Canon EOS System marks 35-year milestone

Canon Inc. celebrated recently its 35th anniversary of its EOS System, which includes EOS-series interchangeable-lens cameras and a diverse range of system accessories, beginning with interchangeable EF lenses. 

Canon has been the preferred brand for Cameras for decades both globally and in Sri Lanka. Metropolitan, the authorized distributor for Canon in Sri Lanka for nearly five decades has been the sole partner to sell and service almost all Canon Cameras in Sri Lanka for over three decades.

“To celebrate 35 years of the Canon EOS System, Metropolitan will be offering a range of offers and promotions this Avurudu Season”, said Praveen Samarakone, Head of Photohub – Camera Operations at Metropolitan. 
He also reminded customers to always insist on the genuine 15-month Canon Metropolitan warranty sticker and warranty card when you purchase your next Canon Camera from Metropolitan and its islandwide network of dealers. A reliable partner in innovation throughout generations, the Metropolitan Group has been serving the nation for more than 60 years.

Canon’s EOS System made its debut in March 1987 with the launch of the EOS 650 single-lens reflex (SLR) camera and EF lenses. An acronym of ‘Electro Optical System’ while also carrying the name of the Greek Goddess of the dawn, the EOS series saw first light in 1987 as the world’s first fully electronic mount system, representing a new generation of AF SLR cameras. 

During the film-camera era, EOS SLR cameras garnered high acclaim from a wide range of users for their innovative technologies and designs focused on Canon’s key concepts of high speed and ease of use. During this period, the company launched the top-of-the-line professional model EOS-1 in 1989 and, with the introduction of the compact lightweight EOS Kiss (EOS Rebel XS and EOS 500 in other regions) in 1993, succeeded in expanding its user base. 

Following the introduction of the EOS D30 in 2000, when the popularization of digital SLR cameras was in full swing, Canon developed such innovative models as the high-speed and high-image-quality professional-oriented EOS-1D (2001), the EOS Kiss Digital (2003, EOS Digital Rebel or EOS 300D in other regions) which appealed to a broad user base, and the EOS 5D Mark II (2008), which featured Full HD video recording, in an effort to offer products that fulfilled the company’s new key concepts of high speed, ease of use and high image quality. In 2012, EOS video technology was transformed for the B-to-B sphere in the form of the Cinema EOS System, marking Canon’s entry into the video production industry.

From there, Canon continued to serve an increasingly diverse range of users. In 2018, the next generation of Canon Cameras, the EOS R System was born from Canon’s desire to construct the ideal lens mount and maximize the appeal of its new RF lenses. 

The company followed up in 2020 with the EOS R5, the world’s first digital camera to feature 8K recording[]. The next year, 2021 witnessed the launch of the EOS R3, which boasts eye-control AF capability, and the EOS VR System for recording VR content.