Canon Celebrates Significant Milestone With Production Of 120 Million EF Lenses
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Canon Celebrates Significant Milestone With Production Of 120 Million EF Lenses
MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today that its parent company, Canon Inc., reached a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production on August 26, 2016 of the Company's 120-millionth EF-series interchangeable lens for EOS cameras--an EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM telephoto zoom lens.
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20160119/323578LOGO
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 gained 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 passed 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, setting a new world record for the most interchangeable lenses produced, Canon manufactured its 120-millionth EF lens in August 2016. In addition, Canon's interchangeable-lens digital cameras (digital SLR and compact-system cameras), which utilize EF lenses, have maintained the No. 1 share of the global market for 13 consecutive years since 2003.(*)
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 multilayered diffractive optical (DO) element, and Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC) anti-reflection technology. The Company's extensive EF lens-series lineup currently comprises a total of 97 models,(**) 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.
(*) As of March 29, 2016, based on a Canon survey.
(**) Including two EF lens extenders and three models available outside of Japan. As of September 7, 2016.
(***) For more information visit "The Eyes of EOS" Canon EF lens portal site at http://www.canon.com/the-eyes-of-eos/
Canon EF Lenses Equipped with World's-first Technologies
Model name Main features and technologies Launch date
---------- ------------------------------ -----------
EF300mm f/2.8L USM(1) World's first(2) use of a lens-based
Ultrasonic Motor (USM) Nov. 1987
--------------------- ---------
USM technology
delivers fast
autofocusing
thanks to its
high torque
and
responsiveness.
By converting
ultrasonic
vibrations
into
rotational
energy, the
technology
makes possible
quiet, smooth
AF drive
performance.
----------------
EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM(3) World's first(2) use of Image Stabilizer
(IS) technology Sep. 1995
---------------------------- ---------
Users can see
the results of
IS technology
through the
viewfinder.
Delivering
high precision
and stability
for
outstanding
image
stabilization
results, this
technology
expands the
possibilities
for handheld
photography.
---------------
EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM4 World's first(2) use of a diffractive
optical (DO) lens element Dec. 2001
---------------------- ---------
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.
---------------
EF24mm f/1.4L II USM World's first5 use of Subwavelength
Structure Coating (SWC) Dec. 2008
-------------------- ---------
SWC technology
helps minimize
reflections by
aligning
countless
wedge-shaped
structures
more minute
than the
wavelength of
visible light
on the surface
of a camera
lens.
---------------
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM World's first(2) use of Hybrid IS, which
helps compensate for both angle camera
shake and shift camera shake Oct. 2009
--------------------------- ---------
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.
---------------
EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM World's first(2) fisheye lens to deliver
both 180-degree diagonal angle of view
and 180-degree circular fisheye Jul. 2011
------------------------- ---------
The EF8-15mm f/
4L Fisheye USM
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.
---------------
EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM World's first(2) super-telephoto zoom
lens to employ an internal extender May 2013
Extender 1.4x
-------------
Featuring a
built-in 1.4x
extender, the
EF200-400mm
f/4L IS USM
Extender
1.4x's zoom
range can be
expanded with
a simple one-
touch
operation even
in locations
where users
are unable to
switch lenses.
---------------
EF11-24mm f/4L USM World's first(2) lens offering ultra-
wide-angle 11 mm minimum focal length Feb. 2015
------------------ ---------
In addition to
achieving the
world's widest
angle of view
starting at a
minimum focal
length of
11mm, the
EF11-24mm f/
4L USM
effectively
corrects for
aberrations
commonly
associated
with ultra-
wide-angle
lenses,
delivering
superior
image-quality
performance.
---------------
1 As of September 7, 2016, production for
this lens has already been discontinued.
Successor: EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM
(launched in August 2011).
2 Among interchangeable SLR camera lenses.
3 As of September 7, 2016, production for
this lens has already been discontinued.
Successor: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
(launched in September 2005).
4 As of September 7, 2016, production for
this lens has already been discontinued.
Successor: EF400 f/4 DO IS II USM
(launched in November 2014).
5 Among photography lenses.
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), ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2015** and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2016. 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 from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting http://www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA. For media inquiries, please contact pr@cusa.canon.com.
**Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Canon U.S.A. website:
http://www.usa.canon.com
For sales information/customer support:
1-800-OK-CANON
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160119/323578LOGO
SOURCE Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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Canon U.S.A., Inc.
