The Canon T90, introduced in 1986, was the top of the line in Canon's
T series of 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras. It was the last
professional-level manual-focus camera from Canon and thus the last to
use the Canon FD lens mount. Although it was overtaken by the
autofocus revolution and Canon's new, incompatible EOS after only a
year in production, the T90 pioneered many concepts seen in high-end
Canon cameras up to the present day, particularly the user interface,
industrial design, and the high level of automation. The T90 gained
the semi-official nickname The Tank from Japanese photojournalists
because of its ruggedness. Many still rate it highly even nearly 20
years after its introduction.
Read the rest of this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_T90
_______________________________
Today's selected anniversaries:
1095:
At the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II called for the First
Crusade.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Clermont)
1868:
Indian Wars: The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment led by George Armstrong
Custer defeated Chief Black Kettle and the Cheyenne Indians in the
Battle of Washita River.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Washita_River)
1895:
Alfred Nobel signed his will, setting aside the bulk of his estate to
establish the Nobel Prize after his death.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel)
1926:
Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg in the Historic Triangle on the
Virginia Peninsula, United States began.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Williamsburg)
2001:
The Hubble Space Telescope detected sodium in the atmosphere of the
extrasolar planet HD 209458b, the first planetary atmosphere outside
our solar system to be measured.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_209458b)
_____________________
Wikiquote of the day:
"Put every great teacher together in a room, and they'd agree about
everything; put their disciples in there and they'd argue about
everything." -- Bruce Lee
(
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee)