Canon New FD 400mm f/4.5

Year	1981
Lens Groups	5
Lens Element	6
Aperature Blades	9
Minimum Aperture	f/32
Closest Focusing	4. m
Max. Magnifcation	1:9.1 (0.11x)
Filter Size	34 mm
Diameter x Length	102 x 287.5 mm
Weight	1270 gr (2.8 lb)
Hood	-

2016-11-03

mareblu

9.5

Build

10.0

9.7

Good sharpness wide open, very sharp from f/8 to f/16

Chromatic Aberrations wide open in some light situations

I've tested this lens a few days ago in our local Zoo. The 400mm is a fantastic, well built, lens. The sharpness is very good but my 80-200 f/4 L is a bit sharper.

2011-04-04

Ontarian

9.0

Build

10.0

9.3

Very portable and hand holdable

hard to focus accurately when hand holding, monopod advisable

Great (relatively) small lens and very fast, almost a stop faster than the modern EF 100-400 5.6L. Sharper than the EF zoom as well. I use it on my New F1 and SONY NEX-5 and can focus to about 250 meters using my self developed EdMika EF-FD 0.75mm thick glassless adapter on an EF body.

2011-02-20

zuiko21

8.5

Build

9.5

8.8

Sharp and contrasty. Smooth focus action. Relatively lightweight.

Some chromatic aberration of strange pattern, hard to correct in post-processing