9.0
9.8
9.3

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 -
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2016-11-03

mareblu

IQ
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

IQ
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

IQ
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