Lenses

Canon – Lens Technology for the Cinema Market

Canon has been providing quality PL and EF Mount zooms for some time.  They basically have four families of Cine lenses.  EF Mount primes, full size zooms available in PL or EF Mounts, compact zooms in EF or PL Mount, and the new Cine-Servo EF or PL Zooms.

The Cine–Servo 17 to 120 zoom was introduced last NAB and has become very popular as it is a little wider and a little longer than the competition.  This is an ENG style PL lens with handheld servo that is compatible with cameras using the /I system or have a 12 pin lens port.  If you have neither , you can power the lens servo using 12 Pin Hirose female connector cable but you lose auto iris capability. This lens is also available in EF mount.

The new addition to this family is a big lens that will require lens support to use on most current cameras.  It is the Cine-Servo 50 to 1000mm lens.  Like its little brother it has a full servo system in the grip and comes in PL or EF mounts.

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