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Not a Number · 11-14-2019, 05:31 PM

From what I can find June 1981 was when Minolta started with white lens barrels. I haven't found any dates so far for Canon FD lenses. Probably have to go through ads in old issues of Popular Photography. Canon FD lenses don't seem to be as well documented as Minolra.

Ontarian50 · 11-15-2019, 10:32 AM

It looks like the earliest photo I can find of a Canon FD lens in white was the pair of lenses they introduced in 1976 - the 800mm f5.6 SSC, and the 600mm f4.5 SSC. At least that's according to the Canon Lens Museum.

None of the earlier FL lenses were made with a white finish, from what I can see. However there was an even earlier 2000mm f11 "TV" lens made in R mount introduced in 1960. That was a mirror lens, however, but the use of a lighter finish was likely also to suppress heat expansion in the sun.

Nikon had a similar 1000mm f11 mirror lens introduced in 1959, also with a creamy white finish.

11-15-2019, 10:32 AM	#32
Ontarian50 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 530	It looks like the earliest photo I can find of a Canon FD lens in white was the pair of lenses they introduced in 1976 - the 800mm f5.6 SSC, and the 600mm f4.5 SSC. At least that's according to the Canon Lens Museum. None of the earlier FL lenses were made with a white finish, from what I can see. However there was an even earlier 2000mm f11 "TV" lens made in R mount introduced in 1960. That was a mirror lens, however, but the use of a lighter finish was likely also to suppress heat expansion in the sun. Nikon had a similar 1000mm f11 mirror lens introduced in 1959, also with a creamy white finish. Last edited by Ontarian50; 11-15-2019 at 10:39 AM.

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11-14-2019, 05:31 PM	#31
Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,526	From what I can find June 1981 was when Minolta started with white lens barrels. I haven't found any dates so far for Canon FD lenses. Probably have to go through ads in old issues of Popular Photography. Canon FD lenses don't seem to be as well documented as Minolra.