Lens Info - Canon nFD 200mm f4
Canon nFD 200mm f4
The Canon NFD 200mm f4 SCC is a notable telephoto lens that was released in 1979. This manual focus lens was part of Canon's NFD (New-Flexible-Design) lens series, which featured improvements in optical design and build quality. The lens offered a fixed focal length of 200mm and a relatively fast f/4 aperture, making it suitable for various telephoto applications such as sports, wildlife photography, and portraiture. Known for its sharpness and solid construction, the Canon NFD 200mm f/4 gained popularity among photographers during its production run. Like all nFD lenses this one was also calibrated to work with film tones. When used on modern mirrorless cameras nFD lenses produce images that have a cooler color temperature. This is what creates that distinct nFD look.
*The copy of the lens that I got has an issue with the mount. It looks like someone took the lens apart to clean the mount and put it back incorrectly. I have to take it apart and put it back together properly.
LENS SPECS
Released Date: 1979
Format: 35mm
Mount: Canon FD
Filter: 55mm
Aperture Blades: 8
Aperture Range: 4 - 22
Min Focus Distance: 0.58m (in macro)
Weight 725g
Optical Design: 6 elements in 5 groups
Menu Settings
In order to use this lens on your modern mirrorless camera you’re going to need to do two things. First you’ll need an FD to (your mount adapter) I’ve been using the Fotodiox Pro FD to to R adapter for the past several years and highly recommend it. Note that the FL, FD and nFD mounts are all the same and generally called FD mounts in the world of adapters.
The second thing you’ll need to do is change your camera menu settings so that it will release the shutter without a lens on the front. Vintage lenses don’t have any electronics that communicate with the camera so the camera sees them as a lens cap.
You can get more info about it on this blog post: Canon Menu Settings for Shooting With Vintage Lenses
