What is the cheapest used Bell & Howell 80-205mm f/4.5-5.5 in the UK?

The cheapest used Bell & Howell 80-205mm f/4.5-5.5 currently listed is £16.85 at eBay, based on 8 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

How many used Bell & Howell 80-205mm f/4.5-5.5 are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 8 used Bell & Howell 80-205mm f/4.5-5.5 listings available across 1 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

Used Bell & Howell 80-205mm f/4.5-5.5 for Sale — From £17

£16.85 Low price

£35.61 High price

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Great for: general portrait wildlife

Budget Bell & Howell telephoto zoom for Canon FD mount, affordable 80-205mm reach with acceptable optics.

The Bell & Howell 80-205mm f/4.5-5.5 is a telephoto zoom lens for the Canon FD mount, produced under licence by a third-party manufacturer and sold under the Bell & Howell name. Bell & Howell was primarily known for motion picture and projection equipment, and their still photography lenses were typically rebranded products from Japanese optical companies.

The 80-205mm zoom range covers a useful telephoto span for portraits, sports, and wildlife photography, providing approximately 2.5x zoom ratio. The variable f/4.5-5.5 maximum aperture is modest, losing roughly half a stop of light at the long end, typical of budget telephoto zooms from this era.

Build quality is functional with an all-metal barrel, smooth zoom and focus rings, and adequate optical coatings. The lens delivers acceptable results for its market positioning, with reasonable sharpness when stopped down and usable performance across the zoom range. Canon FD mount ensures compatibility with the extensive Canon FD body range.

On the used market, the Bell & Howell zoom has minimal value compared to genuine Canon FD telephoto lenses. It serves primarily as an extremely affordable way to add telephoto reach to a Canon FD system, though the optical quality falls noticeably short of Canon's own New FD telephoto zooms.