Canon FL Set by Limelight
Our rare 1960s Canon lens set: soft, glowing, and full of golden flare.
Canon FL Set by Limelight
Our rare 1960s Canon lens set: soft, glowing, and full of golden flare.
Produced in the 1960s before the FD series, Canon FL lenses carry a distinctly older optical character. Compared to later Canon glass, the FL set feels softer, more luminous, and more responsive to light: with highlight bloom, warmer rendering, and signature golden flares when pushed into direct sources.
This is the Limelight set we recommend when you want something less controlled, more atmospheric, and full of vintage glow.
Mount: Original Canon FL
Standardized Front Diameter: 82mm
Coverage: Full Frame
Range: 18mm–135mm
Rate: $80/day | $400/week
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Full Set
Spiratone FL 18mm f/3.5
Canon FL 25mm-X f/2.5
Canon FL 28mm f/3.5
Super-Canomatic R 35mm f/2.5
Canon FL 50mm f/3.5 Macro
Canon FL 55mm f/1.2
Canon FL 85mm f/1.8
Canon FL 135mm f/2.5
Adapter Support
Sony E
L Mount
Canon RF
Nikon Z
Canon FL lenses sit at the earlier, more expressive end of the Limelight collection. Compared to Canon FD, the FL set feels softer, glowier, and less controlled. Highlights bloom more easily, flares shift warmer and more golden, and the image carries a slightly older feeling that is hard to replicate with modern glass.
For DPs, this set is best when the image needs atmosphere: something more emotional, less clinical, and shaped by the way light hits the lens.
The Limelight Canon FL set is available for vintage lens rental in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for filmmakers, cinematographers, directors, and production teams working on films, music videos, commercials, documentaries, and TVC productions across Cambodia and Southeast Asia.