Did Canon just drop the perfect run and gun/doc lens for the Scarlet-W?

[Phil Scanlan]

Not sure if this is the appropriate forum, so apologies in advance if I'm out of line posting this here - but for those of you who are looking to shoot a fair bit of run and gun, shoulder mount work (sports, doc work etc) with you Scarlet-W, this might interest you.

Canon have just announced the CN-E 18-80 t4.4 IS servo s35 zoom at a crazy $5225 US dollars (B&H link - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...1714c002_cn_e_18_80mm_t4_4_compact_servo.html).

Specs below lifted from thecinelens.com

[TABLE="width: 1"]
[TR]
[TD]Focal Length[/TD]
[TD]18-80mm[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zoom Ratio[/TD]
[TD]4.4x[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lens Mount[/TD]
[TD]Canon EF[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Coverage[/TD]
[TD]APS-C / Super 35[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Image Circle[/TD]
[TD]31.4mm[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Max Aperture[/TD]
[TD]T4.4 (f/4)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Min. Focus[/TD]
[TD]1.7′ / 0.5m[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Front Dia.[/TD]
[TD]84mm (what?!)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Filter Dia.[/TD]
[TD]77mm[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dimensions[/TD]
[TD]93.4 x 107.2 x 182.3mm


[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Weight[/TD]
[TD]2.6lbs. (w/o servo)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Servo zoom, image stabilisation, 77mm filter thread, and weighing in at 2.6lbs. The image circle may cover larger resolutions on the Weapon also.

I know a lot of people will complain about the T stop, I get it, but it's a run and gun lens from the ground up and drastically out prices the fujinon 20-120 3.5 announced just the other day which I know alot of Scarlet-W shooters were excited about.

There's a nice write up on newsshooter.com - http://www.newsshooter.com/2016/04/...s-a-lightweight-cine-zoom-for-the-rest-of-us/

Edit: Interview video with a dude from Canon confirming it's Parfocal also - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora...purpose-camera-and-compact-servo-lens-article

Cant wait to see some footage.