Canon FDn 28mm F/2.8
Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · June 1979
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · CANON LENS FD 28mm 1:2.8
- 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. |
| n | (Unofficial acronym) A new generation of FD series lenses without the breech-lock ring. |
Model history (2)
| ■Canon FD 28mm F/2.8 S.C. | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1975 ● | |
| ■Canon FDn 28mm F/2.8 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1979 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 28mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| 7 elements in 7 groups | |
| Canon FD [42mm] | |
| 75.4° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting) |
| 5 (five) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.30m | |
| 1:7.7 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 170g | |
| ⌀63×40mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| BW-52B - Bayonet-type petal-shaped | |
| Canon Extender FD 2X-B → 56mm F/5.6 |
Sources of data
- Canon FD interchangeable lenses booklet (PUB. IE01-075) (May 1979).
- Lens Wonderland. Canon FD lens guide book (PUB. C-IE-097AZ) (May 1987).
- Specifications of Canon New FD lenses (PUB. C-II-099B) (July 1981).
- Canon FD interchangeable lenses booklet (PUB. C-IE-075AF) (May 1981).
- Lens Work. The Canon guide to interchangeable lenses and Single Lens Reflex photography.
- Quick reference guide.
- Canon AE-1 Program booklet (PUB. C-CE-124) (December 1980).
- Canon AL-1 Quick focus booklet (PUB. C-CE-135A) (January 1982).
- The New F-1 World booklet.
- Canon A-1 booklet (PUB. C-CE-0990) (September 1980).
- Canon AE-1 booklet (PUB. C-CE-1056AB) (September 1980).
- Canon FD lenses sales guide.
- Canon Reflex 1981/1982 booklet.
- Canon interchangeable lenses FD booklet (PUB. C-IE-075AQ) (March 1982).
- Canon Reflex booklet (1985).
- Canon FD lenses instructions (PUB. II01-061I) (July 1979).
- Canon FD interchangeable lenses booklet (PUB. C-IE-075AL) (December 1981).
- Canon AE-1 booklet (PUB. C-CE-1056Y) (February 1980).
- Canon Products Guide (PUB. C-CE-114BI) (February 1983).
- Canon Products Guide (PUB. CE01-114B) (July 1979).
- Canon FD lenses (October 1982).
Manufacturer description #1
This lens is next to the FD 35mm f/2.8 only in being the most compact, lightest and most economical wide-angle lens in Canon's system. Added to its handy speed, these features make it the most popular of Canon's wide-angle lenses. Like the 24mm lens, it is especially recommended for those who use a 50mm lens for general-purpose photography for whom the characteristics of a 35mm lens do not make enough of a difference in giving a wide-angle perspective. With its great depth of field and superior maneuverability, it is tailor-made for grab shots. The crisp, sharp images it produces are amenable to considerable enlargement without loss of image quality.
Manufacturer description #2
Of the 28mm lenses, this handy lens is the most popular. Quite compact, its overall length of 40mm and light weight of 170 grams make it the second lightest among the FD lenses. With a reasonable price and sufficient speed, it is one of the first and most practical choices for a wide-angle lens.
Composed of seven air-spaced elements, the 28mm f/2.8 possesses high contrast and superior resolving power. An outstanding feature of this lens is the judicious arrangement of two convex lenses, placing one in front of and the other behind the lens diaphragm. As a result, spherical aberration arising from the three lenses in the front group is eliminated with the convex lens directly behind the diaphragm. Thus high quality images are obtained even at the f/2.8 maximum aperture.
Manufacturer description #3
Like its predecessor, the New FD 28mm f2.8 offers outstanding optical performance as well as a much more compact size and considerably less weight. In addition, it incorporates the new bayonet mounting function for greater ease of use.
It's an ideal, economical lens for all types of photography and photographers and its relatively fast maximum aperture permits top quality color photography under a wide range of lighting conditions.
Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Canon FD system
| ■Canon FD mount (20) | |||||||||
| Canon FD 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 24mm F/2.8 S.S.C. | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | ||||
| Canon FDn 24mm F/2.8 | A | 10 - 9 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Canon FDn 24mm F/2 | A | 11 - 9 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 24mm F/1.4 S.S.C. Aspherical | A | 10 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀72 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Canon FDn 24mm F/1.4L | A | 10 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀72 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 28mm F/3.5 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.40m | ⌀55 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 28mm F/3.5 S.C. | A | 6 - 6 | 0.40m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 28mm F/2.8 S.C. | A | 7 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 28mm F/2 S.S.C. | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Canon FDn 28mm F/2 | A | 10 - 9 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.40m | ⌀55 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [I] | A | 6 - 6 | 0.40m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [II] | A | 5 - 5 | 0.40m | ⌀55 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [III] | A | 5 - 5 | 0.40m | ⌀55 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Canon FDn 35mm F/2.8 | A | 6 - 5 | 0.35m | ⌀52 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 35mm F/2 | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [I] | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | ||||
| Canon FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [II] | A | 9 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀55 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Canon FDn 35mm F/2 | A | 10 - 8 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1979 ● | ||||