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'''Canon''', headquartered in Tokyo, is a Japanese company that specializes in imaging and optical products, including cameras, photocopiers and computer printers. Its current name is '''Canon Inc.''' (キヤノン株式会社).
 
'''Canon''', headquartered in Tokyo, is a Japanese company that specializes in imaging and optical products, including cameras, photocopiers and computer printers. Its current name is '''Canon Inc.''' (キヤノン株式会社).
  
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The company was founded in 1933 with the name Seiki-kōgaku-kenkyūjo (精機光学研究所, or Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory) by the co-founder Yoshida Gorō and his brother-in-law Uchida Saburō, funded by Mitarai Takeshi, 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 transcription of the name.
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The company was founded in 1933 with the name Seiki Kōgaku Kenkyūjo (精機光学研究所, or Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory) by the co-founder Yoshida Gorō and his brother-in-law Uchida Saburō, funded by Mitarai Takeshi, 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 (pronounced ''kannon''), named after the Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy of the same name (観音, カンオン; in Chinese Guān Yīn). The following year the camera's name was changed to the less overtly religious Canon (キャノン, pronounced ''kyanon''). The company changed its name to Canon Camera in 1947, and to Canon in 1969.
  
 
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.
 
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.

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Canon, headquartered in Tokyo, is a Japanese company that specializes in imaging and optical products, including cameras, photocopiers and computer printers. Its current name is Canon Inc. (キヤノン株式会社).

The company was founded in 1933 with the name Seiki Kōgaku Kenkyūjo (精機光学研究所, or Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory) by the co-founder Yoshida Gorō and his brother-in-law Uchida Saburō, funded by Mitarai Takeshi, 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 (pronounced kannon), named after the Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy of the same name (観音, カンオン; in Chinese Guān Yīn). The following year the camera's name was changed to the less overtly religious Canon (キャノン, pronounced kyanon). The company changed its name to Canon Camera in 1947, and to Canon in 1969.

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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  • Canon A35F
  • Canon A35 Datelux
  • Canon Canonet
  • Canon Canonet Junior
  • Canon Canonet S
  • Canon Canonet QL 17
  • Canon Canonet QL 17 New
  • Canon Canonet QL 17-L New
  • Canon Canonet QL 17 GIII
  • Canon Canonet QL 19
  • Canon Canonet QL 19E
  • Canon Canonet QL 19 New
  • Canon Canonet QL 19 GIII
  • Canon Canonet QL 25
  • Canon Canonet 28
  • Canon Canonet 28 New
  • Canon Canodate E
  • Canon Canodate E-N
  • Canon Datematic

35mm compact

  • Canon MC
  • Canon MC QD
  • Canon MC 10
  • Canon LA 10
  • Canon LA 20

35mm half frame

APS film

SLR

  • Canon IX (for all 35mm-AF-SLR-lenses)

compact

  • Canon IXUS APS compact camera series

126 film

  • Canomatic C30
  • Canomatic M70

110 film

  • Canon 110 E
  • Canon 110 ED
  • Canon 110 ED20

Links

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