Canon 20mm f/2.8
FD Mount
The Canon 20mm f/2.8 typically sells for £144 (median of 18 recorded sales, 2022–2026; fair evidence).
median of 18 sales, 2022–2026
last 3 years: £134 (16 sales)
Middle half of sales: £113–£170
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Over time
Every sale since 2022; no trend line.
Latest sales All 18 →
What it is
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Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other 20mms
Questions
Is the Canon FD 20mm f/2.8 a good buy on a budget?
At current price levels it remains one of the more affordable routes into a fast 20mm prime for FD-mount film SLRs, provided the glass is clean and the aperture blades are oil-free.
Facts
- Maker
- Canon
- Type
- FD Mount
- Sales in the typical price
- 18
- First sale
- 5 May 2022
- Latest sale
- 6 Aug 2026
- Median
- £144
- Middle half
- £113–£170
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Canon 20mm f/2.8: typical sale price £144, the median of 18 recorded sales, 2022–2026, middle half £113–£170 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/canon/20mm-f-2-8/