Canon FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [II]

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · April 1976
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · CANON LENS FD 35mm 1:2 S.S.C.
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • System:
  • · Canon FD (1971)

Abbreviations

FD The lens is designed for Canon 35mm film SLR cameras with the Canon FD mount.
S.S.C. Multi-layer Super Spectra coating is applied to the surfaces of lens elements. This anti-reflection coating increases light transmission, eliminates flare and ghosting, and maintains color consistence among all lens models.
II Second generation.

Model history (4)

■Canon FD 35mm F/2A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1971 ●
■Canon FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [I]A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1973 ●
■Canon FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [II]A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1976 ●
■Canon FDn 35mm F/2A10 - 80.30m⌀52 1979 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
35mm
F/2
9 elements in 8 groups
Floating element system
Canon FD [42mm]
63.4° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
8 (eight)
Focusing:
0.30m
1:5.15
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
345g
⌀65.3×60mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 55mm
BW-55A - Bayonet-type round
Canon Extender FD 2X-B → 70mm F/4

Sources of data

  • Canon FD instructions (PUB. II01-012A) (October 1978).
  • Canon interchangeable lenses sales guide.
  • Canon AE-1 booklet (PUB. CE1057) (June 1976).
  • Canon AT-1 booklet (PUB. CE1065) (November 1976).
  • Canon FD lenses inctructions (PUB. A5368z) (January 1978).
  • Canon FD Lenses in a Nutshell booklet (PUB. IE-1033Q) (April 1979).
  • Canon AE-1 - A new generation booklet (PUB. CE1056A) (July 1976).
  • Canon Products Guide (PUB. E5077t) (April 1978).
  • Canon AT-1 booklet (PUB. CE1074H) (December 1977).
  • Canon Products Guide (PUB. D5077n) (February 1976).
  • Canon Products Guide (PUB. D5077s) (August 1976).

Manufacturer description #1

With spherical aberration and curvature of field brought to the minimum possible, this lens gives high contrast and sharpness throughout the whole picture area even at full aperture. The Canon Floating System compensates in close-range shooting.

Manufacturer description #2

As a wide-angle lens, it shows its superior efficiency when it is used for picture taking at full-aperture openings. Special emphasis is put into it so that it can be also used as a standard lens. It incorporates the full range of the aberration-free system to assure high resolving power at a photographic distance of 30 centimeters. Equipped with a coupling pin to the CAT System.

Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Canon FD system

■Canon FD mount (20)
Canon FD 24mm F/2.8A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1971 ●
Canon FD 24mm F/2.8 S.S.C.A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1973 ●
Canon FDn 24mm F/2.8A10 - 90.30m⌀52 1979 ●
Canon FDn 24mm F/2A11 - 90.30m⌀52 1979 ●
Canon FD 24mm F/1.4 S.S.C. AsphericalA10 - 80.30m⌀72 1975 ●
Canon FDn 24mm F/1.4LA10 - 80.30m⌀72 1979 ●
Canon FD 28mm F/3.5A7 - 70.40m⌀55 1971 ●
Canon FD 28mm F/3.5 S.C.A6 - 60.40m⌀55 1973 ●
Canon FD 28mm F/2.8 S.C.A7 - 70.30m⌀55 1975 ●
Canon FDn 28mm F/2.8A7 - 70.30m⌀52 1979 ●
Canon FD 28mm F/2 S.S.C.A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1975 ●
Canon FDn 28mm F/2A10 - 90.30m⌀52 1979 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/3.5A6 - 60.40m⌀55 1971 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [I]A6 - 60.40m⌀55 1973 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [II]A5 - 50.40m⌀55 1975 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [III]A5 - 50.40m⌀55 1977 ●
Canon FDn 35mm F/2.8A6 - 50.35m⌀52 1979 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/2A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1971 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [I]A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1973 ●
Canon FDn 35mm F/2A10 - 80.30m⌀52 1979 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■Canon FD mount (9)
Chinon 35mm F/2.8 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 35mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated		A6 - 60.30m⌀52 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Ultron 40mm F/2 Aspherical SLA6 - 50.40m⌀52 2002 ●
Hanimex Wide-Auto 35mm F/2.8A6 - ?0.60m⌀49 ●
Soligor C/D 35mm F/2 P (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀58 1974 ●
Soligor C/D 35mm F/2.8A6 - 50.35m⌀49 ●
Tokina 35mm F/2.8 RMC
akaTokina SL 35mm F/2.8		A6 - 50.35m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [I] (s/n 22xxxxxx)A6 - 50.45m⌀52 1969 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/1.9 (s/n 28xxxxxx)A8 - 60.30m⌀55 1973 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [II] (s/n 37xxxxxx)A6 - 50.40m⌀52 ●
■Interchangeable mount (18)
Hanimex Wide Angle 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - ?0.60m⌀49 ●
Hanimex Wide 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - ?0.60m⌀52 ●
Kenko 35mm F/4 Soft MC [T]M5 - 50.30m⌀52 1996 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/2.5 [Unidapter]P7 - 50.60m⌀55 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/2.5 [Unidapter Auto]A7 - ?0.50m⌀55 ●
Komuranon 35mm F/2.5 K·M·CA7 - 50.50m⌀58 1974 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 35mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated [Flash Auto] [YS]A6 - 50.50m⌀52 1975 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 35mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A6 - 50.40m⌀49 ●
Soligor 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - 53 ft.⌀46 ●
Soligor 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.50m⌀49 ●
Mir-1A 37mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.24m⌀52 1972 ●
Tamron Auto 35mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A6 - 50.30m⌀55 1969 ●
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 [T]
akaSoligor 35mm F/2.8		P6 - 50.90m 1961 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 35mm F/3.5 [T]P5 - 50.90m⌀46 ●
Vivitar Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.90m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A6 - 50.45m⌀49 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.5 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A7 - 70.28m⌀58 1976 ●
Hanimar 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - ?0.90m⌀52 ●

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