Canon FD Camera Lenses

Selecting a Canon FD Lens That Meets Your Needs

Canon manufactures a large number of different FD lenses that are compatible with a vast array of cameras. When you are getting ready to shoot a business event or a party with friends, Canon FD lenses can be used to capture photos in many distinct styles. Whether you want to purchase a fixed lens or a zoom lens, you'll be able to locate a large variety of inexpensive Canon FD lenses on eBay.

There are a large number of different Canon FD lenses that you can select from, which is why you should consider certain features when trying to find the right lens for your camera. These features include the following:

• Type of lens: A Canon FD lens can be selected in a wide range of types that accommodate different forms of photography. The main lens types available to you include close-up, fisheye, aspherical, telephoto, wide angle, and teleconverter lenses.
• Aperture and focal length amounts: The maximum aperture on an FD lens can extend from f/1.2-f/8 while the focal lengths equipped on these lenses extend from 8mm-800mm.
• Available accessories: Along with the base lens, these Canon FD lenses can come with lens caps, soft cases for the lens, and filters that offer a variety of effects.
• Focus system: While many Canon FD models are equipped with manual focusing systems, several auto-focusing lenses were introduced by Canon towards the end of the FD line of lenses, the primary of which is the 35-70mm f/4 AF lens.

The main type of camera that Canon FD mounts and lenses are designed to be compatible with is any 35 millimetre single-lens reflex camera. However, these lenses can also be used on additional types of cameras with the use of an adapter. The main type of camera that is compatible with FD lenses that are paired with adapters is the mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera.

Canon FD lens models can be made in many different variants and with distinct lens coatings. The earliest FD lenses that use a breech-lock system are comprised of spectra coatings and super spectra coatings, both of which are proprietary technologies by Canon. While the second series of FD lenses was very similar in design to the first, the third variant introduced a chrome aperture lock button as well as a plastic barrel that helped to reduce the weight of the lens.