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Canon FD glass performs in many cases very well on the Fuji-X-mount.

Personally i've tried out FD 55mm 1.2 S.S.C., FD 135mm 2.5 S.C and FD 20mm 2.8.

The FD 135/2.5 usually is sold for just "a few" bucks.

However i've sold them all because they are all rather heavy.

 

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@Aswald thanks ;). Isn't 200mm hard to focus? Even with focus peaking. I'll try it out when I'll find one.

 

@Watcher24 Nice pictures. You're right they're pretty heavy. The 50 f/1.4 is kind of allright though. But it's nothing like the Fuji lenses. I already tried the 135mm S.C. and still have it around. It's very hard to focus without a tripod though.

 

Another testcat with the 135mm S.C.

 

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Because I like birds by Licht Sluw, on Flickr

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i've been using a 50mm f1.4 since day one with the x system. 

 

wonderful lens, excellent bokeh

 

shot at f1.4 with an xe1

 

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@Aswald thanks ;). Isn't 200mm hard to focus? Even with focus peaking. I'll try it out when I'll find one.

 

@Watcher24 Nice pictures. You're right they're pretty heavy. The 50 f/1.4 is kind of allright though. But it's nothing like the Fuji lenses. I already tried the 135mm S.C. and still have it around. It's very hard to focus without a tripod though.

 

Another testcat with the 135mm S.C.

 

16020422154_1a518ce00e_b.jpg

Because I like birds by Licht Sluw, on Flickr

 

It would seem like so but I've found that the lens is good enough to get good focus most times. It stood out from the rest of my other FD lenses as it displayed very little CA.

 

I haven't had much success with the FD50 wide open. It tends to be very soft. From F2 onwards, it's more or less ok.

 

Great pictures btw. :)

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Any ideas which adapter is "better"?

 

Fotodiox, Fotasy, Metabones, Novoflex? The last 2 selling for $99 and a whopping $169!

 

Any feedback is appreciated.

 

What Canon FD 50mm are you using? The normal one or the S.S.C. one. I find the S.S.C. very usable wide open. 

 

I am using cheap Chinese adapters from eBay. No problems yet

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I have both the nFd and S.S.C 50mm F1.4. Between the two, I prefer the S.S.C. However, both lenses are soft wide open.

 

I've been using it on my Canon bodies. Only after I saw your pic did I ask myself, "Why didn't I think of that"?

 

Will look at Chinese options also..

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Hi all, I get FD 50/1.4, it's cheap but works great. But I sold it because wanted something longer for portraits. Now I get XF 60 and happy with it :) 

FD 50/1.4 works from open aperture but has a little nervous bokeh, and at f/2.8 bokeh is creamy and 3d-look. The following is at f/2.8 (and crop):

 

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I also have the FDn 50mm 1.4 and it's an awesome lens at F2 and above. The other lens that is great is the 24mm 2.8. Super sharp...I love it. Anything over 85mm I think the lenses start to get a bit heavy on the Fuji bodies unless you are going to use a tripod. Especially the 200mm and 300mm. I would look for anything from wide to 85mm on FD great lenses. Some are less expensive than others but great on the Fujis.

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Hello everyone, I'm new to these forums and I allows me to post a picture taken with the X-T1 and 50 f: 1.4 SSC.

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I have several old Canon FD lenses, and I like very much to use them with my X-E1... recently i've bought the 55/1.2 s.s.c. (the normal one, not the aspherical). I love so much the creamy background of that lens...

 

Some shoots of my cat @ f/1.2 with lamp light, developed from raw with Silkypix 2.0 by Fuji and then some post production with Silver Efex 2 (tonal control, grain and borders)

 

As soon as I can I will upload also some images with the old but good 35-105/3.5

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I have many FD lens. Both FD and nFD. IMHO, The nFD 35/2 is the sharpest one that I have. I see no diff between my nFD and FD SSC 50/1.4. If I had to pick one it would be the nFD for its light weight. For X mount adapters, I am pleased with the Fontasy adapters due to fit. Just the right amount of tightness at the mount on both ends. The metabones seems a bit too tight. Haven't noticed any infinity focus issues.

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Another 50mm on the X-T1, this time the FD Macro 1:3.5/50

 

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I use a lot of FD-Lenses as well. My favourite ones with the XE1 and X-pro are the 50 1.4SSC, the 35 2.0, the nFD 24 2.8, the 200 2.8, 85 1.8 (great for portraits..), the nFD 50 1.4 and 1.2, and the 300 4L ( a marvel) plus the latest one and quite special but great: the FL 55 1.2 ... I just like there sturdiness and the smooth manual focusing ....

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Hello,

 

Has anyone experienced any trouble focusing the FD 50mm 1.4 SSC at infinity on the XE-1?

 

I use it with the XE-1 and it's great up to about 5-10 meters, but cannot focus much further.

 

I'm not sure if it is the lens itself or the adapter. I have the Kippon FD-FX adapter. I have been wondering about trying a different adapter but I live in Brazil, so acquiring gear is a pain.

 

Any recommendations for other adapter brands?

 

Thanks in advance for any comments or replies.

 

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