EF Cinema Lenses

ZOOM Lens

CN-E15.5-47mm T2.8 L S/SP

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Marketed December 2012
Original Price 1,960,000 yen

The new EF Cinema Lenses deliver high optical performance while offering practical functionality. Despite their compact, lightweight design, the lenses support use with 4K (4096 x 2160 pixels) resolution cameras while covering a wide focal-length range. Using the wide-angle and telephoto-zoom models as a set, or in combination with available fixed-focal EF Cinema Lenses, enables users to easily achieve an array of expressive cinematographic applications.

Compatible with cameras equipped with industry-standard-size Super 35 mm-equivalent sensors and 4K-resolution cameras, the new CN-E15.5-47mm T2.8 L S/SP contribute to high-image-quality cinema shooting. The lenses feature an optical design employing the optimal placement of low-refraction, low-dispersion UD (ultra-low dispersion) glass, which corrects for chromatic aberrations caused by variances in the wavelengths of light entering the lens for exceptional imaging performance without color blurring.

Designed with hand-held shooting in mind, each new zoom lens weighs just approximately 2.2 kg, less than half the weight of Canon’s top-end zoom lens models, which went on sale earlier this year. Despite their compact size, the new lineup covers a broad range of focal lengths to deliver utility as well as mobility. Because the lens is compatible with cameras equipped with Super35mm-equivalent sensors, the use of attractive blur effects when employing a shallow depth of field.

Lens Mount EF(S) / PL(SP)
Focal Length 15.5 to 47 mm
Max. Relative Aperture (T-Number) T2.8 (f = 15.5 to 47)
Iris Blades 11 pieces
Coverage Super 35mm
Image Circle / H x V (1.78:1)
ø27.5 mm / 24.0 x 13.5 mm
  Angular Field of View
(H / V) at wide angle end
75.5 / 47.1 degrees
Angular Field of View
(H / V) at telephoto end
28.6 / 16.3 degrees
Coverage EOS C300
Image Circle / H x V (1.78:1)
ø28.2 mm / 24.6 x 13.8 mm
  Angular Field of View
(H / V) at wide angle end
76.9 / 48.0 degrees
Angular Field of View
(H / V) at telephoto end
29.3 / 16.7 degrees
Coverage EOS C500
Image Circle / H x V (1.9:1)
ø29.6 mm / 26.2 x 13.8 mm
  Angular Field of View
(H / V) at wide angle end
80.4 / 48.0 degrees
Angular Field of View
(H / V) at telephoto end
31.1 / 16.7 degrees
Minimum Object Distance (M.O.D.) 0.5 m / (from the image sensor)
Object
Dimensions at
M.O.D.
Super 35mm 43.6 x 24.5 cm at wide angle end
14.1 x 7.9 cm at telephoto end
EOS C300 44.7 x 25.1 cm at wide angle end
14.5 x 8.1 cm at telephoto end
EOS C500 47.6 x 25.1 cm at wide angle end
15.4 x 8.1 cm at telephoto end
Focus Angular Rotation Approx. 300 degrees
Zoom Angular Rotation Approx. 93.5 degrees
Spur Gear Module 0.8 metric module
Front Diameter ø114 mm
Length Approx. 222 mm (S)
Approx. 214 mm (SP)
Weight Approx. 2.2 kg

* This lens is compatible with EOS cameras that have a Super 35mm or equivalent sensor, or an APS-C image sensor. The lens is not compatible with cameras that have a 35-mm full-size sensor or an APS-H sensor.