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.

In 1989, Canon released a single lens reflex camera, the EOS-1. It utilized new technologies not found in the earlier EOS-650, in a professional level body, of which, many of its unique, distinctive characteristics are still found today in more recent versions of its series.

Mar 27, 2020 · The Canon EOS-1 is capable of shooting at a maximum of 1/8000s, which allows the user to have a larger aperture and to shoot faster films in brighter conditions… and to freeze the subject if you’re shooting very fast moving sports.

High precision, high reliability, and durability characterized this camera. TTL phase detection. AF modes: One-Shot AF and predictive AI Servo AF. AF operating range at ISO 100: EV 1 – 18. Cross-type BASIS for the AF sensor.

Feb 25, 2024 · Aimed at the professional market, the EOS-1 is notable for being a major game changer for Canon. For the first time ever, Canon's standard USM lenses offered better focusing performance than Nikon's professional lenses on the then-inferior Nikon F4 .

The EOS-1 was Canon’s top-of-the-line AF body released in September of 1989. Built for durability, the camera also made use of a new cross-type BASIS AF sensor. This new AF sensor made focusing on subjects with horizontal lines much easier to acquire.

Apr 19, 2021 · Announced at a press conference in June 1989 in Bar Harbor, Maine, the Canon EOS-1 was a 35mm SLR meant to be a turning point in professional cameras. Canon did away with traditional controls in...

September 2024 marks 35 years since the introduction of the Canon EOS-1, the first flagship model in Canon's EOS series of interchangeable lens cameras. EOS stands for Electro Optical System and is also the name of the goddess of the dawn in classical Greek mythology.

This is an EOS-1 (released in September 1989) equipped with the dedicated Power Drive Booster E1. The Booster enhances predictive AI Servo AF and boosts the continuous shooting speed to a maximum of 5.5 fps. It also increases the number of rolls of film the camera can shoot.