CONTACT: Rob Luckett, Canon U.S.A., Inc., 631-330-5205, rluckett@cusa.canon.com; Leigh Nofi, Canon U.S.A., Inc., 631-330-3783, lnofi@cusa.canon.com
Web Site: http://www.usa.canon.com
MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today that its parent company, Canon Inc., reached a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production on August 26, 2016 of the Company's 120-millionth EF-series interchangeable lens for EOS cameras--an EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM telephoto zoom lens.
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20160119/323578LOGO
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 gained 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 passed 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, setting a new world record for the most interchangeable lenses produced, Canon manufactured its 120-millionth EF lens in August 2016. In addition, Canon's interchangeable-lens digital cameras (digital SLR and compact-system cameras), which utilize EF lenses, have maintained the No. 1 share of the global market for 13 consecutive years since 2003.(*)
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 multilayered diffractive optical (DO) element, and Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC) anti-reflection technology. The Company's extensive EF lens-series lineup currently comprises a total of 97 models,(**) 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.
(*) As of March 29, 2016, based on a Canon survey.
(**) Including two EF lens extenders and three models available outside of Japan. As of September 7, 2016.
(***) For more information visit "The Eyes of EOS" Canon EF lens portal site at http://www.canon.com/the-eyes-of-eos/
Canon EF Lenses Equipped with World's-first Technologies
Model name Main features and technologies Launch date
---------- ------------------------------ -----------
EF300mm f/2.8L USM(1) World's first(2) use of a lens-based
Ultrasonic Motor (USM) Nov. 1987
--------------------- ---------
USM technology
delivers fast
autofocusing
thanks to its
high torque
and
responsiveness.
By converting
ultrasonic
vibrations
into
rotational
energy, the
technology
makes possible
quiet, smooth
AF drive
performance.
----------------
EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM(3) World's first(2) use of Image Stabilizer
(IS) technology Sep. 1995
---------------------------- ---------
Users can see
the results of
IS technology
through the
viewfinder.
Delivering
high precision
and stability
for
outstanding
image
stabilization
results, this
technology
expands the
possibilities
for handheld
photography.
---------------
EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM4 World's first(2) use of a diffractive
optical (DO) lens element Dec. 2001
---------------------- ---------
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.
---------------
EF24mm f/1.4L II USM World's first5 use of Subwavelength
Structure Coating (SWC) Dec. 2008
-------------------- ---------
SWC technology
helps minimize
reflections by
aligning
countless
wedge-shaped
structures
more minute
than the
wavelength of
visible light
on the surface
of a camera
lens.
---------------
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM World's first(2) use of Hybrid IS, which
helps compensate for both angle camera
shake and shift camera shake Oct. 2009
--------------------------- ---------
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.
---------------
EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM World's first(2) fisheye lens to deliver
both 180-degree diagonal angle of view
and 180-degree circular fisheye Jul. 2011
------------------------- ---------
The EF8-15mm f/
4L Fisheye USM
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.
---------------
EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM World's first(2) super-telephoto zoom
lens to employ an internal extender May 2013
Extender 1.4x
-------------
Featuring a
built-in 1.4x
extender, the
EF200-400mm
f/4L IS USM
Extender
1.4x's zoom
range can be
expanded with
a simple one-
touch
operation even
in locations
where users
are unable to
switch lenses.
---------------
EF11-24mm f/4L USM World's first(2) lens offering ultra-
wide-angle 11 mm minimum focal length Feb. 2015
------------------ ---------
In addition to
achieving the
world's widest
angle of view
starting at a
minimum focal
length of
11mm, the
EF11-24mm f/
4L USM
effectively
corrects for
aberrations
commonly
associated
with ultra-
wide-angle
lenses,
delivering
superior
image-quality
performance.
---------------
1 As of September 7, 2016, production for
this lens has already been discontinued.
Successor: EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM
(launched in August 2011).
2 Among interchangeable SLR camera lenses.
3 As of September 7, 2016, production for
this lens has already been discontinued.
Successor: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
(launched in September 2005).
4 As of September 7, 2016, production for
this lens has already been discontinued.
Successor: EF400 f/4 DO IS II USM
(launched in November 2014).
5 Among photography lenses.
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), ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2015** and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2016. 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 from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting http://www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA. For media inquiries, please contact pr@cusa.canon.com.
**Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Canon U.S.A. website:
http://www.usa.canon.com
For sales information/customer support:
1-800-OK-CANON
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160119/323578LOGO
SOURCE Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160119/323578LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160119/323578LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
CONTACT: Rob Luckett, Canon U.S.A., Inc., 631-330-5205, rluckett@cusa.canon.com; Leigh Nofi, Canon U.S.A., Inc., 631-330-3783, lnofi@cusa.canon.com
Web Site: http://www.usa.canon.com