Canon FL 28mm F/3.5
Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · December 1966
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Canon Camera Co., Inc. CANON LENS FL 28mm 1:3.5
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame wide-angle prime lens
- System:
- · Canon FL (1964)
Abbreviations
| FL | The lens is designed for Canon 35mm film SLR cameras with the Canon FL mount. |
Model history (3)
| ■Canon FL 28mm F/3.5 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.40m | ⌀58 | 1966 ● | |
| ■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 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 28mm | |
| F/3.5 | |
| 7 elements in 7 groups | |
| Canon FL [42mm] | |
| 75.4° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 6 (six) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.40m | |
| 1:11.11 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 240g | |
| ⌀65×40mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 58mm | |
| W-60B - Clamp-on round | |
| Not available |
Sources of data
- Canon interchangeable lenses FL instructions.
- Broaden your photographic range with Canon SLR camera system booklet (PUB. 5276H) (April 1969).
- Canon systems equipment price list by Bell & Howell (March 1969).
- Select Canon interchangeable lenses for your camera booklet (PUB. 52621) (September 1968).
- The Canon system of photography booklet (PUB. 5334) (March 1969).
- The Canon system of photography booklet (PUB. 5313B) (August 1968).
- Canon Products Guide (PUB. C5077d) (January 1973).
Manufacturer description
New long awaited super wide angle lens from Canon. It is designed to be compact, light and sharp with angle of view of 75°. Sufficient in quantity of marginal light beam and gives clear images. Introduction of this lens completely systematize interchangeable lenses for Canon SLR cameras.
Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Canon FL system
| ■Canon FL mount (3) | |||||||||
| Canon FL 35mm F/3.5 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.40m | ⌀48 | 1968 ● | ||||
| Canon FL 35mm F/2.5 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.40m | ⌀58 | 1964 ● | ||||
| Canon FLP 38mm F/2.8 • Pancake lens | A | 4 - 3 | 0.80m | ⌀48 | 1965 ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Canon FL mount (3) | |||||||||
| Panagor Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 1 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 "Bright Band" (s/n 22xxxxxx) | A | 8 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀62 | 1968 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto 28mm F/2.8 "Chrome Nose" | A | 8 - ? | ⌀52 | 1966 ● | |||||