The Canon FD lens mount was used by Canon, it’s a breech-lock type mount.
Instead of the lens going into the camera body and locking, the camera body has a protrusion, which goes into the lens. A turn of a mounting ring secures it in place.
The Canon FD mount replaced the Canon FL mount, which is also breech-lock. FL lenses are compatible with FD film bodies.
The Canon FD mount was created in 1971, replacing and improving Canon’s previous lens mount – the FL lens mount.
Canon aimed for a full camera system, with a lot of accessories. A lot of high quality lenses were made in Canon FD, including “L” (Luxury) lenses which were created to a really high quality and performance standard.
You’ll most often see a distinction between Canon FD and Canon nFD lenses.
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