Canon FD system

Discontinued

Cameras of this 35mm SLR system can be divided into four series:

F - professional models equipped with a mechanical shutter (except for the New F-1 which had an electronically controlled shutter),
FTb, EF, TLb, TX - models designed for advanced amateur photographers and having most of the functions of the F series (except for interchangeable prisms, interchangeable focusing screens and motor drives),
A - amateur models with an electronically controlled shutter,
T - a further development of amateur models, aiming to compete with point & shoot cameras.

The Canon FD system was one of the most popular 35mm film SLR systems thanks to the extensive lens lineup: from fisheye and ultra-wide angle to super telephoto lenses, and also special-purpose macro and shift lenses. Canon FD optics represented the quality and craftsmanship that helped make Canon world's leader in 35mm photography. Each lens was perfectly reliable, providing the optimum resolution and color reproduction. Special materials and technologies such as aspherical and fluorite lenses and Ultra Low-Dispersion glass were utilized.

Compactness and handling ease were two vital characteristics of Canon lenses. The FD "new" design made them even more streamlined as well as lighter. To achieve this, the breech-lock ring of the older lenses was eliminated and the standard filter diameter reduced from 55mm to 52mm.

Camera lineup

35mm film SLR cameras with the Canon FD mount (18):
Canon F-1 (1971) • Canon FTb (1971) • Canon FTb-N (1973) • Canon EF (1973) • Canon TLb (1974) • Canon TX (1975) • Canon AE-1 (1976) • Canon F-1N (1976) • Canon AT-1 (1976) • Canon A-1 (1978) • Canon AV-1 (1979) • Canon AE-1 PROGRAM (1981) • Canon New F-1 (1981) • Canon AL-1 (1982) • Canon T50 (1983) • Canon T70 (1984) • Canon T90 (1986) • Canon T60 (1990)

Canon FD mount lens lineup

Full Lineup (130)

