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Canon FDn 135 mm f/ 2 Lens

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Canon FDn 135 mm f/ 2 lens

Optical design

Canon FDn 135 mm f/ 2 optical design

Format: 35mm SLR

Type: Prime lens

Focusing: Manual Focus (MF)

Lens mounts: Canon FD, FDn

First year of production: 1980

Optical design: 6 elements in 5 groups

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Average price: $300

Specifications:

Focal lengthMax. apertureMin. apertureBladesMin. Focus (m.)Filter Ø (mm.)Weight (gr/oz)Length (mm/in)
135mmf/2.0f/3281.372670/23,690.4/3,6

Additional information:
  • Maximum magnification at CF 0.13
  • Angel of View on FF body:    Diagonal: 18°    Vertical: 10°    Horizontal: 15°
  • Hood type: built-in
  • Lens cap type: C-72
  • Maximum lens diameter: 78mm
  • Weight of my copy is 669gr. without lens caps and with both caps it is 693gr.

Canon FDn 135mm f/2 is short tele lens with a fixed focal length for 35 mm Canon SLR cameras with FD mount.

Canon US consumer price list effective as of January 1. 1986 lists this lens at $460.00 USD

Lens picture is taken from canon museum (I'll replace it with my own set of pictures as soon as possible)

All data is relevant for FD 135mm F/2 lens with New FD mount.

Finaly I converted it to EOS mount and it is as good as I can remember it to be.

There are some problems when shooting wide open in some light conditions when you have bright reflections they look like pink dots of light. This can be easily corected in post processing or acording to some texts usage of strong UV cut or Haze 2A filter can solve this problem.


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Posted by: Radovan   Date of publication: 08.09.2013



Photos taken with this lens Canon FDn 135 mm f/ 2:


Ring-necked Pheasant will pose for grains
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Creamy Bokeh
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Shallow DOF and smooth bokeh
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Victoria amazonica (giant Amazonian water lily)
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Mechanical quality5.001
Optical quality4.001
Usability5.001
Pricing / Value4.001
Bokeh5.001
Overall lens rating
4.60

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