CINE-SERVO 17-120mm T2.95-3.9 PL Overview

Versatile 17-120mm with outstanding optical performance

Matches the specification of the popular and award-winning CINE-SERVO 17-120mm. This lens is designed with a consistently warm color balance that reproduces skin tones and is compatible with HDR. Also, the 11-blade iris gives natural bokeh that is nearly circular from fully open to minimum aperture. The odd number of iris blades produce a soft and diffused light beam when shooting bright subjects.

Supports 8K/4K cameras

Canon’s optical technologies use large-diameter aspherical lenses and anomalous dispersion glass delivering optical performance that supports 8K cameras throughout the zoom range. Aberrations are controlled as much as possible for outstanding performance from the center of the image to the edges.

Next-Generation eX-s V Servo Drive Unit

Canon’s next-generation servo drive unit has the same operability and usability ENG lenses with faster focus and iris speed, Focus Breathing Compensation, and an USB-C connector. The eX-s V Drive Unit can also be detached to be used in manual-style cinema configuration.

• Improved Servo Control - Faster focus and iris speed.
• Focus Breathing Compensation - Minimizes image distortion when racking focus. This setting can easily be turned on or off depending on preference.
• New USB-C Port - Allows Drive Unit settings to be saved and loaded into other lenses. Also users can record and save maintenance history.

Remote and Virtual Support

The high-resolution, 16-bit absolute value encoder enables high-precision location detection, making calibration easier when creating virtual content. The 20-pin connector can be switched to a virtual terminal to output zoom, focus, and iris position information.

Supports AF functions

This lens supports Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with expanded distance measuring area to significantly reduce focus problems in 4K shooting. This function can be used when combined with compatible cameras such as C400.

Supports virtual production with distortion and shading data with ZEISS eXtended Data

This PL mount lens supports ZEISS eXtended Data which provides distortion and shading data for virtual production with compatible cameras. In addition to RF mount communication, 12-pin serial communication for standard broadcast camera system is available.

Supports ARIA*(Automatic Restoration of Illumination Attenuation) with compatible cameras

ARIA (Automatic Restoration of Illumination Attenuation) adjusts illumination so that light is more evenly distributed between the wide and the telphoto ends of the lens. First, the Camera-lens communication at initialization identifies the lens attached. When zooming, the camera's gain is increased starting at the F-drop/ramping point. Simultaneously, Peripheral Illumination Correction corrects light fall-off from the center of the frame to the periphery. This correction more evenly distributes light throughout the entire image.

* Sony ARIA is a camera function established by Sony, and the ARIA name was determined by Sony.