Canon lens Archive

  • Canon to Introduce New Portable HD Zoom Lens at IBC

    Canon to Introduce New Portable HD Zoom Lens at IBC

     From: TV Technology AMSTERDAM–At IBC2011, Canon will introduce the newest member in its HDgc Series of portable HD zoom lenses. The new KJ20×8.2B IRSD portable HD lens is specifically designed to support low-cost image acquisition systems for a wide range of applications and users, from broadcast ENG to professional freelance HD shooters. Features include built-in 2x extender, [...]

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  • Canon Introduces Two 4K Production Standards Digital Cine Zoom Lenses

    Canon Introduces Two 4K Production Standards Digital Cine Zoom Lenses

    Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced two advanced-design PL-mount lenses that address the emerging 4K production standards. Designated as the Canon FK14.5-60 wide-angle cine zoom and the Canon FK30-300 telephoto cine zoom, these precision-matched lenses incorporate breakthrough Canon optical designs that simultaneously optimize and enhance multiple imaging attributes while minimizing optical [...]

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  • Technological Advances in HD Lenses

    Technological Advances in HD Lenses

    Canon makes advancements in high definition camera technology. With the HJ15ex8.5BKRSE-V, Canon creates the world’s first high definition lens with built in optical stabilization. These portable high definition zoom lenses are suited for a variety of outdoor shooting situations and is built to withstand a wide range of vibration frequencies that a camera may encounter. [...]

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  • Canon Lenses Critical In 3D Production

    Canon Lenses Critical In 3D Production

    From TVTechnology: The jury may still be out as to whether or not 3D will catch on this time around, garnering enough audience to make it economically viable. But there’s little question that for 3D to gain a permanent place in the theater and broadcast and home video, 3D production is going to have to be [...]

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  • Canon XJ86 Lens Gets Hit By Baseball And STILL Works.

    Canon XJ86 Lens Gets Hit By Baseball And STILL Works.

    Covering Major League Baseball can be hard on HD broadcast lenses. Just ask Corplex Mobile Television, the Lake Bluff, IL-based production company responsible for producing live coverage of the American League Championship Series (on TBS) between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. In Game 4 during the bottom of the fourth [...]

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  • Canon wide-angle HD lens supports <br />virtual studio production applications

    Canon wide-angle HD lens supports
    virtual studio production applications

    Canon has unveiled the HJ14ex4.3B wide-angle portable HDTV broadcast production lens. In addition to a 4.3mm wide angle of view and a 14x zoom range, the new lens also features advanced data connections that facilitate the creation of dynamic, visually appealing virtual studio environments. The portion of the HJ14ex4.3B wide-angle portable HDTV lens that enables [...]

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