Canon 3.4-20mm 6x XL Wide Angle Zoom HD Lens for the Canon XL H1 1/3" ENG Camera
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The Canon HD Video Lens 6x XL 3.4-20.4mm L was engineered for high definition ENG, commercial, documentary and feature videographers who demand uncompromising optical quality. This wide-angle zoom lens provides users with an extensive range of focal lengths from 24.5 to 147mm (in 35mm photographic terms). Designed exclusively for Canon's XL lens mount system, it adds even more versatility and artistic range to Canon's XL H1 HD camcorder.
Canon's "L-Series" designation indicates that this lens meets their highest quality standards with excellent color reproduction and edge to edge sharpness. High-refraction index optical glass that incorporates Canon's newly developed UA (ultra high refractive index aspherical) lens design yields extremely high resolution and increased zoom magnification in a compact and lightweight package. Canon's multi-coating further enhances this lens's imaging quality by reducing or eliminating ghosting and flare for a clear, crisp image. Here you have another fine example of how Canon lenses are providing professional videographers with the tools they need.
- Manual Iris Ring
- Manual iris adjustment ring on the lens lets you adjust your f-stop with the same hand and in the same way you focus and zoom
- Distance Display
- In combination with the XL H1, this lens offers a subject to distance read-out in your viewfinder.
- Built-in ND Filters
- The built-in ND filters lets you select one of two neutral density levels (1/6, 1/32), giving you the flexibility to obtain optimal results under a wide variety of lighting conditions. An ND warning display even alerts you to bright conditions that can result in the deterioration of image quality.
- Zoom Preset Function
- Zoom preset function lets you preset the focal length of your lens, then store that information in memory. This feature is useful when you want to preset a focal length for the end of a shot.
- One-push AF Function
- One-push AF function is used when you want to fix the focus on a particular subject using AF. For example, when you are tracking a specific person in a shot that includes many people moving in different directions.
- Focus Preset Function
- Focus preset lets you manually focus on your subject, then store that information in memory. Once the focus is set, you can then capture shots in which you change your focus from infinity (or some other distance) to your subject - using three different speed settings.
- Integrated Still Image Capture
- The integrated mechanical shutter for still image capture is an invaluable tool for storyboarding on location, general production management, and reproducing camera setups
- Independent Aperture, Focus and Zoom rings
- Separate fast and responsive ring controls for focus, zoom and iris deliver the most direct control of key variables during shooting. Partnered with the XL H1 body, it is possible to use either the camcorder's existing iris control system or the lens ring. With a 6-blade near circular aperture at all settings, the lens delivers attractive defocusing.
- MOD (Minimum Object Distance) Function
- Minimum Object Distance (MOD) feature creates an auto focus range suitable for normal shooting situations from one meter to infinity. This feature prevents the lens from focusing on dust particles that can occasionally appear on the surface of the lens. For macro applications, the AF range can be extended to a minimum focusing distance of 20mm
- Canon HD Technology
- HD technology incorporates high index ultra low dispersion glass and fluorite coatings to reduce aberrations, while exhibiting a very high MTF.
| Mount | Canon Bayonet |
| Image Format | 1/3" 3-CCD (16:9 and 4:3) |
| Focal Length | 3.4-20.4 mm (6x Zoom) |
| Aperture | f/1.6-2.6 |
| Iris Type | Servo or manual |
| Focus Type | Manual & auto |
| Horizontal View Angle | Not specified by manufacturer |
| Minimum Object Distance (M.O.D.) | 0.8" (20 mm) |
| Macro | Standard |
| Dimensions (WxHxL) | Not specified by manufacturer |
| Weight | Not specified by manufacturer |
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Pros
- Improves Picture Quality
- Interfaces Well With Camcorder
Cons
Best Uses
- Close Up Filming
- Panoramic Filming
- Shooting Indoors
- Shooting Outdoors
Comments about 3.4-20mm 6x XL Wide Angle Zoom HD Lens for the Canon XL H1:
One of my main projects has been shooting a local high school marching band, with some thoughts to turning this into a documentary on marching band subculture.
Especially in smaller stadiums, the stock XL H1 lens could not take in the entire width of the field, and this is a 110-member band whose formations often take up nearly the full breadth of a standard football field.
For some formations I never managed to get a full establishing shot during the last season, unless we were performing somewhere where I could get far away from and high above the field.
While I might have been able to do this with a very wide EF still lens and the EF Adapter XL, the cost of such a lens would have been similar, and probably not comparable in effective quality to this lens.
I've only started using the lens, but so far it's everything I'd hoped for and more, giving a much needed option for rich, wide shots as well as macro capability for luscious close-ups and inserts, where the desired look demands an actual, physical close-up, rather than the compromise of a tightly-zoomed shot from the stock lens, or one of the lenses in my still lens collection, which, with the conversion factor, all end up giving the appearance of a fairly long lens, even with something as wide as a 24mm prime lens.
I have yet to discover the negatives. I wouldn't consider weight to be one of them. If I were worried about weight I'd be using a consumer camera. And for some situations a consumer camera might be just what's needed. But that should be outside the scope of a discussion of this lens, I would think.
My only minor gripe is that the site did not specify the filter mount size, and I did not go to the trouble to research it before purchase, so I did not order my usual UV filter as lens protector that I tend to buy each time I add a lens to the collection. I believe it's an 82mm mount, but you should confirm that for yourself if you're buying this lens.
B&H could have had a no-brainer add-on sale (granted not a big one) by listing a compatible protective UV filter among the suggested accessories. But that certainly was no deal-breaker.
- Similar:
- Canon EF Adaptor XL, Canon XL H1 Camera with stock lens and other accessories
Pros
- Interfaces Well With Camcorder
Cons
Best Uses
- Close Up Filming
- Panoramic Filming
Comments about 3.4-20mm 6x XL Wide Angle Zoom HD Lens for the Canon XL H1:
This product is great for getting those wide shots when up in the action.
The optical quality is amazing.
I have nothing bad to say about this lens...
BUY IT, YOU NEED IT!!!
Pros
- Consistent Output
- Durable
- Easily Interchangeable
- Easy To Clean
- Rugged
- Sharp Focus
- Strong Construction
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- General Use
Comments about 3.4-20mm 6x XL Wide Angle Zoom HD Lens for the Canon XL H1:
I use this lens to help make my documentaries and I am currently working on a short film. The lens is sharp from edge to edge and the resolution is amazing with ths Canon XLH1.
Pros
- Easily Interchangeable
- Easy To Clean
- Sharp Focus
- Strong Construction
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- General Use
Comments about 3.4-20mm 6x XL Wide Angle Zoom HD Lens for the Canon XL H1:
This lens was purchased for a specific reason: as a documentarian I had to make a series of shots in very small spaces. I am shooting HD and I didn't want to use an adaptor. I wanted a top-quality integreated lens that was designed for my XL H1. This is it! The pictures are lovely, the control of the lens is the same (and with the same features) as the standard lens, and it shows sooooo much more. This is exactly what I was hoping for and Canon has delivered again. Sure, the lens is heavy...it's a lot of glass. And it's a lot of glass for the money.
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