Hey guys, the manual lens nut speaking 
I have a little problem you might help me solve. I've had (still have one) some Canon FD lenses in the past, and optically, they are just brilliant. However, I never have any desire to shoot them because, cosmeticallly, they're just very plain, totally non exotic, and as unexciting as they come (I find the barrels to be neither good to look at, nor to handle).
Enters, Canon FL. Now we're talking. Good old gun metal barrels à la Takumar, Pentax, Hexanon etc...
So, here goes my question : has anyone shot FL lenses, and if so how do they compare, optically, to the later FD designs ? Because if they are as good, all I'd have to do is get the FL units and actually *enjoy* shooting them ??
I have a little problem you might help me solve. I've had (still have one) some Canon FD lenses in the past, and optically, they are just brilliant. However, I never have any desire to shoot them because, cosmeticallly, they're just very plain, totally non exotic, and as unexciting as they come (I find the barrels to be neither good to look at, nor to handle).
Enters, Canon FL. Now we're talking. Good old gun metal barrels à la Takumar, Pentax, Hexanon etc...
So, here goes my question : has anyone shot FL lenses, and if so how do they compare, optically, to the later FD designs ? Because if they are as good, all I'd have to do is get the FL units and actually *enjoy* shooting them ??