As I've long suspected Canon have just released news of a Cine Servo Lens with a useful focal length of 17-120mm.

This is great news. It will look great on C500, C300 and C100.

Now I wonder how much this will cost?

Ah - Lottery money . . . . . it's going out for $33,000

Canon Professional Network - Canon expands Cinema EOS System with first ever cine-servo lens (http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/canon_reveals_lens_duo.do?utm_source=newsletter_april_1_14&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter)

I'll have 2! Who needs to own a car anyway when I can have a 30k lens.

We're already getting calls on it so we've started a list. We should have solid pricing and availability info very soon and I'll post it.

Jim Martin
Filmtools.com

Hi Jim,

Be interesting to know what kind of customers will be splashing out on this lens, I guess highly successful owner operators or rental houses.

It really looks a fabulous lens

I had been anticipating something more like the Sony-SCL-Z18X140-High-power-Zoom-14x-Lens-for-PMW-F3 which in the US would probably retail for about $8,000.

I look forward to seeing how folks get on with the new Zacuto servo unit - but even that's around $5k.

Just got the info......$31,350.00 availability in August.......

Mark, yes the rental companies and C300 & C500 owner operators will be getting them. It has a little better range, apparently little or no "breathing", and less money than the Cabrios....

Jim Martin
Filmtools.com