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premium-quality, full-frame, manual focus zoom cine lenses – but only in EF or PL mount, rather The 20-50mm has a close focus of 60cm/24in and is 241.3mm/9.5in long, while the 45-135mm focuses to 100cm/40in and is 2456.4mm/9.7in. The 20-50mm goes on sale in June and the 45-135mm in early September, for an estimated £20,500/$22,000. canon.com Canon Flex Zoom muscles Pair of premium-quality cine optics have fast T2.4 maximum aperture
C anon has launched its first than the latest autofocus RF mirrorless fit. The Flex Zoom series comprises the CN-E20-50mm T2.4 L F/FP and CN-E45- 135mm T2.4 L F/FP, with both suitable for productions up to 8K. They are ideal for cinema cameras like the Canon C500 Mark II or C700 FF, as well as Super 35 cameras such as the C300 Mark III. Both lenses offer constant and fast T2.4 light transmission across the entire zoom range, plus 11 iris blades for natural bokeh and smooth specular highlights. They display the same subtle, warm colour tone synonymous with Canon’s full range of cinema lenses. The Flex Zooms have industry-standard metadata formats thanks to Cooke/i Technology, plus Zeiss eXtended Data
on the PL mount version, and Canon metadata via EF mount. This allows lens information to be displayed and recorded. With the EF communication, it affords automatic correction of aberration and peripheral illumination with compatible Cinema EOS cameras. The EF mount also enables Dual Pixel Focus Guide when focusing. The PL and EF mounts are interchangeable, but only via authorised Canon service centres. Both lenses have a consistent 114mm front diameter, gear positions and 300° gear rotation angle. Focus, zoom and iris rings feature standard gears to suit accessories, such as follow focus motors. The lenses both weigh approximately 3.3kg/7.3lb, with luminous metric and imperial markings. Both feature a large aspherical lens and an anomalous dispersion glass lens for colour fidelity.
MOUNTING JOY The latest Canon zooms come in either PL or EF fit, which can be changed – but there’s no RF option
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