Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. : Specifications and Opinions

Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C.

The Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1971 to 1980 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 350 €;

3 users have given it an average vote of 9.7 out of 10.

Specifications
Focal lenght	55 mm
Angle of view	43°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.2
Aperture blades	8
Lenses/Groups	8 elements in 6 groups
Min. focus distance	0.6 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.11x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	58 mm
Lens hood	Yes (not supplied)
Weather sealing	No
Weight	565 g
Dimensions	79 x 55 mm
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Dario Curlante

sent on 21 Ottobre 2021

Pros: Build quality, Excellent performance

Cons: Who finds cons or has a defective specimen (difficult) or is not able to understand it (probable)

Opinion: I have a 1975 model that I bought as not working from japan. It had a lot of mushrooms in various lenses and a lot of dirt inside (they looked like grains of sand). However the quality of the photos he returned was still excellent. However, I disassembled and cleaned all the cleanable, also adjusting the focus to infinity that after a disassembly must always be calibrated! Now, as clear as new, it shows itself in all its precious splendor. It's a vintage object! All metal and glass. It weighs because it is not a toy. It is a complex system of gears designed each in the right place and nothing more and nothing less than what is needed. A technology on a human scale and not on a machine scale. This is why it is eternal, because it can be repaired and calibrated during its existence. F/1.2 to f/2.8 should be preferred for portraits, soft but clear at the right point. With a blurry that detaches the background from the subject in virtually all distances for a portrait. The depth of field in these conditions is very small. At the edges the image is soft and in these parts there should be no characterizing elements of the composition, towards the center instead it is sharp at the right point to give the right value to the eyes or important details. F/2.8 to f/4 is excellent in all low light conditions and where you want a "normal" depth of field that allows for easier focusing. From f/5.6 to f/11 (with the maximum at f/8) it has an impressive yield! It comes out unbeaten in comparison with all the lenses I have (and there are many ...). At f/8 I use it in landscapes, sunrise, sunset, etc. and it doesn't miss a beat. It could suffer just a little against the light, but nothing striking. At the moment I use it in analog with Film on canon F-1 and in digital with FF on nikon Z5. Soon I will insert a video of the disassembly on Youtube and I will not fail to link it here.

Mauro Gamberini

sent on 01 Giugno 2018

Pros: It's a bit of a dream come true...;-))

Cons: Please!

Opinion: I have the FD version 55 mm 1:1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical, the third, second revision (1975). I'm using it (with adapter) with a M6. When I had the old Canon FD this lens (along with the FDnew 50 L 1.2) was my forbidden dream, impossible prices (for me) and therefore the "my" 50 was the 50 1.4. With the M6 still remains a fable of goal, sharp, with great colors and a blurry that I really like. Too bad the M6 stops at 1/4000 and therefore it is not always possible to go f 1.2. I hope Canon will soon be blessed with FF ML to fit this and the other FD's. And why not, to unleash (better, chained years later) the ape of the FD 24 mm 1:1.4 S.S.C. Aspherical and FD 85 mm 1:1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical...;-))

Ezio Falco

sent on 19 Marzo 2017

Pros: Sharpness, build quality, resistance to flare, a large stroke of the focus, reasonable price and, not least, is not radioactive (as different lenses bright vintage)

Cons: Against? But how to find, except that weighs as much as the 8th most) of the camera body with which I use it!

Opinion: Purchased to experience the thrill of a lens with exaggerated opening. The use in combination with an M43, in the face of those who say that with little blurred sensors is lost ... What you lose, of course, is the handling, but the pleasure of using this masterpiece is priceless. Soon available on Amazon will replace the adapter with a Zhongyi Lensi Turbo II, who already use on optical M42.rnA full aperture in bright light you SFOR often beyond the shutter minimum limit, the level of detail is fantastic for skin tones , while closing one stop you gain in precision. The ferrules are fluid, the amount of glass ... is impressive, as the diameter of the rear lens. And 'one of the few goals that I never think will sell, since it was love at first sight.

Photos taken with Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C.

A stolen shot

by Chicco.al
1 comments, 544 views

EOS M6-FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical

by Mauro Gamberini
0 comments, 639 views

Blooming at Night

by Chicco.al
2 comments, 214 views

Portrait

by Dario Curlante
0 comments, 416 views

Into the Wood

by Chicco.al
0 comments, 271 views

Untitled Photo

by Dario Curlante
0 comments, 326 views

Sunrise towards the Vulture

by Dario Curlante
0 comments, 350 views

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Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. : Specifications and Opinions

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