Canon shutters 80-year history of film cameras

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Canon announced Wednesday it would end sales of its EOS-1v, the last remaining model of film camera that the company has sold in Japan. The company’s film cameras, which symbolize Canon’s old-time roots, will come to the end of their 80-year history.

As the sales of film cameras have been on a decline due to the spread of digital cameras, the company stopped the production of the EOS-1v in 2010 and currently is shipping its remaining stock.

The company said it will continue to accept repair orders and other customer inquiries until Oct. 31, 2025, even after finishing selling the product.

Canon’s film cameras have a sales history of about 80 years since the company’s predecessor released the Hansa Canon in 1936, having developed it from a prototype.

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004478492

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. I've always bought Canon cameras.

Still have a few.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. AE-1 was a great camera.

[CincyDem]

4. My starter kit in the mid-70's

Black body with 85mm and 135mm fixed lenses. Still have it. "Graduated" to a Nikon F4 but cam back to Canon for digital.

Damn I miss shooting film but it's such a pain to get developed well.

I guess I'll take my 3 boxes of Kodachrome 25 and frame them in a shadow box as a reminder of the good old days because, as has been said..."momma don't take my kodachrome away".

[juxtaposed]

3. nikon, canon, both great. I still have a few film slr's and a few cubes, block's of film.

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. I'm a professional photographer...I did not even know they STILL made them.

I haven't used film since 2000. Never missed it.