please mind that in one scene I forgot to focus the lens (by 2m35") mounted to the NEX-7
Contrasts: in all test situations the NEX-7 shows more details in the shadows, but it would need bit more testing because of the camera's propensity to overexpose what I didn't notice at first.

The NEX-7 is even smaller than GH1 or GH2 and it has bigger sensor.... I like its concept, very minimalistic- pure idea of the "mirrorlessity". Its big advantage is the still photography, such a comparison wouldn't make much sence because it simply blows off not only the GH2 but even most of the DSLRs with APS-C sensor.... it's newer generation. The big drawback of the NEX-7 considering its video functionality is its sensor overheating. On the room temperature, some 20min are maximum one can expect, regardless if the display is lifted or left in its position. I am kind of very pleased to see that the NEX-7 renders the shadows very smooth and in cinematic spirit, with lots of details. It is a feature that we are struggling to get with our GHx cameras. This cinematic image gets more obvious by using a bit less sharp lenses than Canon FD or Nikkor that I used in this test.

GH2 pairing with LA7200 - anamorphic test

chinyew — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 07:21:36 +0000

hi, i just made a vimeo channel dedicated to my anamorphic test with LA7200 pairing GH2, with CANON FD lens and speedbooster. Feel free to comment. https://vimeo.com/channels/anamorphictest

FS : Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 | FD 135mm f/2.8 | Hoya FD 35-105mm f/3.5

Sph1nxster — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:01:42 +0000

All items based in UK. Lenses sold seperately will be individually priced for postage. If all three are bought together then Free P&P applies.

All in excellent condition and fully functional focus and aperture rings. I have all the front lens caps but do not have all the back caps, I have two but i would fit an MFT adaptor and cap to the last one sold. Blades operate smoothly and IQ on the primes is excellent. The Hoya is not a sharp lens but has an unusual look to it.

Can be sold with FD to MFT mounts (2 x)

Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 = £40 Canon FD 135mm f/2.8 = £50 Hoya FD 35-105mm f/3.5 = £25

All three for £105 with free P&P

PM for more details

GH3 short with slowmotion: In My Backyard

JulienMisc — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 07:16:17 +0000

First try shooting FMX, not very easy ... Happy by the way, a nice afternoon in my big friend Julien's backyard. Goog vibes and atomic riding from a passionate guy. Go on dude, you're on the right way ;-)

Shot & Edit: Julien Miscischia Camera: Panasonic GH3 Codec: MOV 50mbps IPB 1080@50 PAL Lenses: Olympus 45mm 1.8, Panasonic 14-42mm OIS kit lens, Canon FD 35-105mm 3.5, Helios 135mm 2.8 with Fader ND Profile: Natrual -5,-5, 0, -5 Edit and grade: Premiere Pro CS6, After Effect CS6, FilmConvert

Music: Sleepless (Fakear remix) soundcloud.com/fakear/sleepless-fakear-remix soundcloud.com/fakear

Comments are welcome

FS: Canon FD 15mm fisheye 2.8 with colour filter ring

belfryman — Sat, 24 May 2014 12:36:40 +0000

This is a lens doing everything it can to get some attention! I bought it thinking with a speedbooster I would finally have something pretty wide but then I bought the 12-35mm anyway! Selling for the price I bought if for £275, haven't done anything with it other than a few test shots - not that it makes any difference, it's old now innit - so selling for the price I paid. Would obviously prefer to send UK.

35-100mm Panasonic vintage lens alternative

Sph1nxster — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:57:02 +0000

Looking for suggestions for a cheaper alternative to the 35-100 X lens from Panasonic.

So far I have looked at the 35-105 3:5 Canon FD, which is pretty close.

Is there anything better than this in any other mount?

