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MELVILLE, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)
Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today
announced that its parent company, Canon Inc., will celebrate the
achievement of a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production of
the Company’s 110-millionth EF-series interchangeable lens for Canon EOS
cameras on June 22, 2015 —an EF 11-24mm f/4L USM ultra-wide-angle
interchangeable zoom lens.
Production of interchangeable EF lenses for Canon EOS-series AF
(autofocus) single-lens reflex film cameras began in 1987 at the
Company’s Utsunomiya Plant. Over the years, EF lenses have garnered
support from a wide range of users and production has since expanded to
a total of four manufacturing bases, including Canon Inc., Taiwan; Canon
Opto (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; and Oita Canon Inc. in southern Japan.
EF lens production surpassed the 10-million-unit mark in 1995 and
crossed the 50-million-unit threshold in 2009. In April 2014, the
Company celebrated its first-in-the-world achievement of having
manufactured 100 million EF lenses, and now, will set a new world record
for the most interchangeable lenses produced.
Canon’s proprietary EF lenses, launched in March 1987 along with the EOS
SLR camera system, have continued to evolve since their introduction,
leading the industry through the incorporation of a wide range of
innovative technologies, including such world’s firsts as the Ultrasonic
Motor (USM), Image Stabilizer (IS) technology, a multi-layered
diffractive optical (DO) element, and Subwavelength Structure Coating
(SWC) anti-reflection technology.
The 110-millionth EF lens, an EF 11-24mm f/4L USM (launched in February
2015), features a minimum focal length of 11mm to achieve the world’s
widest angle of view.1 Furthermore, winner of the prestigious
Camera Grand Prix Japan 2015 Lens of the Year award,2 the
model was recognized for its use of Canon proprietary optical
technologies, making possible superb image quality while effectively
correcting for aberrations that commonly occur when shooting at the
ultra-wide-angle end.
The Company’s extensive EF lens-series lineup currently comprises a
total of 97 models,3 including EF Cinema Lenses for digital
cinematography. Canon will continue refining its imaging technologies
centered on its EF lens lineup, striving to cater to the varying needs
of photographers—from first-time users to advanced amateurs and
professionals—while contributing to expanding the photographic and video
imaging culture.
For more information and full list of Canon EF lenses, visit: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/standard_display/lens_ef110mill_miscpage
Revolutionary Canon EF lenses over the years: main features and
technologies
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Model name |
| Main features and technologies |
| Launch date | |
EF 300mm f/2.8L USMi | | World’s firstii use of a lens-based
Ultrasonic Motor (USM) | |
Nov. 1987
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USM technology delivers fast autofocusing thanks to its high torque
and responsiveness. By converting ultrasonic vibrations into
rotational energy, the technology makes it possible for quiet,
smooth AF drive performance.
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EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USMiii | | World’s firstii use of Image Stabilizer
(IS) technology | |
Sept. 1995
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Users can see the results of IS technology through the viewfinder.
Delivering high precision and stability for exceptional image
stabilization results, this technology expands the possibilities for
handheld photography.
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EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USMiv | | World’s firstii use of a diffractive
optical (DO) lens element | |
Dec. 2001
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Diffraction is an optical phenomenon in which light waves bend as
they pass around the edges of an object. DO lens elements use this
phenomenon to correct for a variety of aberrations by controlling
the path that light travels.
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EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM | | World’s firstv use of Subwavelength
Structure Coating (SWC) | |
Dec. 2008
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SWC technology minimizes reflections by aligning countless
wedge-shaped structures more minute than the wavelength of visible
light on the surface of a camera lens.
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EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM | | World’s firstii use of Hybrid IS, which
compensates for both angle camera shake and shift camera shake | |
Oct. 2009
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Employing a newly-developed algorithm, Hybrid IS optimally adjusts
for camera shake based on information gathered by two sensors
located in the lens. By precisely driving the optical correction
system, the technology simultaneously corrects for angle and shift
camera shake.
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EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM | | World’s firstii fisheye lens to deliver
both 180-degree diagonal angle of view and 180-degree circular
fisheye | |
July 2011
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The EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM lens enables the capture of images
with dramatic deformations, exaggerated perspectives and extreme
depths of field, making possible images that are significantly
distorted, similar to what a fish might see were it to look skyward
from under the water surface.
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EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x | | World’s firstii super-telephoto zoom
lens to employ an internal extender | |
May 2013
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Featuring a built-in 1.4x extender, the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM
Extender 1.4x’s lens zoom range can be expanded with a simple
one-touch operation even in locations where users are unable to
switch lenses.
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EF 11-24mm f/4L USM | | World’s firstii lens offering
ultra-wide-angle 11mm minimum focal length | |
Feb. 2015
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In addition to achieving the world’s widest angle of view starting
at a minimum focal length of 11mm, the EF 11-24mm f/4L USM
effectively corrects for aberrations commonly associated with
ultra-wide-angle lenses, delivering superior image-quality
performance.
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About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer,
business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the
United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding Mexico)
markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue, its parent
company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranked third overall in U.S. patents
granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World’s Most Admired
Companies in 2015. In 2014, Canon U.S.A. received the PCMag.com Readers’
Choice Award for Service and Reliability in the digital camera and
printer categories for the 11th consecutive year. Canon U.S.A. is
committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty,
providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of
the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei
philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the
Canon Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a
recognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of
high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised of the latest news
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of
their respective owners.
1Among lenses for interchangeable-lens cameras
(SLR and compact system cameras). As of July 5, 2015, based on a Canon
survey. Excludes fisheye lenses.
2The
Camera Grand Prix (GP) Japan awards, considered one of the most
sought-after camera and lens product awards in Japan, are organized by
the Camera Journal Press Club, comprising journalists from major
photography and camera magazines in Japan.
3Including
two EF lens extenders and three models available outside of Japan. As of
July 8, 2015.
i.As of July 8, 2015, production for
this lens has already been discontinued. Successor: EF300mm f/2.8L IS II
USM (launched in August 2011).
ii.Among
interchangeable SLR camera lenses.
iii.As of July 8,
2015, production for this lens has already been discontinued. Successor:
EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (launched in September 2005).
iv.As of July 8, 2015, production for this lens has already been
discontinued. Successor: EF400 f/4 DO IS II USM (launched in November
2014).
v.Among photography lenses.
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Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Robert Luckett,
631-330-5205
rluckett@cusa.canon.com
or
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Nofi, 631-330-3783
lnofi@cusa.canon.com
or
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