An Introduction to Stereoscopic 3D 180° VR (Canon RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens)

Put on your VR headset and let director Matthew Celia guide you on an immersive introduction to stereoscopic 3D 180° VR filmmaking. As the Creative Director of Light Sail VR, Celia has made many immersive films using a variety of equipment, but nothing has him more excited than Canon’s revolutionary VR lens: the RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens for the EOS VR System.

In this film, Celia shows you how shooting stereoscopic 3D 180° on the EOS VR System will open up your storytelling to a world of new possibilities, letting your viewer get up close and personal with your subjects.

Providing an overview of how the RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens works, as well as tips for getting the most out of your 3D 180° shooting, this video is the perfect introduction to the world of immersive content creation on the EOS VR System.

[zachkrausnick]

I would love to see behind the scenes post processing workflow for this video. The quality is great but its hard to find consistent information on the best workflows to get the highest level quality final product.

[alexmanning]

We need a HQ download link to view in our Meta Quest 2 (and to show clients)! This is the best explanation and presentation of what's possible in VR 180 to-date.

[braevr-media]

Perfect video for showcasing the capabilities of 180 stereo. Thank you for this!

[TyKix]

Great video, really does put the message across the do’s of shooting 180 video

[VeRoyJourney]

Great work here. I always wonder why even tho this video is a 4K video and has a 4K option, it doesn't have a 4K tag on it.

[brianegendorf]

The way I think of the framing in both 180 degree and 360 degree filming is that you have to follow the 1/3 of 1/3rds law.. In other words. You need to focus in at the center of the image of a 3x3 grid (the 1/3 center)..and then within that, follow the normal 1/3 camera rules.. The nice thing about 360 degree cameras, is that they don't split the 3D effect in front of you, they keep it 2D..and then your visor converts it to Stereogram. Its much nicer to look at that way. The problem I have with Sterograms in a VR visor is that I can never seem to get them lined up 100 percent right, and it always feels uncomfortable to look at. And I find that it also pushes your "depth of action" back. In stereograms, the actor has to stand back. But with 360 degree opposing lenses, you can get within inches of the actor if you have to, and it looks fine.

[Nicholaslkane]

Wow tysm Canon! Do you have any free/sample raw stereoscopic 8k footage using this lens for us to test and play around with? Thanks for your knowledge and time!! <3

[AdamF]

Hello, I am looking to buy one of these for work. Just a question on using a tripod. I guess it needs an extension length as it will capture the tripod legs if it is just attached as normal. What are people using with this? Any recommendations are welcomed as I am a newbie to this. Thanks in advance.

[persefer]

Youtube supports 360 degrees videos but does it support 360+Stereoscopic videos?

[abdalrhmanyassin]

it is wonderful tech but the resolution is not perfect and i think it needs special sensor not only lens the ordinary sensor take rectangle photos but vr photos is square

[ststepmedia]

I have the Canon R7, with the 1.5.0 firmware update, and the latest EOS VR Utility (at this time is 1.4.0) I've installed and registered the software, and I am attempting to convert videos shot with my EOS R7 camera. Unfortunately, the software is not converting these videos into equirectangular format. And there is no support to call about is problem. My computer system is Intel Core i9, Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 4080, RAM: 16GB ... Need help this problem... Thanks

[benstevens]

If I want to use multiple of these to stitch together into 360 (on a custom Mount) how many would you recommend using? The optics on the 360 options I have seen are unacceptable.

[CLPSTUDIOS]

How do I get this clarity and what settings were used.

[mechanwhal]

So if I glue two of your gizmos together, I’ll get 360 degrees?

[marydeguzman]

Hello! Is there a workflow video of video shot in canon r5 fisheye and splicing and exporting to use for vision pro device in immersive mode?

[ManualModeMedia]

Great video! Do you get the same features on the R5 C with this lens to help with focusing and overlay?

[tunnisus]

vide doesn't work with hp reverb g2, all I get is black screen and text saying video not responding

[MitchPittman]

When is Canon going to come out with a plugin that works on Macs with Silicon chips? It's been almost a year now and I'm about to go crazy. Please, please fix this.

[josepmartin]

Hello, the 3d video will work with VR device ... but i would like to know if the same file can be watched online as a normal video without 3d without the need to record 2 videos with 2 different lenses. Thank you in advance !!!

[pjbrubak]

Can the 3D function be turned off, so I still shoot in VR 180 just normal 2D?