Canon FDn 35mm F/2

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · December 1979
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · CANON LENS FD 35mm 1:2
  • 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 (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
10 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
1:5.88
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
245g
⌀63×46mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 52mm
BW-52A - Bayonet-type round
Canon Extender FD 2X-B → 70mm F/4

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

An angle of view which borders on that of a standard lens and nearly natural perspective make the 35mm lens a popular general-purpose lens in the system of many photographers. Its speed in particular makes this lens a handy alternative to the 50mm standard. The FD 35mm f/2 has undergone a drastic reduction in size and weight and Canon has given it a new, unusual 10-element, 8-group construction for improved performance. Optical performance is excellent even with the lens wide open, and the Canon Floating System prevents degradation of image quality at close focusing distances.

Manufacturer description #2

With a new 10-element, 8-group construction, the FD 35mm f/2 is approximately 25 percent shorter and 29 percent lighter than the former FD design.

A rational lens composition insures that spherical aberration, especially common at full aperture, does not flare up even at f/2. Astigmatism and coma are also ideally corrected. And Canon's Floating System provides sharp images from its closest focusing distance of 0.3 meter to infinity.

Its speed, portability and natural perspective make it a popular lens with virtually unlimited applications.

Manufacturer description #3

Many photographers rely on the 35mm focal length as their standard lens. This new version of the Canon FD 35mm f2.0 lens is outstanding in many respects. Not only is it sharper than its predecessor, but it offers greatly reduced size and weight, and excellent handling, thanks to the improved Canon "one-hand" mounting system.

Excellent image quality is assured at all distances and apertures thanks to the Canon Floating System and a completely revised optical design as compared to its predecessor.

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 FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [II]A9 - 80.30m⌀55 1976 ●

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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