Canon RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL

Description

With the growth of the VR headset market, there is an excellent opportunity for Content creators to create CAMERA-CAPTURED content, and to expand their audience by creating 3D experiences with a level of 3D immersion not possible with traditional flat 2-dimensional content. And now you can capture and share your adventures, your daily explorations, memories and powerful portraits using this new Canon stereoscopic lens without spending thousands to make it a reality.

Simple, straight path optics
Canon was the first to offer a high-resolution single sensor solution for creating VR content with the RF-5.2mm F2.8 L DUAL lens, and it was no small feat. In order to get so many high-quality lenses into a compact body, and ensure the final image was directed to one image sensor, a folded optical path with prisms was used. This is an elegant and effective solution, but not a low cost one. We have been able to apply all of our lens making knowledge from over the decades, and everything we learned from that first VR lens we introduced, so that we were able to create an efficient straight-path optical design with fewer lenses which reduces weight and increases quality, and at a price within reach of most content creators.

VR with Ease
Pairing 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 System
Canon's EOS VR System is expanding and you now multiple 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 is our first lens to offer “Spatial” video as well as traditional 3D files, and the EOS VR Utility will be able to output those formats. 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.

Technical Data

Lens
Focal Length - 7.8mm
Maximum and Minimum Aperture - F4.0 –F16 (1/3 stops, 1/2 stops)
Lens Mount Type - Canon RF Mount; Plastic Mount
Interpupillary Distance / Baseline Length (Distance between Left and Right Lens Centers) - 11.8mm
Minimum Focusing Distance - 0.49 ft. (5.9 in.) / 0.15 m
Maximum Magnification - 0.07x

Dimensions, Weight
Dimensions - ø2.7" x 1.6" L (ø69.2mm x 41.5mm)
Weight - Approx. 4.6 oz. (131g)

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