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Front and rear views of a Canon EF50mm f/1.4 USM. The EF 50mm lenses are a group of normal prime lenses made by Canon that share the same focal length.These lenses are based on the classic double-Gauss lens, [1] with the f/1.8 being a standard six-element double-Gauss with an air gap and powers between element 2 and 3 [1] and its faster cousins adding additional elements. [2]
Canon A-1 with a FD 50/1.8 Viewfinder of a Canon A-1. The right number is the current F-number (1.8), meaning that the aperture is fairly wide open. The left number (45) indicates the approximate shutter speed of 45 −1 s (the camera can select odd shutter speeds, but does not display them)
Canon J (1939) J stands for Junior a non-rangefinder model. Canon J II (1946) Similar if not the same as prewar cameras; Canon S (1946) Similar if not the same as prewar cameras; Canon S II (1946) A redesign with combined range finder and viewfinder functions – two windows; Canon II B (1949) Canon II C (1950) Canon III (1951) Canon IV (1951)
Canon FX with FL 50mm f/1.8. Canon FL refers to a lens mount standard for 35mm single-lens reflex cameras from Canon. It was introduced in April 1964 with the Canon FX camera, replacing the previous Canon R lens mount. The FL mount was in turn replaced in 1971 by the Canon FD lens mount. FL lenses can also be used on FD-mount cameras.
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, a classic portrait lens. Canon makes several lenses for the EF lens mount and EF-S lens mount that are well-suited for portrait photography.These lenses may also be used for other purposes, often being suited for indoor sports photography as well, due to suitable focal length and wide aperture, though autofocus speed is an issue in sports photography that is less ...
In 1987 Canon was the first to use USM (Ultra Sonic Motor) with the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L USM. [19] In 1989 Canon was the first to create a full frame f/1.0 AF (AutoFocus) lens and the only one until today with the Canon EF 50mm f/1.0L USM. In 1993 Canon was the first to create an interchangeable 10× superzoom lens for SLR cameras.
Canon full-frame cameras have used the EF lens mount since 1987. In comparison with that mount, the RF mount's inner diameter is the same at 54 mm. [1] The RF mount's flange focal distance at 20 mm is much shorter than that of the Canon EF and EF-S mounts at 44 mm.
The SMC Pentax-DA 50mm f/1.8 lens is a normal prime lens for the Pentax K-mount. The 75mm equivalent focal length on APS-C cameras and fast f/1.8 aperture make it well suited for portrait photography. It uses a simple double-Gauss design of 6 elements in 5 groups.