Film crew at work on the Pont de la Concorde in August 1984
Making Movies II by Rob Telford, on Flickr
Making Movies by Rob Telford, on Flickr
If anyone recognises what movie or show it was, I should be pleased to find out!
Because I was intrigued, it took me a few minutes digging to work out that that is a Bristol Proteus gas turbine turboprop engine from a Britannia airliner.
If you want an FD 35mm the concave front-element SSC is the sharpest you can buy and at f/2 it's as fast as any that Canon ever made for a manual focus SLR.
As @Mr Perceptive mentioned earlier, video and cinema guys have discovered FD lenses in recent years and they have very deep pockets...
I have one that I use mostly on Sony A7-series bodies and occasionally on film.
I have owned mine for about 15 years. I certainly didn't pay £600 for it! It's earned its keep - I have made sales of photos with this lens that have earned my investment back several times over.
It's a nice lens...
Contax C/Y Planar 50mm f/1.7 AE on Sony A7 and A72
Smart's Place by Rob Telford, on Flickr
Lodge Plugs by Rob Telford, on Flickr
London General SE270 by Rob Telford, on Flickr
Regent Sounds by Rob Telford, on Flickr
Railway Modeller by Rob Telford, on Flickr
Snow, Regent's Canal by...
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