Unlock new dimensions in visual storytelling with the RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L Dual Fisheye 3D VR from Canon. Currently compatible with the EOS R5 Mirrorless Digital Camera, this L-series lens is the world's first digital interchangeable lens that can capture stereoscopic 3D 180° VR imagery to a single image sensor. The dual high-performance L-series fisheye lenses combine imagery onto a single image sensor delivering impressive results to a single file. This helps simplify your workflow by eliminating the need to sync and stitch multiple video files. Creators can go from traditional stills or video shooting to stereoscopic 3D capture with a simple lens swap, and the pairing of this lens with the EOS R5 provides for high resolution video recording at up to DCI 8K 30fps and DCI 4K 60 fps.
With firmware 1.5.0 or higher 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 more. Viewers will be able to take in the scene with a vivid, wide field of view by simply moving their heads. Creatives, industry professionals, and newcomers to VR can create an immersive experience, capturing dynamic scenes for entertainment, tourism, training and education, real estate, storytelling, or anywhere you want to bring your audience to.
- RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/16
- Captures Stereoscopic 3D 180° VR imagery
- Two Ultra-Low Dispersion Elements
Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8L Overview
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Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8L Reviews
Now able to process raw pictures with this for processing with EOS VR Utility and edit movies in Final Cut Pro
In a previous review, I expressed my disappointment about not being able process raw photos taken with this lens in EOS VR Utility or in Lightroom or being able to use Final Cut Pro with video from EOS VR Utility. This is now possible and has increased my use and enjoyment with this lens. For still photos, details of how to work with Raw photos are provided in Hugh Houâs You Tube video entitled âCapture & View 3D 180° Photos on Apple Vision Pro | Canon R5 II & R7 Tutorialâ. I followed his directions (which are not complicated) and can now use Lightroom to post-process Raw images taken with this lens, upscale the images to 16k, and process them in EOS VR Utility. I am very impressed with the quality of the output which I view on my Apple Vision Pro. In addition, Apple updated Final Cut Pro version 11 to be able to input and process movies processed by EOS VR Utility. It is now possible to process these movies in the same way as 2-D movies and view them on the Apple Vision Pro. While the process is not yet plug and play, these two changes have markedly improved both the fun factor of using this lens as well as markedly improved the quality of images and movies produced using this lens. 180 3-D and spatialize stills and movies are now a regular part of my photography activities.
Terrible!
The design inhibits a full 180 with lens obstructions on both sides - terrible for many uses of a 180. The requirement to pay a subscription for software to work with the images after already buying the camera is outrageous. And the software is also terribly designed, making it very hard to adapt the images, particularly the photographic ones, for diverse uses. The interaction with Adobe is also remarkably limited and poor. As a Canon user over many generations of cameras and lenses, this lens ranks as a lowest point.