Canon F1 Old & new FD lenses

Hello,

Do the newer FD lenses that were introduced with the new F-1N work with the old Mechanical (1st style) F-1?

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thanks

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Joe

Yesiree,Joe. The Canon FD mount remained unchanged since FD mount-

style lenses came out in 1970.( Meaning all the pins and stuff couple

with the appropriate levers in the camera.) Even most of the earlier

FL series lenses can be fitted,incidentally, with some loss of camera

coupling for full aperture metering,- which goes beyond your question

but is comforting to know I hope. The New FD mount you speak of is

basically the same as the old FD in diameter and mechanical

configuration, but has a clever way of imitating a bayonet mount lens.

It snapfits on instead of need to rotate a collar. They both fit all

the FD breech mount SLR cameras; from the T-90 model back in the mists

of time to .. oh..late 1960's Bell and Howell/Canon SLR models, as I

recall.