Canon FDn 35mm F/2.8

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

Canon FDn 35mm F/2.8
  • Announced:
  • · June 1979
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · CANON LENS FD 35mm 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.

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
35mm
F/2.8
6 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:
0.35m
1:7.7
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
165g
⌀63×40mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 52mm
BW-52A - Bayonet-type round
Canon Extender FD 2X-B → 70mm 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

The emphasis is on practicality and reasonable cost in this popular 35mm lens. A rational lens construction and concentration on aberration correction add up to improved optical performance and maneuverability in this lens which is second only to the FD 50mm f/1.8 in compact size and light weight. Even pictures taken at f/2.8 have high contrast. Like the FD 35mm f/2, this lens has many purposes in as many fields. Hard to match in portability and easy handling, it is another handy alternative to the 50mm standard.

Manufacturer description #2

As a result of holding the lens speed at f/2.8, the overall length of this lens is only 40mm and its weight of 165 grams makes it the lightest lens in the system. Thus, a compact lens with superior portability and handling was realized. As for the optical features of this lens, the concave element of the front group is of meniscus shape with a strong curvature. Cemented convex and concave elements are positioned in the second group, and glass with a higher index of refraction is employed in the rear group to effectively control aberrations, especially spherical, and to produce images with maximum sharpness and high contrast.

Manufacturer description #3

This New FD Lens replaces the FD 35mm f3.5 S.C. Not only is it faster and not only does it utilize the more convenient bayonet type mount of the New FD Lens Series, but it is even more compact and lighter than before. In overall optical performance, it is nearly impossible to surpass. It offers the photographer a moderately-priced optic that is built to Canon's traditional standards of ruggedness and dependabiltty. Unlike the previous FD 35mm f3.5 S.C., this lens is not equipped with a CAT pin. It is now multi coated, however.

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 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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