Significantly, 10m EF lenses have been produced in the last five years alone.
 
The milestone was emphasised at the FIFA World Cup 2006 which has seen an unprecedented amount of single lens reflex (SLR) cameras in use. Amongst those are Canons patented white lenses, which give SLRs that additional funky edge.

According to Canon, the EF lens revolutionised SLR photography in 1987, by replacing mechanical links between camera and lens with electronic contacts, and providing for an internal auto focus motor.
 
Says Roger Machin, product manager at Canon Consumer Imaging SA: Even with continued development and evolution of focus systems, image stabiliser technologies, lens element materials science, weather sealing and design, the EF mount remains consistent. Every EF lens is compatible with every EOS camera ever produced, including all new digital EOS cameras.
 
There are more than 50 current model EF lenses, with focal lengths ranging from 14mm to 600mm and a range of specialist macro, tilt/shift, fisheye and image stabiliser models. Professional photographers are catered for with 22 current model L series EF lenses.