Canon EOS-1

Canon EOS-1
Overview
MakerCanon
ReleasedSeptember 1989
Production1989 - 1994
Intro price189,000¥[1]
Lens
Lens mountCanon EF lens mount
Focusing
FocusTTL Phase Detection Autofocus (1 zone)
Shutter
Frame rate2.5 frame/s alone, 5.5 frame/s with Power Drive Booster E1
General
Dimensions161 x 107 x 72 mm; 890g (with battery)
Chronology
SuccessorCanon EOS-1N[2]

The EOS-1 is a 35mm single lens reflex (SLR) camera body produced by Canon. It was announced by Canon in 1989, and was the professional model in the range. The camera also had a successor, the Canon EOS-1N, in 1994.

The original EOS-1 was launched in 1989. It was the company's first professional-level EOS camera and was aimed at the same photographers who had used Canon's highly respected, manual focus professional FD mount SLRs, such as the Canon New F-1 and the Canon T90. On a physical level the EOS-1 resembled the T90, which had been designed for Canon by Luigi Colani. The EOS-1 had a single centrally-mounted autofocus point, plus basic weather sealing.

  1. ^ "EOS-1 - Canon Camera Museum".
  2. ^ "Canon commemorates 25 years since launch of flagship-model EOS-1 series SLR cameras". Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-12-14.