Canon 20-35mm f/3.5 L FD Lens

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This appealing lens, the first wide-angle zoom in the world to offer an aspherical element, covers an angle of view from 84° to 63 °. The aspherical surface of its first element minimizes barrel disto...
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Review Date
October 27, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Reviewed by
w.slayman , Expert

Price Paid
$600.00 at Online

Photography Experience
21+ years , Other

Summary
This is my second FD 20-35mm f3.5L lens. I purchased it as a back up for my original (you never know) which I purchased3new in 1982 to replace three prime lenses. The quality of my photos was not decreased by switching to this lens and taking my 20, 24, and 28mm f2.8 lenses out of the bag. Several years ago, just for my own information I shot a roll of controled comparison photos and the results were that I could not discern any degradition by using the zoom lens.

My international travel bag now contains 2 - A1 bodies, a set of zooms; 20-35 f3.5 L, 35-105 f3.5-4.5 Macro, 80-200 f4 L, and my only prime lens 300 f2.8 L, and a 577G Flash. Plus the normal filters, cleanning supplies etc. The only change I would make would be to get an 80-200 L zoom if only Canon had made one.

Strengths
Quality of Construction
Quality of Images
Versitility
Smoothness of Zoom and Focus
Replaces four prime lenses

Weaknesses
Loss of 1 f stop from prime lenses.

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