S50mm f/3.5I January 1946 First Canon-made lens
S50mm f/1.8I November 1951 Gaussian residual coma correction, famous lens
S100mm f/3.5I January 1953 Super-long-seller, famous lens, aluminium lens barrel
Canon 50mm f/0.95 August 1961 World's largest aperture ratio for photographic lens
FL 19mm f/3.5 August 1964 Largest angle of view for ultra-wide-angle SLR lens
FL-F300mm f/5.6 March 1969 World's first camera lens to incorporate a fluorite lens element
FD 50mm f/1.8I March 1971 FD standard lens
FD 55mm f/1.2AL March 1971 World's first SLR lens to incorporate an aspherical lens element
TS35mm f/2.8SSC March 1973 World's first TS lens for 35mm format
FD 35-70mm f/2.8-3.5SSC December 1973 High-performance large-aperture zoom, pioneer of short zoom optical design
FD 400mm f/4.5SSC October 1975 First Canon lens to employ a rear-focusing system
New FD 14mm f/2.8L July 1982 Widest angle of view in FD lens line, incorporates aspherical lens element
EF 50mm f/1.0L USM September 1989 Largest aperture (f/1.0) of any SLR lens in the world
EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM September 1995 World's first SLR lens with image stabilizer