Canon - RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye Lens for Select EOS-R Series Cameras - Black

Overview

Make your Story more immersive with the RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM DUAL FISHEYE lens. As the newest member to the EOS VR System ? this lens paired with the EOS R7 (firmware 1.5.0+) and one of Canon's VR software solutions? you can create immersive 3D that can be experienced when viewed on compatible head mount displays including the Oculus Quest 2 and others.* Viewers will be able to take in the scene with vivid, engaging images by simply moving their head. This lens was designed with APS-C sensors in mind, and carries on the tradition of its big brother (RF-5.2mm F2.8 L DUAL FISHEYE) of lenses that can capture stereoscopic 3D 180° VR imagery to a single image sensor. A new way to create VR content, in every way. Canon was the first to offer a high-resolution single sensor solution to creating VR content with the RF-5.2mm F2.8 L DUAL FISHEYE lens and the EOS R5 C camera. Being the first, naturally we had more time to study how people create VR content and find a way to offer the best of what people loved about that first lens at a reasonable price. At the same time, we wanted to address some of the issues that make compact 180º cameras difficult to use. The solution was to focus on affordable APS-C sensor cameras and build the system around that. This resulted in a high-quality, feature-rich lens that is compatible with an APS-C camera, is reasonably priced, and even the compatible VR software has been updated for a better workflow. Welcome to affordable high-quality VR content creation! With this lens paired with an EOS R7(firmware 1.5.0+) camera, creatives, industry professionals and newcomers to VR can create an immersive experience, capturing dynamic scenes for entertainment, tourism, training & education, real estate, storytelling or anywhere you want to bring your audience to.

Features

• Compatible with select Canon EOS-R Series camerasThe latest addition to the Canon EOS VR System, designed with APS-C sensor cameras in mind bringing VR content creation to a whole new segment. (Compatible exclusively with Canon EOS R7 at time of announcment).
• Dual fisheye lens for ultra-wide angle shots and VRDisorts the image to create an artistic effect for extremely wide panoramic views up to 180 degrees.
• 3.9mm focal length
• Large aperture of f/3.5 to a deep depth of field of f/16The RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM DUAL FISHEYE Lens is designed with dual optical systems with coordinated electronically controlled apertures. These provide a highly adaptable aperture range — allowing you to go from a bright f/2.8 aperture in low light shooting, to a deep depth of field of f/16 for more control of your exposure in brighter environments.
• Additionally, a 30.5mm screw-on filter can be attached at the rear of the lens, and a gelatin filter holder is located there as well, allowing optional cut gel or polyester filters to be used similarly to previous Ultra-wide angle Canon lens offerings.
• Carrying on the tradition of digital interchangeable lenses capable of enabling stereoscopic 3D 180° VR shooting to a single imaging sensor.The RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM DUAL FISHEYE lens is Canon's optical solution to the many challenges that have troubled VR image makers for years. This lens features a beautifully engineered and optimized folded optical design, with separate Left and Right optical systems
• — helping you capture stereoscopic 3D imagery with a 144° field of view to a single full-frame image sensor.
• VR with easePairing just this one lens to an EOS R7 (firmware 1.5.0+) camera provides the capability of delivering a single file — creating a powerful and convenient solution compared to traditional VR systems which capture a 3D scene with two separate fisheye lenses, recording that imagery to two separate cameras or image sensors, which write two files.
• This can save the user time and effort behind the camera, and in post-production by helping to solve issues such as multi-camera positioning, multi-lens syncing, image stitching, audio syncing, encoding and more.
• Canon's EOS VR SystemCanon's EOS VR System is expanding and you now have two options of camera and lens combinations, but let’s not forget the third tripod leg of the EOS VR system, which is the software. The EOS VR Software Applications — The EOS VR Utility and EOS VR Plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro. This powerful and convenient combination provides much desired flexibility and efficiency, helping save you precious time accessing your content so you can prepare it and share it more quickly. ^
• Camera firmwareTo help improve the user experience with the uniqueness of shooting with the RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM DUAL FISHEYE lens, special features have been added to the firmware to optimize VR shooting. This firmware provides metadata information for the software to convert the image from fisheye to equirectangular.
• One of the features enabled with the use of this lens is a "Magic Window" on-screen overlay, accessed by tapping the [INFO] button that assists the creator in framing the central resting position which shows an approximate field of view in the composition. The pairing of this lens and an EOS R7 camera allows for recordings at up to 4K 30p equivalent resolution.
• Canon Camera Connect and EOS UtilityFor shooting remotely, the ability to monitor with features such as the "Magic Window" overlay, left/right lens viewing swap, and fisheye to equirectangular preview is available in the Canon Camera Connect app or when using EOS Utility software, making it easy to remotely view and record content.
• EOS VR Utility and EOS VR PluginCanon's subscription-based software solutions are an integral part of Canon's EOS VR System, and have been updated to support the new RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM DUAL FISHEYE lens — The EOS VR Utility, a standalone software application, and the EOS VR Plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro allow two different workflow experiences for VR creators and studios.
• With either solution, conversion of the Dual Fisheye lens imagery to stereoscopic 3D 180° VR format in equirectangular imagery is possible, as well as the processing and exporting of the imagery at various resolutions and file formats so files can be viewed in compatible Head Mount Displays (such as the Meta Quest 2) and other VR viewing platforms.
• 144° field of view and an interpupillary distance of 60mmThis lens is designed specifically to deliver outstanding stereoscopic 3D imagery. Featuring dual 3.9mm fisheye lenses positioned with 60mm of spacing between Left and Right Lens centers, it provides an interpupillary distance closely resembling human vision with a natural parallax for a powerful, immersive experience that brings the viewer to feel they are within the scene where the video or stills image takes place.
• With a 144° optical field of view, this provides the viewer the ability to change their viewing angle within the recorded scene, allowing them to look around with use of a compatible head mount display. The 144º field of view offers some distinct advantages for certain production situations. For example, pixel density* is increased and provides higher resolution even in 4K Fine mode. Another advantage is being able to use a tripod, gimbal or microphones and not having it end up in the shot.
• Auto focusingFeatures a gear-type stepping motor (STM) with a dual-lens autofocus mechanism, which drives the left and right lenses in unison. This makes AF as simple to operate as with an ordinary RF lens. One f