Canon FD 300mm F/5.6

Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · March 1971
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · CANON LENS FD 300mm 1:5.6
  • Class:
  • · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
  • · Professional model
  • System:
  • · Canon FD (1971)

Abbreviations

FD The lens is designed for Canon 35mm film SLR cameras with the Canon FD mount.

Model history (5)

■Canon FL-F 300mm F/5.6A7 - 63.50m⌀58 1969 ●
■Canon FD 300mm F/5.6A6 - 54.00m⌀58 1971 ●
■Canon FD 300mm F/5.6 S.C.A6 - 54.00m⌀58 1973 ●
■Canon FD 300mm F/5.6 S.S.C.A6 - 53.00m⌀55 1977 ●
■Canon FDn 300mm F/5.6A6 - 53.00m⌀58 1979 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
300mm
F/5.6
6 elements in 5 groups
Canon FD [42mm]
8.2° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
8 (eight)
Focusing:
4m
1:11.11
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
1155g
⌀70×173mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 58mm
Built-in telescopic round
Canon Extender FD 1.4X-A → 420mm F/7.8
Canon Extender FD 2X-A → 600mm F/11.2

Sources of data

  • Canon FD interchangeable lenses instructions (PUB. K2094-5368E) (June 1971).
  • Canon F-1 booklet (PUB. 5367B) (November 1970).
  • Canon F-1 system booklet by Bell & Howell.
  • "Canon F-1 for Professionals" Sales Manual.
  • Canon Products Guide (PUB. C5077d) (January 1973).
  • Canon FD interchangeable lenses booklet (PUB. 53680) (August 1972).

Manufacturer description #1

This lens was developed for the purpose of turning a long focal length lens of 300mm into a high performance, compact lens which would be most convenient and advantageous for telephotography. The telephoto ratio of this lens was shortened to 0.72 without use of special material. With a tripod attachment holder and a built-in lens hood.

Manufacturer description #2

This lens was developed for the purpose of turning a long focal length lens of 300mm into a high performance, compact lens which would be most convenient and advantageous for telephotography. It is a lens that is certain to fulfill expectations because Canon succeeded in making it compact without the use of the costly and special material called artificial fluorite.

The telephoto ratio of this lens was shortened to 0.72. At the same time, an almost perfect aberration correction was performed on this lens. For these reasons, sharp delineations of high contrast and high resolving power are obtainable.

From the editor

According to the Canon FD interchangeable lenses instructions (PUB. NO. K2094-5368E), the lens has Spectra Coating.

Other super telephoto prime lenses in the Canon FD system

■Canon FD mount (19)
Canon FD 300mm F/5.6 S.C.A6 - 54.00m⌀58 1973 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/5.6 S.S.C.A6 - 53.00m⌀55 1977 ●
Canon FDn 300mm F/5.6A6 - 53.00m⌀58 1979 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/4 S.S.C.A6 - 63.00m-- 1978 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/4LA7 - 73.00m-- 1978 ●
Canon FDn 300mm F/4A6 - 63.00m-- 1979 ●
Canon FDn 300mm F/4LA7 - 73.00m-- 1980 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/2.8 S.S.C. FluoriteA6 - 53.50m-- 1975 ●
Canon FDn 300mm F/2.8LA9 - 73.00m-- 1981 ●
Canon FD 400mm F/4.5 S.S.C.A6 - 54.00m-- 1975 ●
Canon FDn 400mm F/4.5A6 - 54.00m-- 1981 ●
Canon FDn 400mm F/2.8LA11 - 94.00m-- 1981 ●
Canon FD 500mm F/4.5LA8 - 74.00m-- 1979 ●
Canon FDn 500mm F/4.5LA8 - 75.00m-- 1981 ●
Canon FD 600mm F/4.5 S.S.C.A6 - 58.00m-- 1976 ●
Canon FDn 600mm F/4.5A6 - 58.00m-- 1981 ●
Canon FD 800mm F/5.6 S.S.C.A6 - 514.00m-- 1976 ●
Canon FD 800mm F/5.6LA7 - 614.00m-- 1979 ●
Canon FDn 800mm F/5.6LA7 - 614.00m-- 1981 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■Canon FD mount (8)
Hanimex Tele-Auto 300mm F/5.5A5 - ?18 ft.⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 300mm F/4.5 APO Multi-CoatedA8 - 62.50m⌀67 1980 ●
Sigma[-Z] MF Pantel 300mm F/5.6 [Multi-Coated]A6 - 56.00m⌀62 1975 ●
Soligor G/S Tele-Auto 300mm F/4.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A5 - 54.00m⌀72 ●
Soligor Auto 300mm F/5.6 MCA5 - 35.80m⌀62 ●
Tamron-F [Auto] 300mm F/5.6A4 - 42.44m⌀58 ●
Tokina 300mm F/5.6 RMC
akaTokina SL 300mm F/5.6		A6 - 34.50m⌀58 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 300mm F/5.6 (s/n 37xxxxxx)A5 - 36.00m⌀58 1975 ●
■Interchangeable mount (22)
Century Tele-Athenar 300mm F/3.2 IIM4 - 26.00mS.9 1977 ●
Hanimex Tele-Lens 300mm F/5.5 [T]P4 - ?8.00m⌀62 ●
Heinz Kilfitt Munchen Tele-Kilar 300mm F/5.6P4 - 23.00m⌀68 1948 ●
Heinz Kilfitt Munchen Pan-Tele-Kilar 300mm F/4
akaZoomar Muenchen Pan-Tele-Kilar 300mm F/4		P4 - ?⌀88 1956 ●
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Orestegor 300mm F/4P5 - 43.60m⌀95 1967 ●
Pentacon 300mm F/4P5 - 43.60m⌀95 1971 ●
Sankyo Kohki Super-Komura 300mm F/5 [Unidapter Auto]A5 - ?5.50m⌀62 ●
Komuranon 300mm F/4.5 K·M·CA? - ?4.50m 1974 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF Macrotel / Telephoto 300mm F/4 [Multi-Coated] [YS]A6 - 54.50m⌀77 1972 ●
Soligor Tele-Auto 300mm F/5.5 Type 1 (s/n 1xxxxxx) [T-4]A5 - 56.00m⌀62 ●
Soligor Tele-Auto 300mm F/5.5 Type 2 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A5 - 36.00m⌀62 ●
Tair-3A 300mm F/4.5 [T]
akaТАИР-3 300mm F/4.5 А		P3 - 32.20m⌀72 ●
Tair-1A APO 300mm F/4.5 [T]P5 - 52.25m 1972 ●
Steinheil Munchen Tele-Quinar 300mm F/4.5P5 - 33.00mS.IX 1956 ●
Tamron SP 300mm F/5.6 MC Tele Macro 54B [Adaptall-2]A6 - 51.40m⌀58 1979 ●
Tamron 300mm F/5.6 CT-300 [Adaptall]A4 - 42.50m⌀58 1976 ●
Tamron Auto 300mm F/5.6 [Adapt-A-Matic]A4 - 22.50m⌀62 1972 ●
Tamron 300mm F/5.6 [T]P4 - 23.50m⌀62 1962 ●
Tamron 300mm F/6.9 [T]
akaSoligor 300mm F/6.9		P3 - 26.00m⌀58 1963 ●
Vivitar Tele 300mm F/5.6 [T]P5 - 44.50m⌀62 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 300mm F/5.5 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A5 - ?6.00m⌀62 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 300mm F/5.6 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A5 - 36.00m⌀58 1976 ●

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