Digital Single-lens Reflex Camera and Canon
Brief History of Canon Cameras | | | | | |
1933. Goro Yoshida and his brother-in-law, Sabura Uchida, founded the Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory. The goal: to make cameras to compete with the most advanced German models of the day.
1934. Japan's first domestically-made 35mm focal-plane shutter camera, the "Kwanon' -- named after the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. 1935. "Canon" trademark registered.
1935. Hansa Canon cameras offered for sale at half the price of a Leica.
1961. The Canonet introduces EE camera.
1963. 1 millionth Canonet shipped. 1965. The Demi EE 17 follows in the footsteps of the Demi, Color Demi, Demi S, Demi C, and Demi Rapid, all half-frame (i.e. 24x17 mm instead of 24x36 mm film area) cameras introduced to compete with Eastman Kodak's Instamatic cameras. This is the first "serious" camera that got me interested in photography. It was so easy and intuitive to use and it worked well. Of course, back then, most pictures were B&W and we learned to develop and print our own pictures. The bathroom substituted for a darkroom and many a night, my father banged on the door wondering when I would be finished and out of there so the family could take their showers.
1969. Canon, inc. established.
1971. Canon F-1 debuts. The rivalry between Nikon and Canon starts as to which camera, the Nikon F2 or the Canon F1, is the best professional SLR camera. Both had their fans and both developed their own system of lenses and equipments. While Nikon cemented its hold on photo reporters, Canon concentrated on wild life photographers.
1976. In April 1976, Canon introduced the first microcomputer embedded camera, the Canon AE-1. The Automatic Exposure Control in the AE-1 meant that beginner and amateur photographers could now take good pictures with a SLR at an affordable price [Editor's note: Sounds familiar?]. The AE-1 proved to be so successful that Canon effectively captured the amateur photographer's market segment and has
1933. Goro Yoshida and his brother-in-law, Sabura Uchida, founded the Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory. The goal: to make cameras to compete with the most advanced German models of the day.
1934. Japan's first domestically-made 35mm focal-plane shutter camera, the "Kwanon' -- named after the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. 1935. "Canon" trademark registered.
1935. Hansa Canon cameras offered for sale at half the price of a Leica.
1961. The Canonet introduces EE camera.
1963. 1 millionth Canonet shipped. 1965. The Demi EE 17 follows in the footsteps of the Demi, Color Demi, Demi S, Demi C, and Demi Rapid, all half-frame (i.e. 24x17 mm instead of 24x36 mm film area) cameras introduced to compete with Eastman Kodak's Instamatic cameras. This is the first "serious" camera that got me interested in photography. It was so easy and intuitive to use and it worked well. Of course, back then, most pictures were B&W and we learned to develop and print our own pictures. The bathroom substituted for a darkroom and many a night, my father banged on the door wondering when I would be finished and out of there so the family could take their showers.
1969. Canon, inc. established.
1971. Canon F-1 debuts. The rivalry between Nikon and Canon starts as to which camera, the Nikon F2 or the Canon F1, is the best professional SLR camera. Both had their fans and both developed their own system of lenses and equipments. While Nikon cemented its hold on photo reporters, Canon concentrated on wild life photographers.
1976. In April 1976, Canon introduced the first microcomputer embedded camera, the Canon AE-1. The Automatic Exposure Control in the AE-1 meant that beginner and amateur photographers could now take good pictures with a SLR at an affordable price [Editor's note: Sounds familiar?]. The AE-1 proved to be so successful that Canon effectively captured the amateur photographer's market segment and has