[Leica] Very OT - Canon FD lenses

[alal at poly.edu (Akhil Lal)]

SOme lenses I have used and liked:

24/2.8
24/2.0
50/1.4
55/1.2 Asph
85/1.8
100/2.8
100/2.0 Macro
80-200L

I would recommend any of the above. Of course, the usual caveats apply 
when buying 30-40 year old lenses.

Back in the day of the original breech lock mount Canon had a very fine 
range of lenses. They were all well made, and were not usually tiered into 
'consumer;, 'prosumer' or 'pro' lines. Some of the basic lenses, like the 
24/2.8, 50/1.4 and the 100/2.8 were really excellent.

Good luck in your search.

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Douglas 
Sharp wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm sure there are plenty of still- or ex-users of Canon FD lenses out 
> there. 
> I would appreciate it very much if anyone can point me towards the 
> highlights 
> in the FD-mount range of lenses as I have recently inherited a CanonTLb 
> and 
> bought (very cheaply) one mint and one almost mint except for a couple of 
> brassy dings on 2 corners A1 bodies complete with winder, motor drive and 
> various other bits and pieces.
>
> TIA
> Douglas
>
>