Is there any chance this Canon 300mm F4 L is NOT really an L lens?
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07-23-2015 04:38 PM
I mean, aside from that odd canon branding decal on the barrel, someone pointed out that the L is NOT red as it is on every single L lens I have seen but white.
The person selling it told me he bought it from a Japan seller before.
What do you guys think?
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07-23-2015 04:54 PM
It's evidently an old film-camera lens. Maybe the "L" wasn't red in those days.
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07-23-2015 04:59 PM
I have not seen a single FD L lens where the L was not red which is why I got worried.
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07-24-2015 11:10 AM
It looks legit to me. I have that lens and can say it is one of the greats. A very good lens. I don't remember if the L is red ot white but I can dig it out and check if you like. You know it is a FD lens and not suitable for DSLR use? As good as it is, it isn't worth trying to adapt it. The current EF 300mm f4L is fantastic and a real buy.
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07-24-2015 11:39 AM
Its for my Sony A7ii...I shoot almost only with FD glass. But yeah, I kept looking all night and couldnt find a single FD lens with a white L. All of them were red L.
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07-24-2015 11:04 AM - edited 07-24-2015 11:07 AM
@shaolin95 wrote:I mean, aside from that odd canon branding decal on the barrel, someone pointed out that the L is NOT red as it is on every single L lens I have seen but white.
The person selling it told me he bought it from a Japan seller before.
What do you guys think?
From the Canon Museum
New FD300mm f/4
With the big red square with Canon in it, I'm guessing that was some sort of display lens, either for a store or trade shows.