Dioptrick
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I came across this minty 'pre-FD' Canon 28mm lens which is from the FL series. I've been a Canon fan from way back and I recall staying away from these FL lenses because they're uhmm, well... "old." After having a play recently with some Paxette vintage lenses, this FL lens feels quite modern to me now, lol. It's only an f3.5 and only goes down to f16 but I thought I'd try it out because it's 28mm focal length (equivalent to a 42mm in film SLR) would be a lot easier to use than most of my legacys which equate to mid-telephotos when mounted on my 5N.
These Canon FL lenses were introduced in 1964 (according to wiki). I liked the quirky aperture ring being in front of the focusing barrel which gives it that retro-vintage look. However the front of the lens doesn't rotate along with the aperture ring which I suppose was a big advancement at the time, especially when compared to 1950s lenses. She's a heavy beast though at 270 grams without the NEX adapter and lens caps, but is built like a true precision instrument. The focusing barrel feels solid and smooth, but not as buttery as the Takumars. It has 6 aperture blades and the early version of the Canon breech-mount - which works perfectly well with an FD-NEX adapter. Alas, these FL 28mm wide angles were only ever released at f3.5 so this is as fast as it gets at this focal length.
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These Canon FL lenses were introduced in 1964 (according to wiki). I liked the quirky aperture ring being in front of the focusing barrel which gives it that retro-vintage look. However the front of the lens doesn't rotate along with the aperture ring which I suppose was a big advancement at the time, especially when compared to 1950s lenses. She's a heavy beast though at 270 grams without the NEX adapter and lens caps, but is built like a true precision instrument. The focusing barrel feels solid and smooth, but not as buttery as the Takumars. It has 6 aperture blades and the early version of the Canon breech-mount - which works perfectly well with an FD-NEX adapter. Alas, these FL 28mm wide angles were only ever released at f3.5 so this is as fast as it gets at this focal length.
DSC-W120
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11mm
f/4.0
1/200s
ISO 125
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