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Rent NowQuantaray 28mm f/2.8 Manual Focus Lens (Canon FD Mount, 52mm Filter Thread)
The Quantaray 28mm f/2.8 is a classic, vintage manual-focus wide-angle prime lens designed for legacy Canon film SLR cameras. Utilizing the traditional breech-lock connection system, this lens pairs seamlessly with iconic mechanical bodies like the Canon AE-1, F-1, FTb, and A-1. Offering a generous 75-degree field of view, this 28mm focal length is highly prized for expansive landscape compositions, street photography, travel documentation, and architectural framing where standard 50mm lenses feel too constricting.
CONDITION NOTE
Untested / Optical Blemishes / Sold AS-IS: This vintage lens is being sold strictly AS-IS and untested.
Optics: The internal glass elements contain visible internal dust and some fungus growth.
Performance: The lens has not been mounted to a camera body or checked for mechanical accuracy (such as aperture blade snappiness or smooth focus ring oiling). It is offered at a budget-friendly price point for parts, repair, optical experimentation, or as a practice piece for professional lens restoration.
Classic Wide-Angle Perspective & Manual Handling
Versatile 28mm Focal Length: Provides an expansive, wide-angle viewpoint that allows you to capture more of a scene in tight spaces, making it a great creative tool for interior architecture, environmental portraiture, and dramatic perspective compression.
Bright f/2.8 Maximum Aperture: The f/2.8 maximum threshold balances a bright optical SLR viewfinder for easy manual focus tracking with a compact physical profile, allowing for comfortable available-light shooting without the bulk of faster lenses.
Fully Tactile Mechanical Controls: Features a physical, ribbed manual focus barrel and a click-stopped aperture ring, providing the pure, tactile shooting experience sought after by film purists.
Engraved Distance & DOF Scales: Outfitted with highly visible, color-coded distance markers (in feet and meters) alongside a depth-of-field scale to help you quickly calculate hyperfocal distances and zone-focus techniques.
Structural Configuration
Canon FD Breech-Lock Mount: Built with the classic chrome breech-lock ring at the base of the lens, ensuring a secure, light-tight mechanical connection to all native Canon FD-mount manual film SLR cameras.
Universal 52mm Front Filter Thread: Uses a standard 52mm front thread size, making it incredibly easy to attach common vintage filters like circular polarizers, neutral density filters, or black-and-white contrast modifiers.
Technical Specifications
Focal Length: 28mm
Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/16
Lens Mount Type: Canon FD (Breech-Lock)
Filter Thread Diameter: 52mm
Focus Type: Manual Focus Only
Aperture Control: Manual Mechanical Ring