FS: Canon FDs, C-mounts, M42

oscillian — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:55:45 +0000

CANON FL 55mm f1.2 - Beautiful lens in excellent condition - 280 USD

CANON nFD 35-103 f 3.5 - Excellent workhorse, parfocal-ish - 100 USD

CHINON 55mm f1.7 - As new - 90 USD

COMPUTAR 8mm f1.3 - As new, rare C-mount lens with good manual controls. Covers super 16 sensor, perfect for BMPCC - 200 USD

COMPUTAR 12.5mm f1.3 - As new, covers super 16, needs some adjustment to reach infinity (might be my c-mount adapter?)- 150 USD

VIVITAR FD 28-90mm f2.8-3.5 - Excellent but aperture is stuck at 2.8. Needs cleaning of apertureblades. - 30 USD

YASHICA 50mm f1.7 - Good with some wear to the lens body, excellent glass - 50 USD

M42-m43 tiltshift(!) adapter - 20 USD

CHINON-m43 adapter - 10 USD

Prices excl. shipping from sweden

A Fauxnamorphic Rite - A (faux) anamorphic short film with a hacked GH2

izash — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:58:08 +0000

Raising up the flares at Tel Aviv's Sheinkin St.
An experiment with "anamorphic" flares using a blue fishing line at the back of the lens.

Music: The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky.
Shot and edited by Izhar Ashdot.
Panasonic GH2, FD 28mm/2.0, FD 35mm/2.0, Helios 44-2 58mm/2.0.
Edited with FCPX, graded with FilmConvert.

A date with the Zookeeper's Boys - Aniticipating Mew in London (GH2 Cake 2.3)

izash — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 04:08:07 +0000

I'm in London with my son again, expecting to see Denmark's finest, Mew, play at the Roundhouse. This is a short film counting down the hours… Shot and edited by Izhar Ashdot

Music: Mew - The Zookeeper's Boy, Kronos Quartet - The Beatitudes, Hank Mobley - Strechin' Out.

Shot with a hacked Panasonic GH2 (Cake 2.3). 7-14mm, 20mm, FD 50mm, 14-140mm. Edited with FCPX.

Ligeia (Poe Project Best Film)

Greek_m43 — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:09:31 +0000

Here's our adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Ligeia'. It won the Sacramento Poe Project last night. Shot it on a GH3 (figured I'd give a blind try over my GH2), standard, -5s all across, SLR Magic lenses, Canon FD lenses, 20 pancake, graded with DaVinci Resolve and ColorGHear. Let me know what you think.

Panasonic DMW-MA1 4/3 to mFT adapter, CZ Jena 35mm, Sigma 19mm, lots of FD lenses for sale

Tokyo03 — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:53:03 +0000

For sale: 1) SOLD! Lumix GH2 Silver (Made in Japan ver) - It was purchased in Japan in Jan 2013 and was brought it back to the US. It's in great condition. Never been abused and has been well taken care.

2) SOLD! Sigma 19mm F2.8 EX DN M43 Great condition.

3) Panasonic DMW-MA1 Lumix G Four Thirds DSLR Lens Mount Adapter FT - MFT adapter - Great condtion $80usd + shipping

4) SOLD! Singer 16-D 2x Anamorphic lens (See the pix below...) It will come with a case and lens caps. It throws beautiful blue flares. I was using this with Helios 58mm and works great.

5) SOLD! Panasonic Lumix 14mm F2.5 M43 Pancake lens - Silver

6) Canon FD 50mm F3.5 Macro lens $60 usd+ shipping

7) Canon FD 24mm F2.8 prime lens $50 usd+ shipping

8) Sigma FD 50mm F2.8 prime lens $40 usd+ shipping

9) Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm 2.8 lens - It works great as a macro lens too. $180 usd + shipping

10) Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm 2.8 lens - Aperture blades only open and close when the lens is facing downwards - it could be easy fix. $30 usd + shipping

Pickup is available in Las Vegas, NV. I'll accept Paypal.

88 Smiles From Singapore | To Perth

yulunchong — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 22:51:59 +0000

Sharing this work I did recently for my girlfriend in Perth.

Thanks!

FD Canon to m43 adapters topic

ppcroft — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:30:08 +0000

Could not find a dedicated thread on this..so starting a new one :)

I have seldom used a FD lens before but I have two lenses on order in FD mount (One Vivitar 55mm 2.8 macro and a Tokina 28-80 A27). I was wondering what will be the best FD lens adapter for m4/3. I hear a lot of good things about this Poland made one..

http://myworld.ebay.com/ciecio7/

His expedited shipping charges are a bit steep and there is no information on tracking facility or delivery times. I am hesitating because of that. Any other good ones which guarantees infinity focus?

