Canon 35mm F/1.5 LSM

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

Announced:
· August 1958
Production status:
● Discontinued
Country of design:
· Japan
Original name:
· Canon Camera Co. CANON LENS 35mm f:1.5
· Canon Camera Co., Inc. CANON LENS 35mm 1:1.5
· CANON LENS 35mm 1:1.5
Class:
· Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
System:
· Canon S (LSM) (1949)

Specification

Optical design:
Maximum format:	35mm full frame
Focal length:	35mm
Speed:	F/1.5
Lens construction:	8 elements in 4 groups
Mount:	Leica screw mount
Diagonal angle of view:	63.4° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:	Manual
Aperture control:	Aperture ring
Number of blades:	10 (ten)
Focusing:
Coupled to the rangefinder:	Yes
Closest focusing distance:	1m
Focusing modes:	Manual focus only
Manual focus control:	Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
Weight:	185g
Maximum diameter x Length:	⌀56×29mm
Accessories:
Filters:	Screw-type 48mm
Lens hood:	Not required

Sources of data

Canon lenses booklet (September 1958).
All-new Canon 7 instruction booklet.
Canon VI-T, VI-L instruction booklet.
Canon products guide.
Canon systems equipment price list by Bell & Howell (March 1969).
Select Canon interchangeable lenses for your camera booklet (PUB. 52621) (September 1968).
The Canon system of photography booklet (PUB. 5334) (March 1969).
Bell & Howell / Canon. World famous 35mm photographic products booklet (March 1962).
The Canon system of photography booklet (PUB. 5313B) (August 1968).
Canon P Populaire booklet (PUB. C-9503) (January 1959).
How to use Canon Populaire booklet (PUB. 5004A).
Select Canon interchangeable lenses for your camera booklet (PUB. 5262) (November 1965).

Manufacturer description

The amazing speed of the f:1.5 won the world wide claim of professional photographers. There were no faster and finer lens with this focal length and field-of-view at the time.

Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Canon S (LSM) system

■Leica screw mount (9)
Canon 25mm F/3.5 LSM • Pancake lens	M	5 - 3	1.00m	S.VI	1956 ●
Serenar / Canon 28mm F/3.5 [I] LSM • Pancake lens	M	6 - 4	1.00m	S.VI	1951 ●
Canon 28mm F/3.5 [II] LSM • Pancake lens	M	6 - 4	1.00m	⌀40	1957 ●
Canon 28mm F/2.8 LSM • Pancake lens	M	6 - 4	1.00m	S.VI	1957 ●
Serenar / Canon 35mm F/3.2 LSM • Pancake lens	M	6 - 4	3.5 ft.	S.VI	1951 ●
Serenar / Canon 35mm F/2.8 [I] LSM • Pancake lens	M	6 - 4	1.00m	S.VI	1951 ●
Canon 35mm F/2.8 [II] LSM	M	6 - 4	1.00m	⌀40	1957 ●
Canon 35mm F/2 LSM	M	7 - 4	1.00m	⌀40	1962 ●
Canon 35mm F/1.8 LSM	M	7 - 4	1.00m	S.VI	1957 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■Leica screw mount (31)
Chiyoko Rokkor 35mm F/3.5 [C] LSM	M	4 - 3	1.00m	⌀34	1956 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm F/2.5 P MC LSM • Pancake lens	M	7 - 5	0.90m	⌀39	2000 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm F/2.5 MC LSM	M	7 - 5	0.70m	⌀39	2000 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Ultron 35mm F/1.7 Aspherical LSM	M	8 - 6	0.90m	⌀39	1999 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Heliar 40mm F/2.8 Aspherical LSM • Pancake lens	M	5 - 3	0.70m	⌀34	2022 ●
Fuji Photo Film Fujinon 35mm F/2 LSM	M	7 - 5	3.5 ft.		1954 ●
Konica Hexanon 35mm F/2 LSM (1000 units)	M	7 - 6	0.90m	⌀46	1996 ●
Konica UC-Hexanon 35mm F/2 LSM (1000 units) • Pancake lens	M	7 - 6	0.90m	⌀43	2001 ●
Kowa Prominar 35mm F/2.8 LSM	M	6 - 4	3.5 ft.	⌀34	1957 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/3.5 [SOONC / 11005] (up to s/n 1,423,140)	M	6 - 4	1.00m	A36	1950 ●
Leitz Elmar 35mm F/3.5 [EKURZ, EKURZKUP, EKURZCHROM]	M	4 - 3	1.00m	A36	1930 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/2.8 [SIMOO / 11006]	M	6 - 4	1.00m	E39	1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar / Leitz Canada Summicron 35mm F/2 [I] [SAWOO / 11008]	M	8 - 6	1.00m	E39	1958 ●
Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 35mm F/3.5 [SOONC] (from s/n 1,423,141)	M	6 - 4	1.00m	E39	1956 ●
Light Lens Lab 35mm F/2 LSM • Collapsible	M	8 - 6	0.50m	--	2023 ●
Light Lens Lab 35mm F/2	M	8 - 6	0.70m	⌀39	2021 ●
Nippon Kogaku W-Nikkor·C 35mm F/3.5 LSM	M	4 - 3	3.5 ft.	⌀34.5	1949 ●
Nippon Kogaku W-Nikkor[·C] 35mm F/2.5 LSM	M	6 - 4	3.5 ft.	⌀34.5	1952 ●
Nippon Kogaku W-Nikkor[·C] 35mm F/1.8 LSM (1471 units)	M	7 - 5	3.5 ft.	⌀43	1956 ●
Olympus Zuiko C. 40mm F/2.8 LSM	M	5 - 4	3.5 ft.		1950 ●
Rollei HFT Sonnar 40mm F/2.8 LSM (430 units)	M	5 - 4	0.70m	⌀39	2002 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/2.8 LSM	M	6 - 4	1.00m	⌀43	●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 36mm F/1.8 LSM	M	7 - 5	1.00m	⌀58	●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/3.5 LSM	M	5 - 4	1.00m	⌀34	●
Mir-1 37mm F/2.8 LSM akaМИР-1 37mm F/2.8	P	6 - 5	0.70m	⌀49	●
Jupiter-12 35mm F/2.8 LSM akaЮПИТЕР-12 35mm F/2.8	M	6 - 4	1.00m	⌀40.5	1950 ●
Steinheil Munchen Orthostigmat 35mm F/4.5 VL LSM	M	6 - 2	1.00m		●
Tanaka Kogaku W Tanar 35mm F/3.5 LSM	M	5 - 2	3.5 ft.		1955 ●
Tanaka Kogaku W Tanar 35mm F/2.8 LSM	M	6 - 4	3.5 ft.		1956 ●
Tokyo Kogaku Topcor 35mm F/2.8 LSM	M	6 - 4	3.5 ft.	⌀40.5	1955 ●
Carl Zeiss Jena Biogon 35mm F/2.8 T LSM	M	6 - 4	1.00m		●

- Small -							- Medium -					- Large -				- Extra large -
37	39	40.5	43	46	--	49	52	55	58	62	67	72	77	82	86	95	105	112	122	127
37	39	40.5	43	46	48	49	52	55	58	62	67	72	77	82	86	95	105	112	122	127

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