Canon · Canon FD · From 1973, New FD from 1979
Canon's 50mm macro focuses from infinity down to 0.23 m, where it reaches half life-size on its own, with the magnification marked on the focusing scale. Canon designed it to stay sharp and evenly lit across the frame at close range, and it's a usable normal lens too. It has six elements in four groups and six aperture blades. The breech-lock version came in 1973 with S.S.C. coating, and the New FD version in 1979 is lighter, takes 52 mm filters and stops down to f/32. For life-size you need the matching extension tube, the FD 25 for the old lens or the FD 25-U for the New FD, and a listing with the tube included saves you hunting one down. On a mirrorless body with focus peaking it's a pleasant copy and close-up lens, and APS-C gives you more working distance for the same framing. Off a Canon body the blades stay open until the aperture lever is held, so set your adapter's lock.
On a mirrorless camera
It’s a Canon FD lens, and its mount sits 42 mm from the film. Every mirrorless mount below sits closer than that, so a plain adapter ring fills the gap and the lens still focuses to infinity. On a smaller sensor it frames tighter, like a longer lens.
Versions
Two versions with the same optics. The breech-lock Macro FD 50mm f/3.5 S.S.C. from March 1973 weighs 310 g, takes 55 mm filters, stops down to f/22, and reaches 1:1 with Extension Tube FD 25. The New Macro FD 50mm f/3.5 from June 1979 weighs 235 g, takes 52 mm filters, stops down to f/32, and pairs with Extension Tube FD 25-U. Both reach half life-size on their own. It's S.S.C.-coated, not S.C.
Old grease can make the long focus travel stiff or uneven. Haze, fungus and oily blades are the other usual age faults.
New to old glass? How to check a used vintage lens covers haze, fungus and the rest in detail.
Buying guide
We'd buy the New FD titled tested and working, caps in the photo, at $89 delivered from a Japan dealer, or the breech-lock S.S.C. without caps at $35 from a US seller and add caps, which cost a few dollars. There are at least 128 for sale and most ask $90–140 delivered, while most US copies here ask $35–128 and Japan dealers' near-mint grades sit toward the top. For life-size you need the FD 25 tube with the breech-lock lens or the FD 25-U with the New FD, and the US copy that comes with the FD 25 tube set asks $106 delivered. Ask for a video of the focus running out to 0.23 m and a photo of the blades at f/8 with the lever held, and skip the $600 copy titled with the 1:1 adapter, about 5.8 times the median. It needs a Canon FD adapter with its lock set so the blades close, and the model page lists the adapters by camera.
$34.99delivered
The lowest delivered lens here, a breech-lock S.S.C. at $35 with free shipping from a 99.7% US seller, about a third of the median. It comes without caps and the title makes no condition claim, so ask for a flashlight photo through the back.
Canon 50mm F/3.5 Macro SSC Breech Lock FD Mount Lens {55} w/o caps
![[Near MINT]Tested Working! Canon New FD NFD 50mm f3.5 Macro Lens From JAPAN](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LtYAAeSw-9FqiEI8/s-l500.jpg)
$89.00est. delivered
Titled tested and working and graded Near MINT, a New FD with caps in the photo at $89 delivered, just under the band. Ask what the test covered and for a video of the focus running to 0.23 m.
[Near MINT]Tested Working! Canon New FD NFD 50mm f3.5 Macro Lens From JAPAN
$135.00delivered
Titled tested with no fungus, a New FD at $135 delivered with free shipping and Best Offer, inside the band. No fungus is the seller's claim, so ask for a flashlight photo through the back to check for haze too.
Canon New FD 50mm f/3.5 MF Macro Lens NFD No Fungus Tested Excellent from Japan
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Used$34.99delivered
$34.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$34.99
Good buy
Breech-lock S.S.C. without caps. US seller, free shipping.
Seller: thecameraoutlet
99.7% positive
Used$89.00est. delivered
$69.00 + $20.00 shipping
Buy It Now$69.00
Good buy
New FD titled tested and working. Caps in the photo.
Seller: wanchan27
100% positive
Used$135.00delivered
$135.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$135.00
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New FD titled tested, no fungus. Free shipping from Japan.
Seller: finali40
100% positive
![Canon New FD NFD 50mm f/3.5 Macro Manual Focus Lens [FD Mount]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/N3AAAeSwXtlpOMBE/s-l500.jpg)
Used$81.70est. delivered
$69.00 + $12.70 shipping
Buy It Now$69.00
Our take
US seller. New FD with no condition claim in the title.
Seller: lineman957
100% positive
Used$105.98est. delivered
$89.99 + $15.99 shipping
Buy It Now$89.99
Our take
US seller. Comes with the FD 25 tube set for life-size, shown in the photo.
Seller: concourse
99.3% positive
![[NEAR MINT] Canon New FD NFD 50mm f3.5 Macro Lens w/Lens Filters From JAPAN](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mREAAOSwUMxnHaBU/s-l500.jpg)
Used$130.00est. delivered
$95.00 + $35.00 shipping
Buy It Now$95.00
Check the seller
Seller has zero feedback. New FD with filters, NEAR MINT by the seller's grade.
Seller: asato-japansamuraimarket
No feedback yet
![[MINT in Box /Case] Canon New FD NFD 50mm f3.5 Macro Standard MF Lens From JAPAN](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hewAAeSwtctqs-cJ/s-l500.jpg)
Used$209.00est. delivered
$179.00 + $30.00 shipping
Buy It Now$179.00
Priced high
New FD with box and case, MINT by the dealer's grade. About twice the median.
Seller: camera_connection_tokyo
100% positive
Used$600.00delivered
$600.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$600.00
Priced high
Titled with the 1:1 adapter, but the photo shows only a cap. About 5.8 times the median.
Seller: vintage_cinema
100% positive
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