Canon COMPACT-SERVO 18-80mm Testimonial Review - Paul Santiago, Boffo Video

Canon’s robust and versatile COMPACT-SERVO series (usa.canon.com/compactservo) provides fantastic 4K imagery in a lightweight, yet rugged body. Combining technology from Canon’s EF, Cinema, and Broadcast lens lines, this series produces dependable performance for a broad array of shooting environments. With built-in image stabilization, autofocus, and auto iris (when used on compatible cameras), these powerful lenses offer some of the most popular features of Canon EF lenses, while also delivering cinematic look and feel, with the ability to be used ENG-style like a broadcast lens. A servo drive unit comes standard with these lenses, allowing for intuitive and smooth control of the zoom via either the buttons on the lens or the optional ZSG-C10 handheld grip attachment.
Boffo Video is a Southern California based production company, capturing weddings, corporate events, and commercials. Started in 2010, they now have a team of 11 videographers who have filmed over 450 weddings all over the country. For founder Paul Santiago, the key to successfully capturing a wedding is to travel light and to go unnoticed.
When Paul had the opportunity to test a COMPACT-SERVO lens, he was thrilled with its performance, and how its small size allowed him to blend into the background and capture events unfolding naturally. See how Paul felt after his first shoot with the lens in this video!

[@loslorosproductions97]

Do you find that the auto focus and stabilization works as well on the C100 Mark II shown in your video as the 24-105 f/4.0 IS USM lens does on the C100 Mark II?

[@CanonUSA]

Hi there! Between the two, the 18-80mm COMPACT-SERVO featured in this video has the better performance. We hope this answers your question!

[@loslorosproductions97]

Thanks!

[@RayValdezPhotography]

i had the lens for awhile. its a great lens. Def gives you a nice clean high end look compared to other lens i have used. it kills the 17-55

[@user-km9fz1sy5y]

can I use this lens with c100 mkII in auto iris mode?

[@CanonUSA]

Yes, you can, Marcin! Hope that helps!