mark45831 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 My cousin stopped by last night with a surprise, she asked me If I would like my camera back that I let her daughter use for he HS press club and I haply gave her a AE-! I had not used for years, I had swapped over to Nikon then, But I didnt think I would ever get it back, but there it was and looks as new as the day I bought it and works great, I think she used it a couple times and put it away and forgot about it. it has the 50mm 1.4 SSC lens, No clue if this is a decent lens but I assume its sharpest around 5.6? what other lens should I keep my eye out that would be a gem to get? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettendorf Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 mark, I'm glad you got your hands back on a Canon FD. That lens is well beyond decent to the point of being excellent! The list of lens gems is very long. One I'm fond of in the budget class is the 135/2.5, the "beer can". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik_m Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 It's amazingly good lens, I prefer to carry this lens around more than 1.2 L (since I am a mediocre photographer and I'm very clumsy). 35-105, 3.5 is my carry around but if you have room for more then most of Canon fd lenses starting at 7.5 mm and not finishing at 300mm L are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_bielecki1 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 The FD 50/1.4 is like most lenses of that era, a bit soft wide-open, sharpens up nicely by F2.8, very sharp by F4.0. As for what other Canon FD lenses you consider, the concave front element 35/2.0 is legendary. Any of the aspherical lenses or L lenses are also outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycollins4716 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 My favorite walkaround FD lens is the 35-105/3.5. It has a useful range and performs very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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