What They Say
Canon has developed a ‘dual fisheye’ lens that can shoot stereo 3D 180° video when used with its EOS R5 camera. The lens can be used with a subscription-based software utility and Adobe Premiere Pro plug-in to create video files. There will be trial periods of these available and Canon said that there would be “the ability to process still images and certain clip lengths for free.”
The video formats used to capture can be ‘up to 8K’
the lenses were engineered with an interpupillary distance of 60mm to deliver a field of view about 190 degrees onto a single full-frame sensor inside the R5 camera.
The lens will cost $2,000 and ship at the end of the year.
What We Think
Canon has been busy and we have another story today about developments in camera viewfinders.
On the stereo video side, seeing this story has reminded me that after a flurry of activity and interest in 360° video three or four years ago. I will have to be a bit more sensitive about the topic, I think. Although the camera costs $2K and the camera costs $4K, the camera has many other uses, compared to a dedicated stereo camera. (BR)
