There’s a lot of misinformation about SC versus SSC; both are multi coatings, it was really just a marketing thing in the 70’s as it was a cheap way to up-sale people and there was a big “coating” war between lens makers. Nothing a good lens hood can’t fix.
This is a great video, thanks for making it! I also prefer the SSC versions over the nFD ones, but sometimes it's difficult to justify the cost. I also love flares, but fully agree with you about not caring for them as the main subject. My own collection is almost complete, save for the 17mm, 20mm, 28mm and 35mm. But man they're expensive. Personally I also tend to prefer tighter focal lengths so it's gonna hurt a lot to get those last few for a full set. Cheers
I was right there with you until I started shooting wider more often and now I love it. 28/35 have become my favorite focals :) you can often find some good deals out there if you're patient!! Good luck on your set :)
All nFD's is supposed to have the same coating as the earlier FD lenses marked S.S.C. Canon stopped marking them such, when it became the standard coating for all their lenses.
@@averykevans6894 Really? Then I guess most of the web has their info from the same faulty source( it happends). What source do you have? BTW; Thanks for the reply.
@@sidekickbob7227 if you are on Facebook check out the FD groups. Both groups have many examples of coating differences. Just recently someone posted a picture of I believe 6 or 8 of the same focal and there were many different shades of coatings. This, for the most part, only changes selective element orb flare color and hue but for those that are really picky those little and very subtle differences are make or break when I vesting in rehousing. The SSC marked lenses are much better controlled but even within those there are variants although, again, much more rare compared to their nFD brothers. The coatings are also much cooler overall in tone making the flares more prone to be blue thoughout each orb where as the SSC are warmer except the last orb which has the blue tones in the 24, 35, 50, and 85. The 135 f2 also flare differently than almost all the others with a green primary orb. I've had more than a few of nearly every focal length in the FD lineup
The nFD version is the same optical design as the S.C. version but with updated coatings. So you should assume that sharpness and bokeh will be the same but contrast and flares will be "better" on the nFD version. Thanks!
ah yea - that's the worst one by far. Hopefully you haven't bought it yet. They changed the optical design between the f2 SSC and the nFD versions and the magic was lost. I'd go for the f2.8 nFD before the f2 personally and they are considerably cheaper. A bit cooler colors and flares due to the more modern coatings compared to the SC version though
I'm not sure. According to mir.com the FD 28mm f2.8 SC and the nFD 28mm f2.8 do have the same amount of elements and the same amount of groups so their design may be identical. The nFD will have much "better" coatings than the SC version though. It seems as if Canon changed the optical design in the f2 versions between the SSC and the nFDs though
Less of them made. Also, the 28 f2 is supported for rehousing where the 55mm that has rehousing available is the aspherical version which is also damn pricey. The 55 SSC non-aspherical are a pretty common lens.
@@averykevans6894 Any advice if I want to get a vintage 28mm to match my 55mm (non-aspherical) to shoot a film? The 55 has blown me away both on a Canon R6 and a Sony A7S3, but I know I'd need a wider lens, and I've always been drawn to 28mm. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EOmPtOStEIg.html
@@BobbyD262 I love 28mms. If budget is an issue then the nFD 28 2.8 seems to be the same optical design as the S.C. version but with updated coatings. I'd probably go with that one. The nFD 28mm f2 is a different optical design and frankly I see tons of them in for service and IMO is one of the worse made nFDs. The 28 f2.8 nFD would match well enough. If budget isn't an issue I'm telling you the SSC f2 is just absolutely fantastic. They pop up for cheap from time to time if you're looking for them and I've serviced a handful of them and are well made (aside from the bushings)
@@averykevans6894 Awesome, thanks. I do own an nFD 2.0, but it's foggy as shit. Don't get me wrong, I like to fog sometimes as a legit from of diffusion, but I couldn't use it like that 24/7
Excellent video and with careful shooting most photographers could avoid flare. The SSC is better but what matters is also using a lens hood which I notice a lot of photographers seem to fail to use these days. I always had the dedicated hood for each lens whether it was SC or SSC.
Great comparison man 🙌 and quite timely as I’m looking at the breechlock FDs at the moment and your findings echo my own experience with vintage MC Minolta lenses. I tried 7 different 28mm lenses in the MC line-up before I came to the f2 mkIII, and all were capable lenses with slightly differing strengths and weaknesses. All of the f3.5s, f2.8s and f2.5s were under a hundred quid whereas the latest ‘Hollywood’ f2 model was several times more expensive with only incremental improvements to ver the others. But when it comes to our passion in lenses we just want the best don’t we?!
Absolutely!!! Luckily the price on this f2 has gone down considerably!! It's crazy - still one of my all time favorite Lenses. And the perfect bokeh is still just as magical
Hey there, thank you for the informative video! I'm looking to buy a canon fd 24-35mm f/3.5 SSC aspherical zoom lens, would you say that it could perform similarly to the 28mm f/2 SSC? (aside from the speed, of course)
@@averykevans6894 for me it's not really an option because the 24-35mm variant costs around 300€ and the 20-35mm around 500€. Budget really is a concern in my case and I don't think I'll be using 20mm often anyways.
@@averykevans6894 thanks! 🙂 Do you by any chance know if this lens is radioactive? I've heard that aspherical lenses like the 55mm 1.2 are radioactive but couldn't find much about this one.
That doesn't exist. At least technically. The nFD line has a 28mm f2.8 that technically has a SSC coating, however, as withoet things, is newer and "better" than the previous marked SSC lenses.
I checked my Canon lenses and you are absolute correct. The 28mm F2.8 ssc does not exist but there are two other options.. the 24mm F2.8 ssc and the 28mm F3.5 ssc which are reasonably priced.@@averykevans6894
