canon is an industry leader in professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. canon's extensive product line enables businesses and consumers worldwide to capture, store and distribute visual information. cannon provides a wide range of accessories that are fully tested and 100% compliant with the corresponding equipment. all accessories are noted for their high reliability and superior quality. the company offers the xl wide-angle zoom lens that provides the world's widest field-of-view on any dv camcorder and marks the second xl lens designed specifically to fit the xl1 dv camcorder, the world's first dv camcorder to incorporate canon's exclusive interchangeable xl lens mount system. the lens widens the angle of horizontal view to more than 70°, compared with that of the standard 16x lens supplied with the xl1 that provides 47°. this lens enables consumers to move from vast landscapes to close-ups with maximum flexibility. lens systemtype: wide-angle zoom lens special functions: wide angle, zoom focal length: 3.4 mm - 10.2 mm lens aperture: f/1.8, f/1.8-2.2 focal length equivalent to 35mm camera: 24 - 72mm optical zoom: 3 x focus adjustment: automatic, manual zoom adjustment: manual (by ring), manual max view angle: 70 degrees lens construction: 15 group(s) / 18 element(s) filter size: 72 mm mounting type: canon xl features: low dispersion glass, built-in 1.5 neutral density filter diaphragm blades: 6 lens coating: multicoated min focus range: 0.7 in |