Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [II]

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · March 1975
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · CANON LENS FD 35mm 1:3.5 S.C.
  • Class:
  • · Slow 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.C. Multi-layer 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 (5)

■Canon FL 35mm F/3.5A6 - 60.40m⌀48 1968 ●
■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 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
35mm
F/3.5
5 elements in 5 groups
Canon FD [42mm]
63.4° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
5 (five)
Focusing:
0.40m
1:8.7
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
236g
⌀64.3×49mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 55mm
BW-55A - Bayonet-type round
Canon Extender FD 2X-B → 70mm F/7

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 EF instructions (PUB. IE 1008P) (May 1976).
  • Canon AT-1 booklet (PUB. CE1065) (November 1976).
  • Canon AE-1 - A new generation booklet (PUB. CE1056A) (July 1976).
  • Canon Products Guide (PUB. E5077t) (April 1978).
  • Canon Products Guide (PUB. D5077k) (November 1975).
  • Canon AT-1 booklet (PUB. CE1074H) (December 1977).
  • Canon EF instructions (PUB. IE 1008L) (September 1975).
  • Canon Products Guide (PUB. D5077n) (February 1976).
  • Canon Products Guide (PUB. D5077s) (August 1976).

Manufacturer description

This lens is an easy-to-use, compactly designed, wide-angle lens for snapshot shooting. This lens provides high resolving power and image delineation achieved through the use of new type of glasses, and its optical design. Because of compensation for various aberrations, its optical speciality is further strengthened. Therefore, it offers sharp images throughout the entire focusing range even at full aperture opening.

It has a distance coupling pin to permit 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. [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 FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [II]A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1976 ●
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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