Canon's New FD wide-standard zoom — the 28-50mm f/3.5 in the later black FD styling.
The Canon New FD 28-50mm f/3.5 arrived in 1979 as the New FD generation version of Canon's wide-to-standard zoom. It brought the design into the black New FD barrel with the redesigned bayonet mount, continuing as a compact everyday zoom spanning moderate wide to standard.
This is a manual-focus Canon FD lens with a 28-50mm zoom range and a constant maximum aperture of f/3.5 across the range. It is built in the New FD styling with focus, zoom and aperture set manually on the barrel. The constant aperture keeps exposure steady through the zoom.
The 28-50mm range covers moderate wide-angle through the standard focal length, taking in landscapes, streets, interiors and general scenes in one lens. It suits travel and everyday photography where a single walk-around zoom from wide to normal is convenient, with distortion typical of the period.
On the used market the New FD 28-50mm f/3.5 is a practical wide-standard zoom. Check the optics for haze, fungus and separation, test the zoom and focus for smoothness and any play, and confirm the aperture blades are dry. Inspect the front element for marks, and note it adapts to mirrorless via an optics-free FD adapter.