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The simple, inexpensive, outstanding FDn 70-150 / 4.5 is a great lens. Tailor made for a walk at an Arboretum where this lone Red flower begged to be shot:

The workhorse: Canon FDn 80-200/4.0-L Lifetime experience today...hiked in to an Osprey nest and witnessed a 45 minute aerial mating display sequence, followed by the female landing in the nest, and then the male landing on top to mount her. All right there 30 yards in front of me...got a couple dozen various shots...here's one.

Can't help but be a little apprehensive about buying a 30-40 year old lens that looks like new for fear it had some problem and basically didn't get used...and/or all the years of unknown storage conditions may have had some effect on it, etc. But am glad to say this FDn 20-35 / 3.5 I just got is excellent in every respect...looks / condition / function / IQ, etc...lucked out.

Canon FDn 35-105/3.5...a favorite Three CSX locomotives stirring up dust as they hurtle past a small, rebuilt historic RR Station.

Picked it up at the PO today...made a couple dozen Initial functional test shots around the house & yard. Everything seems to work perfectly...and while I didn't do any "pixel peeping", the outside shots I did take seemed to have fine IQ...tree bark / leaf / sky / cloud colors, sharpness, etc...looking forward to more in depth usage / testing during the week. Cloudy & raining tomorrow ( of course !) but I'll find stuff to test it on...

Thanks, bit the bullet and ordered it last night...should have it in 8-10 days.

Support has replied back to me, owned the fact that the problem exists, and are working on it...know they have to get it fixed, etc.

Another good pro 20-35-L testimony...thanks !

Thanks...yes, my 24-35 is outstanding as well...and I figured Canon would have created the 20-35-L equally as good...but didn't want to just 'assume' that without checking for some first hand experience.

Thanks for posting your good experience with one...I'm looking at a couple on EBay, trying to decide.

Thanks, already have those primes...trying to hold down weight while hiking, and also minimize the number of times I have to open a camera body to change a lens. The IQ of FD "L" zooms...like the 24-35 ( and 80-200) I use...is fine. Looking for first hand experience from someone who actually uses the FD 20-35 to decide if I could expect the same high level of IQ out of it.

Let me ask it a different way...instead of "comparing" it to the 24-35: Does anyone have any first hand knowledge / experience using the FDn 20-35 that you can comment on its IQ ?

I tried using the new site search feature and got nothing on a Canon FD 20-35, so thought I'd post the question. I have the new model Canon 24-35/3.5-L wide angle zoom and its a fantastic lens. I know that there is also a new model Canon FD 20-35/3.5-L zoom. Being interested in having a little more zoom range on an outing, I've been thinking about possibly getting a 20-35. They're not cheap so I thought I'd ask the FD brain trust first: Does anyone have any first hand knowledge about the 20-35 vs. the 24-35?

LOL...should have been more clear...I stay logged in OK via Firefox on my laptop...but not on my iPhone. Also another problem...which I sent a PM about to a Staff member this morning: Apparently the new site software has allowed another user to have the same ID as mine. When I sent you that PM last night I also copied myself. Next thing I know I started getting emails back from another member who set up using the same "Bill C" ID. Didn't think website software allowed that to happen...will see what turns up.

Canon FDn 17mm/4.0 - Cloud Patterns Over A Cove - Infrared Monochrome

Canon FDn 28-85 / 4.0...a handy lens for sure. 20mph winds at the Norfolk / Southern RR Yard today had our Flag snapping & popping but the old 1980's manual Canon FDn 28-85/4.0 lens even got the torn threads at the end of the flag. Can't get an image to display...every time I try to use this new site it seems like something else has changed...

Disappointed to see that this new website design apparently has the same old severe time limitations for a member to edit / delete his / her own posts...

Canon FDn 35-105/3.5 After piecing together its string of cars in a Norfolk / Southern switching yard, #5824 heads south out of the yard [/img]

Canon FDn 24-35/3.5-L...a favorite lens for sure...pretty spring day here yesterday

Canon FDn 17mm/4.0 is growing on me. Clear bright calm day, knew the lake water would be like a mirror with good reflections. Wasn't disappointed...shot Infrared.

<p><em><strong><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=5341097">Ashley Brown</a>, Feb 04, 2017; 12:35 a.m.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>"...just exaggerated vertical perspective from the FD20mm...<br />____________<br /></strong></em><br> <em><strong>Thanks...wondered about that myself but not knowing the distance / angle, wasn't sure<br /></strong></em></p>

<p>Good shots.....<br> And if you don't mind me asking...the horizon in the lighthouse photo looks pretty close to level, yet the lighthouse itself has an obvious tilt to it...curious if you recall the reason for it.</p>

<p><em><strong><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=505561">Alex S.</a> <a href="/member-status-icons"><img title="Subscriber" src="/v3graphics/member-status-icons/sub10plus.gif" alt="" /></a>, Feb 01, 2017; 09:43 a.m.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Thanks, Bill. A beautiful shot of the lake. Hoping it with inspire our regulars and newcomers to share their work!</strong></em><br> <em><strong>-------------</strong></em></p> <p ><em><strong><a name="00eLOB"></a><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=4754088">Tim Carroll</a> , Feb 02, 2017; 04:17 p.m.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Nice shot Bill.<br /><br /><em><strong>-------------</strong></em></strong></em></p> <p>Really starting to wring out this FDn 17/4.0...seems pretty good...wish I'd picked it up a long time ago</p>

<p>Good Alex.....makes me wish I'd kept one of my pristine A1's</p> <p>Meanwhile, I've had the Canon FDn 17mm/4.0 out for a few sunsets...in this one the lake water was so calm it gave me a mirror image of everything.</p> <p><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/672/32389664941_f7938187c8_c.jpg[/img]" alt="" /></p>

<p><strong>My favorite bird lens: Canon FDn 300/4.0-L</strong><br /> <br /><strong> A favorite bird: Red Shouldered Hawk on the hunt</strong></p> <p><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/511/32292338131_f64ea3024a_z.jpg[/img]" alt="" /></p> <p> </p>