Canon's FD telephoto zoom — the 80-200mm f/4 S.S.C. with Super Spectra Coating.
The Canon FD 80-200mm f/4 S.S.C. was a telephoto zoom in the first FD generation, offered from 1976 with Super Spectra Coating. It covered short through medium telephoto with a constant aperture, a versatile companion to a standard lens for portraiture and distant subjects.
This is a manual-focus Canon FD lens with an 80-200mm zoom range and a constant maximum aperture of f/4 across the range. It carries Canon's Super Spectra multi-coating and has focus, zoom and aperture set manually on the barrel. The constant aperture keeps exposure steady throughout the zoom.
The 80-200mm range covers short to medium telephoto, well suited to portraiture, candid work, travel and some sport. The telephoto reach compresses perspective and lifts subjects from the background, while the constant f/4 aperture and moderate size make it a practical everyday telephoto zoom for the FD system.
On the used market the FD 80-200mm f/4 S.S.C. is a practical telephoto zoom. Check the optics for haze, fungus and separation, test the zoom and focus for smoothness and any looseness, and confirm the aperture blades are clean and dry. Inspect the front element for marks, and note it adapts to mirrorless via an optics-free FD adapter.