Canon's compact New FD zoom — the 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 wide-to-telephoto.
The Canon New FD 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 was a wide-to-telephoto zoom in the New FD generation, offered from 1985 for the FD manual-focus system. It was a lighter, later variant of the 35-105mm range with a variable aperture, giving a broad general-purpose span in a more compact package.
This is a manual-focus Canon FD lens with a 35-105mm zoom range and a variable maximum aperture running from f/3.5 at the wide end to f/4.5 at the long end. It is built in the New FD styling with focus, zoom and aperture set manually, and its variable aperture helps keep the lens compact.
The 35-105mm range covers wide-standard through short telephoto, suiting landscapes, street, travel and portraiture in one lens. The reach to 105mm provides a flattering portrait perspective, while the 35mm end takes in wider scenes, covering most everyday framing without a lens change.
On the used market the New FD 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 is an affordable and common general-purpose 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 dry. Inspect the front element for marks, and note it adapts to mirrorless via an optics-free FD adapter.