Canon FD beauty contest

[bgb]

Nice cameras guys , I think they are all beautiful and you have just provided me the the push to call my repair guy and have my dear old Ftb rebuilt.
I nearly got an F-1 recently but spent too much time thinking about it and a smarted more cultured person grabbed it ... hate it when that happens 🙂

 

[bgb]

Oops that should have read ... smarter more cultured ...

 

[wlewisiii]

Here's mine:

It really hasn't gotten much use since I bought the Nikon F2 and I ponder selling it. It's way to nice to be a shelf queen.

William

 

[Brad Bireley]

Here's mine:

It really hasn't gotten much use since I bought the Nikon F2 and I ponder selling it. It's way to nice to be a shelf queen.

William

How much????????

 

[ridinhome]

Some Canon A-1, 50mm f/1.2L and Motor Drive MA love...

Gorgeous. The Motor Drive MA has to be one of the best Canon accessories ever IMO.

 

[Timmyjoe]

Don't have any pics of my TX, which has been in storage for over a decade, but I still use the F-1n (with a pristine 85mm 1.2L) in the studio for B&W work.

Got a bit of wear and tear, but I try to keep it nice:

Best,
-Tim

 

[jarski]

little OT, but any experiences how much does FD lens conversion to EF cost ? and, is it possible todo to Nikon-F ? those FD 50/1.2 and 85/1.2 L lenses are tempting 🙂

 

[wlewisiii]

FD mount is extremely shallow. FD to EF -> it can be done with converters that have lenses in them only and they significantly degrade performance. Canon did make a converter to use Nikon F on FD cameas but not the reverse.

The only time thing other than FD cameras that FD lenses can be used well on is micro-4/3 digital.

 

[SixFlags]

No need to work out with one of these:

 

[wakarimasen]

FD mount is extremely shallow. FD to EF -> it can be done with converters that have lenses in them only and they significantly degrade performance. Canon did make a converter to use Nikon F on FD cameas but not the reverse.

The only time thing other than FD cameras that FD lenses can be used well on is micro-4/3 digital.

There is a flickr group for 'FD on EOS' users:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1355321@N20/

I've submitted a few pictures there myself, using a 'Lens Doctor' adaptor and a 1D MIIn. I'm not sure the image degradation is as much as people make out. Some examples:

All but the first one are straight from the camera. This first one was converted to B&W using Adobe Elements.

To me the metering and focussing is more fiddly, but the results don't seem bad at all.

Best regards,
RoyM

 

[Maiku]

I love using my Canon FD gear. The cost of lenses and cameras is remarkably cheap, but quality of photos produced is fantastic. FD gear in Japan is really under-appreicated in my opinion. Which is good because the prices are low!

The Canon T70 may be ugly, but I think the viewfinder is amazing. The meter is always spot on! The entire set-up cost 15USD $. It is ugly, but darn functional.



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[Maiku]

Here is the penultimate FD camera IMHO the T90. I have two. Why? Because they are ugly and no one wanted them! The one looks so well used with the paint loss on the base.


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[Maiku]

This is the camera that started it all my AE-1 with 35mm f3.5. The 35mm f3.5 is a brilliant lens!

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[Ezzie]

I rather like most old SLR's, and the Canons are no worse than the competition in the cosmetics department, in my opinion. The F-1's (i.e. all versions), the FTb, the A-1, and AE-1 in black all are quite good looking. But the EF trumps them all. I have one, and want another. Ooh, and it brasses very nicely too.


Black Beauty and Snowy White by Eirik0304, on Flickr

 

[shadowfox]

 

[Wulfthari]

 

[Sid836]

I have it with the FDn 1.4, but I prefer the character of the FD SSC.