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06/08/2004 12:47:43 AM · #1 |
I briefly searched for the answer to my question but only one thread was listed. I wanted to know what "EOS" stands for in relation to Canon cameras. I looked around the Canon site and didn't find what I was looking for either. My dad also asked me and I had no idea.
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06/08/2004 12:49:33 AM · #2 |
| Expensive Optical System? |
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06/08/2004 12:55:27 AM · #3 |
LOL! Considering the price of my 24-70 lens, I don't doubt it for a second. :)
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06/08/2004 12:56:36 AM · #4 |
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06/08/2004 12:59:06 AM · #5 |
From the Canon website:
The development project was called "EOS (Electro Optical System)." The "EOS" is also the name of the goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, even more apropos for the new-generation SLR camera.
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06/08/2004 01:00:14 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
From the Canon website:
The development project was called "EOS (Electro Optical System)." The "EOS" is also the name of the goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, even more apropos for the new-generation SLR camera. |
I like John's version better. :)
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06/08/2004 01:00:25 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by MrAkamai:
I briefly searched for the answer to my question but only one thread was listed. I wanted to know what "EOS" stands for in relation to Canon cameras. I looked around the Canon site and didn't find what I was looking for either. My dad also asked me and I had no idea. |
Found this on BetterPhoto.com...
Per the company history at the Canon online camera museum (//www.canon.com/camera-museum/index.html),
"The development project was called "EOS (Electro Optical System)." The "EOS" is also the name of the goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, even more apropos for the new-generation SLR camera."
I found the referenced text at canon_story
--Mick
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06/08/2004 01:01:09 AM · #8 |
Electronic Optical System
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06/08/2004 01:02:30 AM · #9 |
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06/08/2004 01:04:39 AM · #10 |
Thanks for the info! Goes to show you learn something new everyday.
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06/08/2004 01:15:53 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
Beat you to it, guys! :P |
Ya, but I added the link. :)
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06/08/2004 01:17:08 AM · #12 |
| I still claim the most "accurate" answer ... |
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