Canon Has Produced 150 Million Interchangeable RF & EF Lenses

Canon has achieved a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production on January, 2021, of the Company's 150-millionth RF and EF1 series interchangeable lens for EOS cameras.

9 Feb 2021 8:00AM by ePHOTOzine | Interchangeable Lenses

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Canon Has Produced 150 Million Interchangeable RF & EF Lenses: Canon Has Produced 150 Million Interchangeable RF & EF Lenses

Canon has announced that it has now created 150 million RF/EF interchangeable lenses for EOS cameras with an RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM telephoto zoom lens, first released November 2019, being the 150 millionth lens to come off the production line.

Production of interchangeable RF and EF lenses for Canon EOS-series AF (Autofocus) single-lens reflex film cameras began in 1987 at the Company's Utsunomiya Plant. Since then, the company has expanded to a total of four manufacturing bases, including Canon Inc., Taiwan; Canon Opto (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; and Oita Canon Inc. in southern Japan.

The RF and EF lens series line-up currently comprises a total of 118 models many of which ePHOTOzine has reviewed.

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