photo:canoneoshistory
timeline of Canon EOS camera and lens development
timeline
1987:
EF 135mm f/2.8 soft focus
EF 50mm f/1.8
EF 50mm f/2.5 compact macro
Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6L AFD
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L USM.
1988:
1989:
1990:
EF 35mm f/2.0 AFD
EF 50mm f/1.8 II
1991:
EF 14mm f/2.8L USM
TS-E 24mm f/3.5L
EF 200mm f/2.8L USM
1992:
EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Canon EOS 5 / A2e SLR has eye-controlled AF (ECF) allowing user to select one of 5 AF points using their eye, which was later also used in EOS Elan IIE, EOS IXe, EOS-3, EOS Elan 7E, and EOS Elan 7NE models but has not introduced it in any dSLRs.
1993:
EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
1994:
1995:
1N RS SLR: pro sports film SLR with fixed pellicle mirror
DSC3 dSLR - made in conjunction with Kodak
DSC1 dSLR - made in conjunction with Kodak
1996:
1997:
1998
D2000 dSLR - made in conjunction with Kodak
D6000 dSLR - made in conjunction with Kodak
EF 35mm f/1.4L USM
EF 400mm f/2.8L USM
Canon EOS 3 film SLR - 45 point AF (also used in later 1V and 1D models)
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2003:
2004:
EOS 300X film SLR - the last new Canon film SLR
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c - Kodak pro dSLR with Canon EF mount; 13.5mp full frame;
E-TTL II flash technology
20D: 8mp 5fps x 23jpgs
1D Mark II: 8mp 8.5fps x 40jpgs
1Ds Mark II: 16.6mp full frame 4fps x 32jpgs
2005:
350D or Rebel XT: 8mp 2.8fps x 14jpg
20Da - special astrophotography version of 20D allowing limited live preview and less IR blocking
1D Mark IIN: 8mp 8.5fps x 40jpgs
5D: 12.7mp full frame 3fps x 60jpgs
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM - 3 stop IS
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM - 3 stop IS
2006:
30D: 8mp upgrade to the 20D
400D or Rebel XTi: 10mp with dust protection at last
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM - compatible with e-TTL II flash;
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AF twice as fast as the older Mark I version but not as fast as the f/1.8 version (no longer made)
“This lens weighs 2.4 times more, costs 6.2 times more and focuses only about 1/2 as fast as the EF 85mm f/1.8 lens. The greater weight and significantly slower autofocus function than the f/1.8 lens may make it a challenging tool for some action/performance photography applications such as basketball (but may be OK for gymnastics)”
a great portrait and wedding lens, not so good for moving toddlers, animals.
much better for astrophotography than the 50mm f/1.2 (flatter fields and sharper edge to edge)
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
2007:
2008:
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS & Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS kit lenses:
1st EF-S lenses to have “4 stop” IS in a simpler analogue IS design
circular aperture
at last it seems APS-C buyers will have some reasonable kit lenses.
18-55mm equates to 29-88mm.
55-250mm equates to 88-400mm lens.
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Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM
Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
Canon 450D:
12mp, 14bit, 3.5fps, 3” LCD with Live preview with slow contrast-detection AF, sensor cleaning, spot metering at last, 475g w/o batt.
SD cards not CF cards & new batteries will effect existing Canon users wanting an upgrade.
new kit lens EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 with IS (29-88mm) which at last matches the Olympus kit lens in range, aperture and IS but will it have the build, optical quality and compact size of the Olympus with no rotating front element?
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Canon 24mm f/1.4L II
Canon 50D:
a 15mp update on the 10mp 40D but same real resolution as the expense of larger files and less dynamic range
spatial resolution is similar to 40mp on a full frame - unfortunately Canon don't make lenses of this resolution to match the sensor.
apart from this, its a good camera
Canon 5D MII:
21mp full frame semi-pro with live preview and sensor dust reduction making it a significant upgrade to the original 5D.
you will need the best prime lenses to make use of the 21mp sensor, but otherwise, this is likely to be the way to go if you have the money and don't need the features of the 1DMIII.
2009:
Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L tilt shift
Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 II L tilt shift
Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro hybrid IS L lens
Canon 7D:
Carl Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 MF lens - see here
Canon 1D Mark IV 16mp 1.3x crop 10fps, 920K LCD, 45pt AF (39 X-type), 1080p HD video at 30/25/24 fps; CF UDMA support;
2010:
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II:
new version adds 1 flourite + a 5th UD lens for less CA, better contrast; closer focus to 1.2m (was 1.4m), “4 stops” IS, bokeh not as nice as previous version.
Canon 550D - Rebel version of the 7D; 18mp 3.7fps, HD video
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Canon 60D - 18mp, 5fps, HD video, articulated screen
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version III of 1.4x and 2x teleconverters - better AF accuracy
version II of 300mm f/2.8L IS, 400mm f/2.8L IS, 500mm f/4L IS and 600mm f/4L IS lenses
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2011:
2012
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18mp full frame pro dSLR with 12fps burst, 61pt AF with face detection, 1080HD video with pro controls including manual audio levels - see
here
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM - min. focus 0.38m; 10mm shorter than predecessor; zoom lock to prevent damage during transit; weatherproof;
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM
Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM
Canon 5D Mark III dSLR - substantial update to the Mark II adding weatherproofing, fast AF, 6fps burst rate, HDR, improved sensor and processing whilst maintaining a sensible 22mp sensor resolution.
2.4GHz radio remote TTL flash introduced
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600EX-RT flash units
ST-E3-RT transmitter
2013
2014
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a long time coming!
improvements over the ageing
Canon7D:
20mp sensor (not 18mp)
200,000 shutter (instead of 150,000)
65 AF points - all cross type, center double-cross, center point is capable of focusing with lenses (or lens/teleconverter combinations) as slow as f/8, as well as down to EV -3 (not just 19 all cross with 7D and it gives a 1 EV advantage in low light compared to the 1D X and 5D Mark III)
1080 60p/25p HD video with All-I, IPB, IPB-Lite and .MOV (not just 60p MP4)
metering sensor-assisted AF tracking - the latest version of the 'Intelligent Tracking and Recognition' (iTR) focus system from the EOS-1D X
on sensor phase detection Dual Pixel AF for Live View
spot-metering linked to AF point
10fps burst to 31 RAW (not just 8fps to 25 RAW)
built-in GPS
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM lens
Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM
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2015
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Canon T6i Rebel - entry level dSLR, 24mp, 19pt all cross AF, 5 AF zones, 7,560 pixel RGB + IR metering sensor with color tone detection but no face detection metering, nor iTR, wide aperture lenses may have inaccurate AF and there is no microadjustment functionality to address this!
Canon T6s Rebel - as for T6i but top LCD, rear thumb wheel instead of directional buttons
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2016
Canon 80D 24mp, 45 all cross type AF pts, 7fps APS-C with Dual Pixel CMOS AF for Live View
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Canon M5 APS-C mirrorless
2017
Canon 77D - more affordable version of the 80D
Canon T7i 1st Rebel series camera with Dual Pixel Live View AF - 45 cross-type; all new graphical menu system
Canon M6 APS-C mirrorless without EVF
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Canon MT-26EX-RT Macro Twin Lite adds radio remote TTL
entry level Canon EOS M100 APS-C mirrorless without IS, EVF or hotshoe
2020
photo/canoneoshistory.txt · Last modified: 2020/02/13 19:56 by gary1