| Year | Product | World's first | Mount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Leica II | 35mm rangefinder camera. | Screw mount |
| Contax I | Dual bayonet | ||
| 1936 | Kine Exakta | 35mm SLR camera. | Exakta |
| 1941 | Kodak Ektar | Line of single-coated lenses. | Proprietary |
| 1948 | Rectaflex A.1000 | 35mm SLR camera with pentaprism used in the viewfinder. | Proprietary |
| 1948 | Duflex | 35mm SLR camera with external automatic aperture stop-down and instant-return mirror. | Proprietary |
| 1949 | Contax S and Praktica | 35mm SLR cameras with the M42 screw mount. Contax S was also the first German 35mm SLR camera with pentaprism used in the viewfinder. | M42 |
| 1950 | Exakta Varex | 35mm SLR camera with interchangeable viewfinders and interchangeable focusing screens. | Exakta |
| 1950 | P. Angenieux 35mm F/2.5 R1 | Retrofocus wide-angle lens. | Popular MF mounts |
| 1955 | Kilfitt Makro-Kilar 4cm f/3.5 | Macro lens to provide continuous focusing from infinity to 1:2 (model E) or 1:1 (model D). | Popular MF mounts |
| 1956 | Contax E | 35mm SLR camera with built-in light meter. | M42 |
| 1956 | Contax F and Praktica FX 2 | 35mm SLR cameras with internal automatic aperture stop-down but without instant-return mirror. | M42 |
| 1956 | Chiyoko Rokkor | Line of multi-coated lenses. | Leica screw mount |
| 1958 | Zunow | 35mm SLR camera with internal automatic aperture stop-down and instant-return mirror. | Proprietary |
| 1959 | Voigtlander-Zoomar 36-82mm F/2.8 | Zoom lens. | Popular MF mounts |
| 1961 | PC-Nikkor 35mm F/3.5 | Perspective control lens. | Nikon F |
| 1962 | Fisheye-Nikkor 8mm F/8 | Fisheye lens. | Nikon F |
| 1962 | Fish-eye-Takumar 18mm F/11 | Full-frame (diagonal) fisheye lens. | M42 |
| 1963 | Topcon RE Super | 35mm SLR camera with through-the-lens (TTL) metering system. | Topcon |
| 1966 | Leitz Wetzlar Noctilux 50mm F/1.2 | Lens for 35mm rangefinder cameras to feature an aspherical element. | Leica M |
| 1967 | Praktica PL electronic | 35mm SLR camera with an electronically controlled shutter. | M42 |
| 1967 | Nikkor-N 24mm F/2.8 | Lens to feature a floating element system. | Nikon F |
| 1968 | OP-Fisheye-Nikkor 10mm F/5.6 OP | Lens for 35mm SLR cameras to feature an aspherical element. | Nikon F |
| 1969 | Canon FL-F 300mm F/5.6 | Lens for visible light photography to employ synthetic fluorite. | Canon FL |
| 1969 | Praktica LLC | 35mm SLR camera with electric contact lens mount and electromechanical aperture stop-down. | Modified M42 |
| 1971 | Asahi Pentax Electro Spotmatic | 35mm SLR camera with electronic aperture-priority TTL (stop-down) automatic exposure metering and electronically controlled shutter. | M42 |
| 1971 | Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 AL | Lens for 35mm SLR cameras for use without a mirror-lock mechanism to feature an aspherical element. | Canon FD |
| 1975 | Leitz Canada APO-Telyt-R 180mm F/3.4 | Apochromatic lens. | Leica R |
| 1979 | Sigma 21-35mm F/3.5-4 | Ultra-wide angle zoom lens. | Popular MF mounts |
| 1984 | Kino Precision Kiron 28-210mm F/4-5.6 MC Macro | Superzoom lens. | Popular MF mounts |
| 1985 | Minolta A | Line of interchangeable AF lenses. | Minolta A |
| 1987 | Canon EF | Fully-electronic mount for 35mm SLR cameras. | Canon EF |
| 1987 | Canon EF 300mm F/2.8L USM | Interchangeable lens with built-in ultrasonic motor. | Canon EF |
| 1995 | Canon EF 75-300mm F/4-5.6 IS USM | Interchangeable lens with built-in image stabilization. | Canon EF |
| 1999 | Nikon D1 | Digital SLR camera developed by a major camera manufacturer. | Nikon F |
| 2002 | Contax N Digital | 35mm full frame digital SLR camera. | Contax N |
NOTE: only serially-produced consumer photographic products for 35mm cameras with interchangeable lenses are listed.
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