Canon FL
Encyclopedia
Canon FL refers to a lens mount
standard for 35mm
single-lens reflex camera
s from Canon. It was introduced in April 1964 with the Canon FX
camera, replacing the previous Canon R mount. It was in turn replaced in 1971 by the Canon FD lens mount. FL lenses can also be used on FD-mount cameras.
Lens mount
A lens mount is an interface — mechanical and often also electrical — between a photographic camera body and a lens. It is confined to cameras where the body allows interchangeable lenses, most usually the single lens reflex type or any movie camera of 16 mm or higher gauge...
standard for 35mm
135 film
The term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...
single-lens reflex camera
Single-lens reflex camera
A single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...
s from Canon. It was introduced in April 1964 with the Canon FX
Canon FX
The Canon FX is a 35 mm SLR manufactured by Canon Inc. of Japan and introduced in April 1964. It introduced the Canon FL lens mount, the successor to the Canon R....
camera, replacing the previous Canon R mount. It was in turn replaced in 1971 by the Canon FD lens mount. FL lenses can also be used on FD-mount cameras.
FL cameras
- Canon FXCanon FXThe Canon FX is a 35 mm SLR manufactured by Canon Inc. of Japan and introduced in April 1964. It introduced the Canon FL lens mount, the successor to the Canon R....
(1964) - Canon FPCanon FPThe Canon FP is a 35 mm SLR manufactured by Canon Inc. of Japan and introduced in October 1964. It introduced the Canon FL lens mount, the successor to the Canon R....
(1964) - Canon PellixCanon PellixIn the mid 1960s through the lens exposure metering was the new technology entering the SLR camera market. The Pellix was Canon's answer to that challenge. This technology was first successfully realised in a 35mm SLR camera in the remarkable Tokyo Kogaku KK Topcon RE-Super, launched in 1963, but...
(1965) - Canon FT QLCanon FT QLThe Canon FT QL is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced by Canon of Japan in March 1966. It has a Canon FL lens mount compatible with the large range of FL series lenses. The FT can also operate the later Canon FD series lenses in stop-down mode, but the earlier R series has a different...
(1966) - Canon Pellix QL (1966)
- Canon TL (1968)
Zoom
Focal length Focal length The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light. For an optical system in air, it is the distance over which initially collimated rays are brought to a focus... (s) |
Aperture Aperture In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. The aperture determines how collimated the admitted rays are,... range |
Macro Macro photography Macrophotography is close-up photography, usually of very small subjects. Classically a macrophotograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative is greater than life size. However in modern use it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size... |
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55-135mm | 3.5 | No |
85-300mm Canon FL 85-300mm lens The Canon FL 85 - 300mm lens is part of the FL series of lenses produced by Canon between 1964 and 1971. The 85 - 300 is a zoom lens with a maximum aperture of 5 and minimum aperture of 22.... |
5 | No |
100-200mm | 5.6 | No |
Wide-angle
Focal length Focal length The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light. For an optical system in air, it is the distance over which initially collimated rays are brought to a focus... (s) |
Aperture Aperture In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. The aperture determines how collimated the admitted rays are,... range |
Macro Macro photography Macrophotography is close-up photography, usually of very small subjects. Classically a macrophotograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative is greater than life size. However in modern use it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size... |
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19mm | 3.5 | No |
19mm R | 3.5 | No |
28mm | 3.5 | No |
35mm | 2.5 | No |
35mm | 3.5 | No |
P 38mm | 2.8 | No |
Normal
Focal length Focal length The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light. For an optical system in air, it is the distance over which initially collimated rays are brought to a focus... (s) |
Aperture Aperture In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. The aperture determines how collimated the admitted rays are,... range |
Macro Macro photography Macrophotography is close-up photography, usually of very small subjects. Classically a macrophotograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative is greater than life size. However in modern use it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size... |
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50mm | 1.4 | No |
50mm | 1.4 I | No |
50mm | 1.4 II | No |
50mm | 1.8 I | No |
50mm | 1.8 II | No |
50mm | 3.5 | Yes |
55mm | 1.2 | No |
58mm I | 1.2 | No |
58mm II | 1.2 | No |
Telephoto
Focal length Focal length The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light. For an optical system in air, it is the distance over which initially collimated rays are brought to a focus... (s) |
Aperture Aperture In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. The aperture determines how collimated the admitted rays are,... range |
Macro Macro photography Macrophotography is close-up photography, usually of very small subjects. Classically a macrophotograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative is greater than life size. However in modern use it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size... |
Super Spectra Coating (SSC) |
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85mm | 1.8 | No | No |
100mm | 3.5 | No | No |
M 100mm | 4 | Yes | No |
135mm | 2.5 | No | No |
135mm | 3.5 | No | No |
200mm | 3.5 I | No | No |
200mm | 3.5 II | No | No |
200mm | 4.5 | No | No |
300mm Canon FL 300mm lens Canon FL 300mm lens refers to two telephoto prime lenses made by Canon. The lenses have an FL type mount which fits the Canon FL line of cameras.... |
2.8 | No | Yes |
300mm | 5.6 | No | No |
400mm | 5.6 | No | No |
500mm | 5.6 | No | No |
600mm | 5.6 | No | No |
800mm | 8 | No | No |
1200mm Canon FL 1200mm lens The Canon FL 1200mm f/11 was a super-telephoto lens marketed by Japanese optical manufacturer Canon in June 1972. It was the longest super-telephoto lens in the Canon FL system. Canon did not release an equivalent lens for the Canon FD mount, so it remained the company's longest SLR telephoto lens... |
11 | No | No |
Single lens reflex
- Single-lens reflex cameraSingle-lens reflex cameraA single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...
- Digital single-lens reflex cameraDigital single-lens reflex cameraMost digital single-lens reflex cameras are digital cameras that use a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism to direct light from the lens to an optical viewfinder on the back of the camera....
- 135 film135 filmThe term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...