LENS PERFORMANCE SURVEY RESULTS

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon FD 17mm f/4 Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
    little distortions
(****+)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.71)
  superb
(*****)
7
Canon FD 20mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  cool quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.21)
  good
(***)
9
Canon FD 24mm f/2 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.31)
  very good
(****-)
7
Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.77)
  very good
(****-)
19
Canon FD 28mm f/2 Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.82)
  superb
(*****)
6
Canon FD 28mm f/2.8 Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.15)
  good
(***+)
19
Canon FD 35mm f/2 good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.96)
  very good
(****-)
15
Canon FD 35mm f/2.8 Ok
(**-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.37)
  good
(***-)
8
Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 good
(***-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.98)
  very good
(****)
35
Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 Ok
(**-)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.14)
  not so good
(**+)
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NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.26)
  good
(***)
11
Canon FD 85mm f/1.2 L very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.09)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
14
Canon FD 85mm f/1.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.58)
  very good
(****)
16
Canon FD 100mm f/2 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.39)
  superb
(*****)
5
Canon FD 100mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
very good
(4.38)
  very good
(****-)
6
Canon FD 100mm f/4 macro good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.91)
  very good
(****+)
8
Canon FD 135mm f/2 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.55)
  very good
(****+)
8
Canon FD 135mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.23)
  very good
(****-)
17
Canon FD 200mm f/2.8 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.39)
  very good
(****+)
7
Canon FD 200mm f/4 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.82)
  good
(***+)
12

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon FD 300mm f/2.8 L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.33)
  very good
(****+)
5
Canon FD 300mm f/4 good
(***)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.68)
  very good
(****+)
8
Canon FD 300mm f/4 L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  cool little flare
(****)
very good
(4.36)
  very good
(****)
5
Canon FD 28-85mm f/4 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm some flare
(***+)
good
(3.43)
  good
(***)
6
Canon FD 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.22)
  good
(***)
7
Canon FD 35-105mm f/3.5 good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.62)
  very good
(****-)
15
Canon FD 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.18)
  good
(***-)
7
Canon FD 50-300mm f/4.5 L good
(***-)
good
(***)
good
(***-)
good
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**)
heavy
(**-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.67)
  very good
(****-)
5
Canon FD 70-210mm f/4 Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.32)
  good
(***+)
10
Canon FD 80-200mm f/4 L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.43)
  very good
(****)
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