Fisheye lenses
Canon FD 7.5mm F/5.6 Fish-eye	Pro	1971 ●
Canon FD 7.5mm F/5.6 S.S.C. Fish-eye	Pro	1973 ●
Canon FDn 7.5mm F/5.6 Fish-eye	Pro	1979 ●
Canon FD 15mm F/2.8 S.S.C. Fish-eye		1973 ●
Canon FDn 15mm F/2.8 Fish-eye		1980 ●
Ultra-wide angle prime lenses
Canon FDn 14mm F/2.8L	Pro	1982 ●
Canon FD 17mm F/4 • ⌀72	Pro	1971 ●
Canon FD 17mm F/4 S.S.C. • ⌀72	Pro	1973 ●
Canon FDn 17mm F/4 • ⌀72	Pro	1979 ●
Canon FD 20mm F/2.8 S.S.C. • ⌀72	Pro	1973 ●
Canon FDn 20mm F/2.8 • ⌀72	Pro	1979 ●
Wide-angle prime lenses
Canon FD 24mm F/2.8 • ⌀55		1971 ●
Canon FD 24mm F/2.8 S.S.C. • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FDn 24mm F/2.8 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FDn 24mm F/2 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FD 24mm F/1.4 S.S.C. Aspherical • ⌀72		1975 ●
Canon FDn 24mm F/1.4L • ⌀72		1979 ●
Canon FD 28mm F/3.5 • ⌀55		1971 ●
Canon FD 28mm F/3.5 S.C. • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FD 28mm F/2.8 S.C. • ⌀55		1975 ●
Canon FDn 28mm F/2.8 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FD 28mm F/2 S.S.C. • ⌀55		1975 ●
Canon FDn 28mm F/2 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 • ⌀55		1971 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [I] • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [II] • ⌀55		1975 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/3.5 S.C. [III] • ⌀55		1977 ●
Canon FDn 35mm F/2.8 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/2 • ⌀55		1971 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [I] • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FD 35mm F/2 S.S.C. [II] • ⌀55		1976 ●
Canon FDn 35mm F/2 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Standard prime lenses
Canon FDn 50mm F/2 • ⌀52		1980 ●
Canon FD 50mm F/1.8 • ⌀55		1971 ●
Canon FD 50mm F/1.8 S.C. [I] • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FD 50mm F/1.8 S.C. [II] • ⌀55		1976 ●
Canon FDn 50mm F/1.8 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FD 50mm F/1.4 • ⌀55		1971 ●
Canon FD 50mm F/1.4 S.S.C. [I] • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FD 50mm F/1.4 S.S.C. [II] • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FDn 50mm F/1.4 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FDn 50mm F/1.2 • ⌀52		1980 ●
Canon FDn 50mm F/1.2L • ⌀52		1980 ●
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 • ⌀58		1971 ●
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 AL • ⌀58		1971 ●
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 S.S.C. • ⌀58		1973 ●
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 S.S.C. AL • ⌀58		1973 ●
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical • ⌀58		1975 ●
Short telephoto prime lenses
Canon FDn 85mm F/2.8 Soft Focus • ⌀58		1983 ●
Canon FD 85mm F/1.8 S.S.C. • ⌀55		1974 ●
Canon FDn 85mm F/1.8 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FD 85mm F/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical • ⌀72		1976 ●
Canon FDn 85mm F/1.2L • ⌀72		1980 ●
Canon FD 100mm F/2.8 • ⌀55		1971 ●
Canon FD 100mm F/2.8 S.S.C. • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FDn 100mm F/2.8 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FDn 100mm F/2 • ⌀52		1980 ●
Medium telephoto prime lenses
Canon FD 135mm F/3.5 • ⌀55		1970 ●
Canon FD 135mm F/3.5 S.C. [I] • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FD 135mm F/3.5 S.C. [II] • ⌀55		1976 ●
Canon FDn 135mm F/3.5 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FDn 135mm F/2.8 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FD 135mm F/2.5 • ⌀58		1971 ●
Canon FD 135mm F/2.5 S.C. • ⌀58		1973 ●
Canon FDn 135mm F/2 • ⌀72		1980 ●
Canon FD 200mm F/4 • ⌀55		1971 ●
Canon FD 200mm F/4 S.S.C. • ⌀55		1973 ●
Canon FDn 200mm F/4 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FD 200mm F/2.8 S.S.C. • ⌀72		1975 ●
Canon FDn 200mm F/2.8 [I] • ⌀72		1979 ●
Canon FDn 200mm F/2.8 [II] • ⌀72		1982 ●
Canon FDn 200mm F/1.8L		1989 ●
Super telephoto prime lenses
Canon FD 300mm F/5.6 • ⌀58	Pro	1971 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/5.6 S.C. • ⌀58	Pro	1973 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/5.6 S.S.C. • ⌀55	Pro	1977 ●
Canon FDn 300mm F/5.6 • ⌀58	Pro	1979 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/4 S.S.C.	Pro	1978 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/4L	Pro	1978 ●
Canon FDn 300mm F/4	Pro	1979 ●
Canon FDn 300mm F/4L	Pro	1980 ●
Canon FD 300mm F/2.8 S.S.C. Fluorite	Pro	1975 ●
Canon FDn 300mm F/2.8L	Pro	1981 ●
Canon FD 400mm F/4.5 S.S.C.	Pro	1975 ●
Canon FDn 400mm F/4.5	Pro	1981 ●
Canon FDn 400mm F/2.8L	Pro	1981 ●
Canon FD Reflex 500mm F/8 S.S.C.		1978 ●
Canon FDn Reflex 500mm F/8		1980 ●
Canon FD 500mm F/4.5L	Pro	1979 ●
Canon FDn 500mm F/4.5L	Pro	1981 ●
Canon FD 600mm F/4.5 S.S.C.	Pro	1976 ●
Canon FDn 600mm F/4.5	Pro	1981 ●
Canon FD 800mm F/5.6 S.S.C.	Pro	1976 ●
Canon FD 800mm F/5.6L	Pro	1979 ●
Canon FDn 800mm F/5.6L	Pro	1981 ●
Macro lenses
Canon FD 50mm F/3.5 S.S.C. Macro • ⌀55 • 1:2 @ CFD 0.232m		1973 ●
Canon FDn 50mm F/3.5 Macro • ⌀52 • 1:2 @ CFD 0.232m		1979 ●
Canon FD 100mm F/4 S.C. Macro • ⌀55 • 1:2 @ CFD 0.45m	Pro	1975 ●
Canon FDn 100mm F/4 Macro • ⌀52 • 1:2 @ CFD 0.45m	Pro	1979 ●
Canon FDn 200mm F/4 Macro • ⌀58 • 1:1 @ CFD 0.58m	Pro	1981 ●
Shift lenses
Canon FDn TS 35mm F/2.8 • ⌀58	Pro	●
Canon FD TS 35mm F/2.8 S.S.C. • ⌀58	Pro	1973 ●
Wide-angle zoom lenses
Canon FDn 20-35mm F/3.5L • ⌀72		1984 ●
Canon FD 24-35mm F/3.5 S.S.C. Aspherical • ⌀72		1978 ●
Canon FDn 24-35mm F/3.5L • ⌀72		1979 ●
Standard zoom lenses
Canon FD 28-50mm F/3.5 S.S.C. • ⌀58		1976 ●
Canon FDn 28-50mm F/3.5 • ⌀58		1979 ●
Canon FDn 28-55mm F/3.5-4.5 • ⌀52		1983 ●
Canon FDn 28-85mm F/4 • ⌀72		1985 ●
Canon FDn 35-70mm F/4 • ⌀52		1979 ●
Canon FDn 35-70mm F/3.5-4.5 • ⌀52		1983 ●
Canon FD 35-70mm F/2.8-3.5 S.S.C. • ⌀58		1973 ●
Canon FDn 35-70mm F/2.8-3.5 • ⌀58		1979 ●
Canon FDn 35-105mm F/3.5-4.5 • ⌀58 • Push/pull		1985 ●
Canon FDn 35-105mm F/3.5 • ⌀72		1981 ●
Telephoto zoom lenses
Canon FDn 50-135mm F/3.5 • ⌀58 • Push/pull		1981 ●
Canon FDn 50-300mm F/4.5L		1982 ●
Canon FDn 70-150mm F/4.5 • ⌀52 • Push/pull		1979 ●
Canon FDn 70-210mm F/4 • ⌀58 • Push/pull		1980 ●
Canon FDn 75-200mm F/4.5 • ⌀52 • Push/pull		1984 ●
Canon FD 80-200mm F/4 S.S.C. • ⌀55		1976 ●
Canon FDn 80-200mm F/4 • ⌀58		1979 ●
Canon FDn 80-200mm F/4L • ⌀58 • Push/pull		1985 ●
Canon FD 85-300mm F/4.5 S.S.C. • S.IX		1974 ●
Canon FDn 85-300mm F/4.5 • S.IX		1981 ●
Canon FD 100-200mm F/5.6 • ⌀55 • Push/pull		1971 ●
Canon FD 100-200mm F/5.6 S.C. • ⌀55 • Push/pull		1973 ●
Canon FDn 100-200mm F/5.6 • ⌀52 • Push/pull		1979 ●
Canon FDn 100-300mm F/5.6 • ⌀58 • Push/pull		1980 ●
Canon FDn 100-300mm F/5.6L • ⌀58 • Push/pull		1985 ●
Canon FDn 150-600mm F/5.6L • Push/pull		1982 ●

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