No more dedicated virtual reality rigs. Forget stitching. With Canon’s new interchangeable dual fisheye lens, you’ll have no excuse not to enter the XR space. Last week, Canon announced its first deep dive into virtual reality production—the RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye lens, which is the world’s first digital interchangeable lens capable of enabling stereoscopic 3D 180° VR shooting to a single image sensor. Until now, you had to be pretty excited about VR to put up with what it took to shoot it. Rigging multiple cameras or shelling out for a stereoscopic VR rig from a company you’ve never heard of with a lack of professional video settings, followed by post hampered by stitching and syncing issues, have dominated the medium. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 12 October, 2021