Thanks

WB: Canon FD 35mm f2 SSC front glass element or damaged lens

JCVD — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:47:36 +0000

Hi guys!

I hope somebody can help me!

My great Canon FD 35mm f2 SSC got damaged, the front element has a serious scratch which affects the image quality now, so looking for a Canon FD 35mm f2 SSC front glass element or a damaged lens with untouched front glass element to replace mine!

I really love this lens, want to save it!

Asked a few repair service on the net, but no luck.

Waiting for your messages/help!

Thank you!

SOLD: Canon nFD lenses kit 24-135mm

katig — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:03:43 +0000

3 Canon nFD lenses for 220€ (shipping for Europe included): 24mm F2.8, 35-105mm F3.5 macro and 135mm F2.8, excellent condition, clean glass, no fungus, no oil, focus smooth, aperture good, with both caps + brand new FD-m43 adapter and step-up ring 52-72mm with front cap included. For additional 70€ you can get Canon nFD 50mm F1.4 included in the kit (price for solo 50mm is 90€, shipping included).

Best hack for filming live music

athirdeye — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:00:04 +0000

I recently filmed a performance in a small venue where I had no control over the lights. I used the most recent (sharp) drewnet hack with a 50mm canon FD lens on 720p. I noticed in post that the lights caused my video to come out choppy. Meaning each time the lights changed it would split the video in 3 horizontal bars. Still great quality but wtf.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a hack that would work best in a live music setting with constant changing lights and what not?

Vivitar vs Canon FD lenses

phazedreality818 — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:57:35 +0000

hello all. i am very new to photography and videography. i have purchased a gh2 about 2 months ago and love it. my dad had some old school canon fd lenses laying around from when he was in the military in the early 80s. i bought the ciecio7 adapter and it works wonderfully. i love how the images are detailed, yet soft, and how the bokeh is incredibly nice.

i have a 50mm f1.8 and a 135mm 3.5

i am looking to buy a wider angle lens but i am caught between canon lenses and vivitar lenses for the fd mount. i am looking to get a fast (f2.0 or lower) 24 or 28mm lens, and the vivitar ones are much much much more affordable than their canon counterpart.

my question is this. how much of a difference is there between the canon fd and vivitar fd lenses? is the difference in price worth it to go for the canon? how does the vivitar lens hold up on its own?

GH2 holding its ground with Epic

ronmen — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:49:04 +0000

Hey guys, just thought you'd like to see some spots we shot on a Red Epic with a $40,000 Arri Alura 15.5 - 45mm lens and a GH2 with the Sanity 5 patch and a $100 Canon 85mm FD SSC prime lens. These are fairly low res files for web delivery but the high res footage looked great too. Here are the four spots:

http://www.nixhealth.com/home/reform

The Epic was used for the wide and medium shots, the GH2 was used for the CU cutaways on the face and hands. I think the footage cuts very well. 'Just goes to show that you don't need to spend $100K on a camera package to get very nice results.

Extreme wide resolution video (3840x1080@24p)

sakattaq76 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:16:12 +0000

Using 2 cameras (GH1-GH2) side by side making this extreme wide resolution video (3840x1080@24p). Didn't have time for color correction. So this is just a test! Watch original quality view setting although youtube compression won't let you enjoy it on full resolution. If you want to watch this clip on full scale, you will need 2 monitors Full HD on landscape mode. For some of you would seem ridiculous but I would like to know if someone has tried this before. The test itself is very poor executed and poor equipment, I just did it in 5 minutes. Didn't have the same lenses or the same cameras. Is there a program like making photo panoramas but for videos as well? Will this be as good as anamorphic solution wide images? Let me know about your thoughts. Cheers!!!

Canon FD 55mm f1.2 S.S.C. lens with new Ed Mika Canon EOS adapter kit! (Hungary, Europe)

JCVD — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:34:34 +0000

Hi guys!

I am selling this great lens with this awesome brand new Canon EOS adapter kit.

I am from Hungary, Europe.

I can receive money via Paypal.

If anybody is interested, please PM me!