50th Anniversary of the Canon SLR
January 6, 2009 by Digital Slr Camera Review · Leave a Comment
2009 marks the 50th year that some version of a Canon SLR has been around. Take a walk down memory lane starting with the Canonflex above, which was released in 1959. As you’ll see below, Canon launched the EOS 650 in 1987 as its first electronic mount SLR. When I read this press release, I had to go get my EOS 650 out of my file cabinet and gander at it for a few minutes. I’ve even got the original product brochure, which boasts “a super-fast autofocus system” – I kid you not. I am total
2008 in review: The year’s Top 10 stories Page 1 of 2 – Mac Central
December 31, 2008 by Digital Slr Camera News · Leave a Comment
I don’t know about you, but I’m about ready to file 2008 under “L” for “Let Us Never Speak of This Again,” before padlocking the file cabinet and heading on into 2009 with nary a glance in the rear view mirror. But before I can do that …










