Canon’s latest trio lands like a well-timed cut, with the EOS C50, the RF85mm f/1.4L VCM, and the CN5x11 IAS T R1/P1.
The brief here is simple: give filmmakers, broadcasters and digital storytellers tools that move as quickly as their ideas.
“With these new tools, creators have more freedom to craft, refine, and reimagine their content anytime, anywhere,” says Andrew Koh, Senior Vice President and Head of Singapore Operations Group, Canon Singapore.
Canon EOS C50
It records internal 7K 60P RAW, hits 4K 120P / 2K 180P when you need the syrupy slow-mo, and shoots 32MP stills without breaking stride. The headliner is Open Gate on a full-frame 3:2 readout, which means you can pull both horizontal and vertical frames from one master capture.
TikTok today, theatrical tomorrow? Do both from the same roll, and if you bolt on an anamorphic, that tall, breathy cinema look appears with room to play. Simultaneous Recording can grab full-angle and crop in one go, so social cutdowns stop stealing time from your A-cam.
Autofocus leans on Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with deep-learning subject detection, and you can dial AF behaviour to taste. The native RF mount takes Canon’s photo and cinema glass (including the new RF85mm and CINE-SERVO), while EF and PL lenses join the party via adapters.
For the live and remote crowd, there’s UVC/UAC livestreaming up to 60P/50P over a single USB cable, XC Protocol for camera control (hello, RC-IP1000), plus CTP and Frame.io Camera to Cloud so rushes don’t rush alone.
Canon RF85mm f/1.4L VCM
An 85 at f/1.4 is the classic intimacy lens: compress the background, isolate the eyes, let the bokeh paint outside the lines. Canon’s take adds film-set manners: a clickless aperture ring, optical focus-breathing control, and a new VCM drive for precise, quiet pulls.
At 636 g and 99.3 mm long, it’s trim enough for gimbals, and the 67 mm filter thread matches its siblings for quick swaps without rebalancing. Sealing, fluorine coat, ASC to calm flare, UD and GMo aspherical elements to keep edges honest. This is built to roll through heat, dust and the occasional creative downpour.
Canon CN5x11 IAS T R1/P1
When the brief says “go wide, move fast”, the CN5x11 IAS T R1/P1 answers with a grin. Starting at 11 mm (a 100-degree field of view) and weighing about 3 kg, it’s Canon’s widest, lightest CINE-SERVO.
The removable servo keeps it versatile between cinema and live; the next-gen e-Xs V Digital Drive Unit brings ergonomic zoom and focus, a responsive iris and USB-C for the data-hungry pipeline. Choose your mount: PL with Cooke /i and ZEISS eXtended Data for metadata in the grading suite, or RF with Dual Pixel CMOS AF and advanced correction for speed on set.
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