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=== Interchangeable lens ===
 
=== Interchangeable lens ===
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* Kwanon, prototype level
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* Kwanon, prototype model
 
* Hansa Canon
 
* Hansa Canon
 
* Canon S
 
* Canon S
 
* Canon NS
 
* Canon NS
 
* Canon S-II
 
* Canon S-II
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* Canon J
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* [[Canon J]]
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* Canon JS
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* [[Canon J|Canon JS]]
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* Canon J-II
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* [[Canon J|Canon J-II]]
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* Canon IIA
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIA]]
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* Canon IIAF
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIAF]]
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* Canon IIAX
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIAX]]
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* Canon IIB
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIB]]
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* Canon IIC
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIC]]
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* Canon IID
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IID]]
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* Canon IID1
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IID1]]
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* Canon IID2
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IID2]]
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* Canon IIF
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIF]]
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* Canon IIF2
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIF2]]
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* Canon IIS
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIS]]
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* Canon IIS2
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIS2]]
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* Canon III
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon III]]
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* Canon IIIA
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IIIA]]
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* Canon IV
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IV]]
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* Canon IVF
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IVF]]
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* Canon IVS
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IVS]]
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* Canon IVSB
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IVSB]]
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* Canon IVSB2
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* [[Canon II/III/IV|Canon IVSB2]]
 
* [[Canon VT]]
 
* [[Canon VT]]
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* [[Canon VT|Canon VT Deluxe]]
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* [[Canon IIIc]]
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* Canon VL
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* [[Canon J]]
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* Canon VL2
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* [[Canon L1]]
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* Canon L-1
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* [[Canon L2]]
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* Canon L-2
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* [[Canon L3]]
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* Canon L-3
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* [[Canon NJ]]
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* Canon VIL
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* [[Canon NS]]
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* Canon VIT
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* [[Canon 7]]
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* Canon P
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* Canon 7
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* Canon 7s
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* Canon 7sZ
  
 
=== Fixed lens ===
 
=== Fixed lens ===

Revision as of 21:12, 30 January 2006

Canon, headquartered in Tokyo, is a Japanese company that specializes in imaging and optical products, including cameras, photocopiers and computer printers.

The company was founded in 1933 with the name Seiki-kougaku-kenkyuujo (or Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory) by the co-founder Yoshida Goro and his brother-in-law Uchida Saburo, funded by Takeshi Mitarai, a close friend of Uchida. Its original purpose was to research into the development of quality cameras. In June 1934 they released their first camera, the Kwanon, named after the Buddhist goddess of mercy. The following year the company name was changed to Canon in a more modern reflection of the name.

The company's first cameras were Leica threadmount rangefinder clones. They closely followed the Leica specifications for the threadmount lens (M39) but added innovations including a switchable magnification combined viewfinder/rangefinder. Canon at first did not have its own optical factory, so they used lenses made by Nikon, but they soon started to make their own lenses under the Serenar brand. These lenses remain popular even now by users of Canon or Leica rangefinders.


Digital

DSLR

Fixed Lens








35mm SLR

Fixed lens

R Mount (1959-1963)

FL Mount (1964-1969)

FD Mount (1970-1990)

EF Mount (Auto Focus)

Canon's EF mount is the widest throat lens mount for modern 35mm-format SLR cameras (film or digital). The distance from flange to film is also quite small, which makes it one of the most adaptable: though AF functions do not work, many users have adapted their EOS bodies to use lenses from Nikon, Contax, Leica, Pentax, and others.

EF mount (Manual Focus) =

35mm rangefinder

Interchangeable lens

Fixed lens

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35mm compact

35mm half frame


126 film

  • Canomatic C30
  • Canomatic M70

Links

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