The camera will feature stereoscopic elements, yet it will be integrated into a body that is no bigger than the traditional 2D camera lens. This new camera had already been tested at the WWDC 2024 event that happened last June and the best part is that it had been developed to work with a Canon EOS R7. The Canon EOS R7 is an affordable tool for those of you who want to create 3D VR content for headsets such as the Meta Quest 3 or even more spatial videos such as the ones for the Apple Vision Pro.
However, Canon has not already released a specific date for when their lens will be launched, but they speculate that it probably be in November 2024. The lens is also estimated to cost around $449,99, which is one of the most affordable versions compared with the rest of the lenses available. For context, their already existing dual-fishery lens that is designed to capture 3D video content such as the RF 5.2mm F2.8L Dual that costs $1.099 099 or the RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual that reaches $1,099.
Canon’s new 3D lens combined with the company’s 32.5MP EOS R7 digital camera has a starting price of $1,299 which adds up to a total price of $1,700. However, this is still fairly priced as Canon’s higher-priced end solution for 3D starts at $2,498, going as high as $6,298 when completing the needed camera gear.
The newest lens created by Canon will have an aperture range that will range from f/4.0 to f/16, supports autofocus, and has a button and a control wheel that makes a separate manual focus that adjusts from left to right.
However, the reason why this 3D lens is much cheaper is the fact that it has a limited field of view. Compared with Canon’s pricier lenses that have the ability to capture 180-degree videos and images - which translates into approximately the eye’s capability to see. On the other hand, the new lens from Canon, the RF-S7.8mm F4 STM Dual lens will only be able to capture 63 degrees.
The new lens will have one of the elements positioned in a straight optical path, resulting in an 11.8mm difference between them, in comparison to the 60mm gap that exists between the dual-fisheye lens that exists in Canon’s already existing 3D lens.
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