Canon Compact-Servo 18-80mm EF Lens Announced $5225 Pre-Orders @Texas Media Systems

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Canon COMPACT-SERVO 18-80MM T4.4 EF (Model: CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS S) 1714C002 $5225

Canon ZSG-C10 Accessory Grip 1715C002 $474.05

Canon Compact-Servo Kit: Includes CN-E18-80mm Compact-Servo Lens & ZGC-C10 Grip $5699.05

ETA Q4 2016

Auto Focus Function*
  • Continuous AF
  • One-Shot AF
  • Focus Guide
Image Stabilization*

Other EF Functions*
  • Remote Control of Zoom, Focus and Iris via Camera
  • REC Start/Stop from ZSG-C10 Grip Unit
  • Peripheral Illumination Correction
  • Chromatic Aberration Correction
  • Lens Meta Data Record
  • T Number/F Number Display Select
CNE 18x80 no grip.jpgCNE 18x80 with Grip.jpg ZSG-C10_attached Texas Media Systems.jpgZSG-C10_config Texas Media Systems.jpgZSG-C10_withwithout Grip Texas Media Systems.jpg


 
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I like the move towards servos but f4.4 seems a bit slow. Canon has a 24-70 f2.8 FF lens that everybody gushes over. Why wouldn't that be the base to not be any worse than? This lens is a bit longer but I would guess most would rather have an extra stop+ than a little more reach.
 
What's to figure out? It's a lens designed to work in the style of 2/3" ENG but covers S35 for use on cameras like the C300. And it is very inexpensively priced. Motorized zoom, steeples iris and autofocus? All for under $6K? I think it will sell like mad.
 
Bassman2003 said:
I like the move towards servos but f4.4 seems a bit slow. Canon has a 24-70 f2.8 FF lens that everybody gushes over. Why wouldn't that be the base to not be any worse than? This lens is a bit longer but I would guess most would rather have an extra stop+ than a little more reach.
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wont get any faster lens for that little money. the CN7 is T2.9 and goes up to 120mm but it costs 4 x what the 18-80mm does. NOt many people can afford it without taking a 2nd mortgage or a massive loan.

I am for one surprised they didnt price it around 6-7K USD.

The new Fuji Cabrio 20-120 T3.5 will be $16K, so all things in perspective a motorized 18-80 T4.4 for $5K is very reasonable if not very competative as there are no other lenses in this price range at the moment.
 
If i were Canon, i would bundle the Compact-Servo 18-80mm lens with the C100 Mark II and C300 Mark II in kits.

When we use to sell shoulder cameras in volume before the C300 was released, we almost always sold a 5-6K kit lens with the inexpensive shoulder cameras.

i've always thought of Cinema Cameras as box cameras that customers were to trying to transmogrify into shoulder cameras.

a relatively inexpensive traditional ENG Style 4K Servo lens for less than 6K can make that happen for a lot of shooters.
 
k0bayashi said:
wont get any faster lens for that little money. the CN7 is T2.9 and goes up to 120mm but it costs 4 x what the 18-80mm does. NOt many people can afford it without taking a 2nd mortgage or a massive loan.

I am for one surprised they didnt price it around 6-7K USD.

The new Fuji Cabrio 20-120 T3.5 will be $16K, so all things in perspective a motorized 18-80 T4.4 for $5K is very reasonable if not very competative as there are no other lenses in this price range at the moment.
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I am not thinking so much about the price but rather the usage in an ENG type of environment. Given that so many use the 24-104 f4 on the C-series this will probably be well received. Does the fact that the lens is called a cine lens absolutely mean it is of higher quality than a still "L" lens? Given that it has an EF mount, is there a quality difference? We will have to see.
 
Bassman2003 said:
I am not thinking so much about the price but rather the usage in an ENG type of environment. Given that so many use the 24-104 f4 on the C-series this will probably be well received. Does the fact that the lens is called a cine lens absolutely mean it is of higher quality than a still "L" lens? Given that it has an EF mount, is there a quality difference? We will have to see.
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I see where you're coming from. I can't speak for IQ, as I have not used this lens yet obviously, but the benefits of the 18-80mm and it being called a Cine Zoom are more ergonomic and build quality-wise rather then IQ.

It does have the L designation, so I am sure it will re-use some if not all the L series glass from other still zoom - but make no mistake - this is a proper ENG lens - at least thats what it looks like on paper. You have 3 modes for Image Stabilisation and full servo zoom control - which is huge for ENG guys who shoot with C300 IIs.

Combine that with the Dual Pixie AF and your'e golden. there is a huge market for this kind of lens in the UK especially where people who have big $$$ get the CN7 and call it a day. But for the majority who cannot afford to spend £24,000 on a lens, the 24-105 or similar stills lenses are the only alternative. Until now.

I myself can't stand the 24-105 for video - not a fan of the protruding front, the less than accurate focus and just the fact that it is a stills lens after all.

Image quality comparisons with the 24-105 will undoubtedly be imminent once the 18-80 is released in the winter, but until then - apart from the new Fuji Cabrio - there isn't really much of a choice for a budget S35 ENG lens.
 
I wonder if the servo will work with other EF cameras? Or even a GH4 with a speedbooster? Is there any reason it wouldn't?
 
*When using the ZSG-C10 grip, demand operations and zoom servo operations performed using the switches on the lens body will no longer work, because priority is given to the Grip Unit operations.
 
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